desy balmer

About me:

The best place to find out info on me would be http://www.niceandnasty.net or simply say hello at a gig; however, I am an Irish DJ, freelance writer, and label boss behind Nice & Nasty records. None of which pays enough or at least consistently so I have to flog the old soul each day to the man. Originally I come from Belfast - the Shankill Road to be precise, well the Ballygo/Woodvale area actually. No doubt all those marching bands got me into drum beats of a different kind. No doubt certain chemical influences twisted things along the way. I was inspired by DJs David Holmes, Iain McReady, Keith Connolly, Dee Lynch, Glenn Molloy, and Robbie Nelson. I used to run Charlie Heggartys in Bangor, did a fair bit of DJing at Vico's (Brunswick CLub), THompson's Garage and The Art College (during its decriped later days rather than the halcyon ones of Sugar Sweet and One World). My favourite clubs were Faith at The Limelight on a wednesday; Circus Circus in Banbridge on Saturdays; and The Helmsman (Charlie Heggartys) on Mondays, but that was back in the day, early 1990s. When I think about it The Venue on Thursdays with its free grub was alright too. It feels like smeone else life mind you when I write this down. Since then I have lived and worked in Toronto, Canada; London, England; and, Boca Raton (near Fort Lauderdale), Florida USA. Along the way I have been lucky to party with some seriously good people - too many to mention, some names forgotten and well things done not the the ideal braodcast, but if like some quasi-award acceptance speech this is becoming I would like to thank Eddie Watters, Conor Kane, Gareth McKenna, Stevie Boyd, our Marc, John 'Crane' Lennon, MacGhan! Anto 'Bob' Brady, Dave Hales, Gingham, Leeza C, Richie (where did you go?) Visuals, Davie THompson and Sam Thompson, Desi Atkinson, Stevie Haller, Miller, Paul Davy, Paddy Hardcore Henry, Jenny Walsh, Owen, Malachy CLerkin, Barry Wigham, and Uncle Ian. Last but not least Apsamama! Today, however, I am rooted in Dublin's fair city and have been for the best part of a decade and unless something like a lottery win happens probably here for the duration of the game. Whilst in Dublin I have managed The Mean Fiddler and Mono; ran nights at The Temple Bar Music Centre, Kitchen, Isaac Butts, the Legal Eagle, Red Box, Club Nassau (Pegs), Metropolitan and was the promoter at The Hub (Switch). Currently I am doing regular parties at Radio City, the Hub and Crawdaddy plus gigging for any sad sack who'll have me. .... I believe that I am a house Dj but tend to play techno - you work it out - I was known for playting jungle a long time ago. I loce DJing. Love getting a mix together. Love watching people boogie. My biggest influences or people i would consider myself a fan of would be Richie Hawtin, Xpress 2, DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, LFO, Slam, Hardfloor, Miles Davis, De La Soul, Jurassic 5, Paul Weller/The Jam, Ian Brown/Stone Roses, New Order (not so much Joy Division though), Happy Mondays, Gomez, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, David Holmes, Tricky, Massive Attack, Colin Dale, Colin Favor, Dan CUrtin, John Aquaviva, Kenny Larkin, David Morales, Francois K, Depeche Mode and one or two more. Locally Chymera, Derek Carr, Tristen Polar, David Donohoe Source Code, Kudos, Queen Kong, Story of Hair, Asciinoid, Produse, Billy Scurry, Aidan Kelly, Dave's Hales & Ingham, Mark Dixon, Sean McCann, Johnny Moy and Donnacha Costello all float my boat. .. Other than that what can I say: I am married to April have two great children, Adam and Ruby and support Man Utd, Northern Ireland and Linfield or my sins; I dont like rugby or usually the people that do; I wish I had been given the chance to play Hurling (what a game); and I hope to discover the route to Ireland's 5th space one day and let art and love set us all free. .... Please go to Beatport, Juno, Audio Jelly, Beatsdigital, iTunes or Trackitdown and buy some quality tunes on the Nice & Nasty record label (please) For info on gigs and releases go to: www.niceandnasty.net and for online ticket sales go to: www.tickets.ie