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
PRODUCTION
Music that I produced
More albums:
Coming up
Meis new albumRuben Hein new EP
Earlier
Handed Above the Storm, Below the Flood 2017Kraak 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
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
Currently playing with SEF, MAAN, MORPHEUS, KOVACS, FINK, WILLEMToured all over Europe with WEVAL
LIVE PRODUCTION
Has provided production help on live shows for IJSLAND, MEROL, WILLEM, IGOR, ANNA-ROSE CLAYTON, S10. This ranges from technical and creative Ableton use and full set build, building a custom playback rig, song arrangements, sound, balance and working out how parts translate on a bigger stage setting.
STUDIO
Recently produced music for artists MEIS and ANNA RUNE.Occasionally composes for film and documentary - for 2026: DEEL VAN MIJ and FAMILY ROOM
Records drums/percussion for Sizzer, Massive, Magma
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, 22 Ghosts, PJ Coppejans, Mark van Bruggen, Wannes Salomé, Lennard Vink, Tom Meijer, Liam Howe, Stew Jackson, Didier de Ruyter, Tijmen van Wageningen, David Hoogerheide, Simon Akkermans, Ferdy v/d Singel, Reyn Ouwehand, Martijn Groeneveld, Fin Greenall
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
Live
Other
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
Lil improv in my new studio
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.
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
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
