Nicky Hustinx

Drums, music production, composition
Based in Amsterdam, NL

Discography

A selection of tracks on which I played drums or made beats - click for Spotify player and some details • or click here for playlist

Tim Knol
To The Darkness
2023

Kalulu
When Everything Falls
2023

Mazey Haze
Sad Lonely Groove
2021

Ruben Hein
Good Intentions
2023

Guusje, Bazart
Blijf nog even hier
2023

Gangs of Kin
Broke
2022

Shangri-La, Paradise under construction
Soundtrack
2022

Zeeland
Converted Cars
2021

Beryl Anne
Twice
2021

Ally
Higher
2022

Leonard Luka
Crossfield
2021

Stephanie Struijk
Het Beste
2021

STRFKR
Pink Noise
2020

M. Lucky
Champagne Apocalypse
2020

Meis
Wacht
2020

Fink
We Watch the Stars
2019

Katie Melua
Live in Concert
2019

Weval
The Weight
2019

Remy
Shadows
2019

Kovacs
Cheap Smell
2018

Odelion
Blue Eyed Boy
2018

Anna Rune
Residue &Lovers' Dust
2018

Eefje De Visser
Nachtlicht
2016

Fink
Resurgam
2017

Ruben Hein
Groundwork Rising
2018

ELLA
EP
2017

Yori Swart
September
2017

Anna Rune
Somnambulist
2018

Marlene Bakker
Raif
2018

Jo Marches
Silver & Gold
2017

Aafke Romeijn
Anders nog Iets?
2016

Het Universumpje
De grenzen van het toelaatbare
2016

Delouise
Lay Low
2013

Color Reporters
2014

Most Unpleasant Men
2014

Eefje De Visser
Het Is
2014

Dotan
7 Layers
2014

Deuk
2012

Marike Jager
Here Comes the Night
2012

Woost
6 Minutes South
2010

PRODUCTION

Music that I produced

Meis
Los
2023

Meis
Zonder
2023

Anna Rune
Not Now
2022

Slow Res
Tall Words
2022

Slow Res
Chameleon
2020

Slow Res
Transit
2019

More albums:

Coming up

Meis new album
Ruben Hein new EP

Earlier

Handed Above the Storm, Below the Flood 2017
Kraak Firefighters 2016
Belker Geen toerist meer 2016
Youri Lentjes As the storm 2015
Louise Korthals Zonder voorbehoud 2015
run SOFA Shenanigans 2016
Alexander Mckenzie & the Underpaid Ambivalence 2012
Marike Jager Here Comes The Night Live (DVD & CD) 2012
Marike Jager Celia Trigger 2008
Marike Jager The Magic Live Box (DVD & CD) 2010

 

Lukas Batteau EP 2010
In A Cabin With Traditionals 2010
Levenslied series 1 (DVD & CD) 2009
Dames Voor Na Vieren Binnenstebuiten 2015
Folks Divine Remember EP 2014
Woost Welcome To Teleskopia 2008
Shiner Twins Southern Belles 2008
Nova Borgers Same As Never Before 2012
Shiner Twins All In Store 2006
Malford Milligan Band Sweet Cherry Soul 2004

About

Photo by Jelmer de Haas

Born in 1983, first saw drumsticks in 1988, became a vegetarian shortly afterwards, studied music at Codarts Rotterdam from 2002-2007

Has a big love for vintage instruments and gritty sounding drummy things
Has a big love for glitchy electronic happenings
Has a big love for combining the latter by looping and sampling sounds and screwing them up with Ableton Live
Loves producing, recording and writing at Studio Semiprof

LIVE

Toured all over Europe with WEVAL and FINK Currently playing with WENDE and JANNE SCHRA
Is also making music with the likes of RUBEN HEIN and has toured Europe with KATIE MELUA in the winter of 2018

LIVE PRODUCTION

Has recently provided production help on live shows for MEROL, ANNA-ROSE CLAYTON and S10. This ranges from technical and creative Ableton use to song arrangements, sound, balance and even working out how parts translate on a bigger stage setting.

STUDIO

Recently produced music for artists MEIS and ANNA RUNE.
Composes music for TAMBR.
Can be found producing his own music as SLOW RES and is currently busy producing new music with other artists

Has (had) fun working with some avid music production enthousiasts such as Flood, Tchad Blake, Christoffer Berg, Liam Howe, Stew Jackson, Simon Akkermans, Ferdy v/d Singel, Reyn Ouwehand, David Hoogerheide, Tom Meijer, Fin Greenall, Martijn Groeneveld

Taught music at the lovely AMSTERDAM CONSERVATORY and HERMAN BROOD ACADEMIE

Flings and past relationships:

Eefje de Visser, Kovacs, Katie Melua, Maaike Ouboter, Remy Van Kesteren, Marlene Bakker, Orgel Vreten, Bertolf, Lavalu, Woost, Marike Jager, Louise Korthals, Alexander Mckenzie and the Underpaid, Stevie Ann, Sunday Sun, The Indien, Dotan, JW Roy, Dijsseldonk, Mattanja Joy Bradley, Postmen, Rogier Pelgrim, Stef Classens, Youri Lentjes, Patricia Vonne, Shiner Twins, Dana Fuchs


Film, TV, Theater

Shangri-La: Paradise under construction, Showponies II, Showponies, Matterhorn, Levenslied serie 1 & 2, Hans Teeuwen's Spiksplinter, Expeditie Eiland, Verliefd op Ibiza, Pumps & Penalties, Pippi Langkous, Minoes, Hulphond, Löyly

Video

Looping, electronic stuff

Here I make a cymbal loop using the overhead mics, which both run through a Soundtoys Crystalizer plugin to try and mimic some of the reversed effect that's on the album
Clap in, crap out! Looped some claps and went nuts with live fx
Fooling around with altering pitch of live drums - using Ableton Live, Soundtoys Primal Tap and a Leap Motion controller to change the pitch and freeze the delay
Combining some live sample and audio looping here.
A little re-creation of an intro we'd play at live shows. Making it a little different every night, I'd sample some small percussion or whatever was within reach and sounded nice, and then run it through a bunch of plugins

Recording & production

I have my own studio where I work on productions and record my drums.

Many of the drums you can hear in the discography section were recorded there. I love to do remote recording, so please get in touch if you would like some on a song, EP or album.
Contact me for info or check my profile on SoundBetter.com. Below are some examples, some more will follow.

Composed, played and produced this campaign and audio logo for Crystal Clear
I recorded/engineered drums, Jelte Heringa and Sam Verbeek composed

De Nieuwe Vermeer
Podcast #1
2023

Made music for this podcast by Eva Nijs
Binkbeats produced, I recorded drums on a stage somewhere, while on tour :)
Little jam with some metallic sounds plus guitars and softsynth 101
Made a groove with an Index drums Racket tambourine
Was honered to be a guest in Blair's podcast!

Info

Contact information:


Endorsed by:

Istanbul Agop cymbals
Ludwig drums
Remo drumheads
Protection Racket cases
Ableton Live

Nicky Hustinx, Live drum tracks on SoundBetter