TUNING IN Q & A with Niser by: Nicky Roland
For Pride month, I thought I’d do an artist spotlight featuring one of my favorite up-and-coming LGBTQ artists, Niser. Niser caught my attention not just for his smoking hot house groves, but also for his use of photo manipulation to create a virtual avatar and persona, combing music and art in truly innovative ways. With that in mind, I got together with Niser to dig into his inspiration, influences, drives, etc., and shine a light on his amazing talents so that you can get to enjoy them too.
Q: Please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your background, where you grew up, etc.
A: Hi, my name is Stéphane, I grew up in
Switzerland, where I currently live with my husband and created the Niser project in 2019. I started my musical journey in 2000, when I was 16, as an amateur remixer (under various pseudonyms) of Mylène Farmer, a French singer with a singular universe. (Editors Note: Mylène Farmer is one of the most successful French artists of all time). In 2006 I took lessons to improve my skills and created my first original songs without using any samples. In 2009 I taught myself how to use a computer and DAW to make music and went on to release several albums and singles between 2010 and 2018 under various pseudonyms. In 2019 I got inspired and decided to do something completely different by creating Niser Music, a label with 3 pseudos’, Isner, Senir, and of course Niser, each representing a different style. I’ve since retired the other names to focus exclusively on Niser.
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As the project/brand took life I was able to land several collaborations under Niser for remixes and original titles with Yianna Katsoulos, Diego.A, Mon Ami Miò and DJ ESTEBAN (Fabien Scarlakens). Niser is not just about me though, it’s about helping to promote other like-minded artists, as such I created the “Niser Insta Music” playlist on Spotify to help other independent artists get the exposer they deserve. Recently I’ve been heavily focused on the release of my upcoming album “Chronos” and a remix collaboration with Nyls a French-Australian-Italian artist for his track “Somebody Else” released on Vinyl, CD, and Digital on the Atlantika label.
