Nick Fiorucci | |
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Birth name | Nick Fiorucci |
Also known as | DJ's Rule, Groove Sector, Hi-Bias, Oval Emotion, Polarbabies, Soup, Syndicate 305, Temperance, Landlord, Nick Fierce, Temperance, Too Taboo |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | House, Deep House, EDM |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer, musician |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Hi-Bias Records |
Associated acts | Axwell, Eric Prydz |
Website | hibias |
Nick Fiorucci is a Canadian electronic and dance music DJ, songwriter, remixer, producer, and founder of record label Hi-Bias Records, and founder and owner of zipDJ, subscription-based digital music pool. Fiorucci did remix work for various artists, such as Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, TLC, Eiffel 65, Laura Pausini, ATB and Michelle Branch. In 1999, Nick was the youngest person introduced into the Canadian Dance Music Hall of Fame.
Nick is a graduate from Trebas Institute, with an Audio Engineer Diploma in the recording arts and sciences.
Nick began his career as a DJ in the 80s and started his own record labels Big Shot Records in 1988 and Hi-Bias Records in 1990. By the late '90s, he became one of the prominent after mixers and producers of electronic dance music.
Nick was a part of the group called Temperance from mid-1997, after Mark Ryan parted ways with the group, after launching a music production imprint titled 22 Green. His duties as the songwriter and producer of Temperance was replaced by Nick Fiorucci.
As a DJ, Nick has appeared in clubs such as Ministry of Sound, and has done opening performances for acts such as New Order, among others.
In 1994, Fiorucci won Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for Red Light's song named Thankful. In November 1998, he received a No. 1 plaque awarded by Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada at The Left Bank in Toronto.