Nghtmre

Nghtmre
NGHTMRE performing at St. Lawrence University's Springfest concert on April 16, 2016.
Background information
Birth name Tyler Marenyi
Born Stamford, United States
Origin Los Angeles, United States[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • musician
Instruments
Years active 2014–present
Labels
Associated acts Dillon Francis,

Tyler Marenyi, better known by his stage name Nghtmre (pronounced "nightmare"; stylized as NGHTMRE), is an American DJ and electronic music producer based in Los Angeles, California.[4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Marenyi was born in Stamford, Connecticut, but was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.[4] He attended North Raleigh Christian Academy, where he was a member of the tennis team.[9] He went to Elon University and obtained a degree in finance prior to moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[4][4][10] He then attended Icon Collective Music Production School where he met fellow producers Derek and Scott of SLANDER and developed a working relationship, subsequently resulted in numerous collaborations and frequently touring together as headlining acts.[10]

Career

2014–2015

In the beginning, he created trap and house remixes of songs by Tiësto, Rae Sremmurd, and Skrillex.[4] Later on, he started producing his own songs, as well as, collaborating with other producers.[4] He gained recognition when Skrillex played one of his songs during a set at Ultra Music Festival.[4] Marenyi eventually signed to Diplo's record label, Mad Decent and had his first song, "Street", released shortly after.[4] He debuted at EDC Las Vegas 2015, which was his first festival performance.[11] He has regularly toured and collaborated with fellow DJs and producers, Slander, with whom he released his debut EP, Nuclear Bonds, also later released on Mad Decent.[12][10][13]

2016–present

In 2016, he released his EP titled "NGHTMRE EP" which had charted on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[4][14] He collaborated with Pegboard Nerds and Krewella to release "Superstar" as a single on the Vancouver-based label, Monstercat.[15] He later collaborated with producer Dillon Francis to release the single "Need You" on Mad Decent.[16][17][18] An official music video for the song was released by Francis on May 9, 2016 via YouTube.[17][19] He later collaborated with Flux Pavilion to release "Feel Your Love" as a single on his label, Circus Records.[20][21][22] He collaborated with rapper Afro to release the single "Stronger" which would also be released on Mad Decent.[23] He additionally collaborated with Toronto-based production duo Zeds Dead to release "Frontlines" as a single which would later be released on their debut album Northern Lights through their label, Deadbeats.[24] He collaborated with LOUDPVCK to release "Click Clack" as a single through Skrillex's OWSLA label.[25]

In 2017 Marenyi was in the lineup at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[26]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[14]
Nuclear Bonds
(with Slander)
  • Released: October 13, 2015
  • Label: Mad Decent
  • Format: Digital download
 —
Nghtmre
  • Released: March 25, 2016
  • Label: Mad Decent
  • Format: Digital download
 17
Magic Hour[27]
(with Pell)
  • Released: June 15, 2018
  • Label: Mad Decent
  • Format: Digital download
 —

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[28]
"Walking on Sunshine"
(with Richard Vission featuring Jackie Boyz)		 2014 — Non-album singles
"MTRD" 2015 —
"Street" —
"Aftershock"
(with Boombox Cartel)		 —
"You"
(with SLANDER)		 — Nuclear Bonds
"Warning"
(with SLANDER)		 —
"Power"
(with SLANDER)		 —
"Superstar"
(with Pegboard Nerds featuring Krewella)		 2016 — Non-album singles
"Need You"
(with Dillon Francis)		 21
"Feel Your Love"
(with Flux Pavilion featuring Jamie Lewis)		 —
"Frontlines"
(with Zeds Dead featuring GG Magree)		 —
"Click Clack"
(with LOUDPVCK)		 —
"Stronger"
(with Afro)		 —
"Gud Vibrations"
(with SLANDER)		 —
"End of the Night"
(with Ghastly)		 2017 —
"Embrace"
(with Carmada featuring Xavier Dunn)		 —
"Only Want U"
(with Snails featuring Akylla)		 —
"On The Run"
(featuring PASSEPORT)		 —
"The Killer"[29]
(featuring Bret James and RNSOM)		 —
"No Coming Down"
(featuring Alex Wiley and Sky Montique)		 —
"Another Dimension"
(with Dillon Francis)		 —
"Grave"[30]
(with Wavedash)		 2018 —
"Save Yourself"[31]
(with The Chainsmokers)		 21

References

  1. ↑ Medved, Matt (July 22, 2015). "Guest Playlist: Listen to NGHTMRE's Nostalgic Teenage Tunes". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zeds Dead & NGHTMRE's Share Bass-Fueled Collaboration 'Frontlines': Listen". Billboard. September 16, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Genosa, Wendel (September 16, 2016). "Zeds Dead and NGHTMRE go hard in the "Frontlines" ft. GG Magree". Ear Milk. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jeffries, Daniel. "Nghtmre – Biography". Billboard. Rovi. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Joyce, Colin (September 30, 2016). "NGHTMRE and LOUDPVCK's New Single for OWSLA Might Be the Hardest Song You Hear All Year". Thump. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Smith, Joseph (October 24, 2016). "NGHTMRE Is Heading Back Down Under This Summer". Stoney Roads. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Meet NGHTMRE, The DJ Who Does Way More Than Just Press Play And Twist Knobs". UPROXX. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cameron, John (April 5, 2016). "Pegboard Nerds Premiere NGHTMRE And Krewella Collab Live". We Got This Covered. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ https://www.greensboro.com/sports/high-school-scoreboard/article_f29269ef-af5b-5598-830e-63128e28f4b8.html
  10. 1 2 3 Endykiewicz, Paige (September 14, 2015). "NGHTMRE Discusses His Busy Year, Future Plans, And Friendship with Slander". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lee, Valerie (November 3, 2016). "Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective take Smirnoff House to EDC Orlando 2016". Mixmag. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ Sills, Greg (April 5, 2016). "SLANDER & NGHTMRE Do The Unthinkable". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ April, Jon (March 23, 2015). "NGHTMRE & Slander Are Sending Out Gud Vibrations". Less Than 3. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Nghtmre – Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (April 4, 2016). "Watch Krewella Debut Their New Collab With NGHTMRE & Pegboard Nerds Live". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ Tost, Miguel (December 10, 2015). "NGHTMRE & Dillon Francis Unite For One of the Best Collabs of the Year". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  17. 1 2 Melendez, Monique (May 9, 2016). "Dillon Francis and NGHTMRE Drop Hilarious 'Need You' Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  18. ↑ Rubinstein, Peter (June 11, 2016). "Dillon Francis Drops New Collab With NGHTMRE & It's Even Sicker Than The Last". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  19. ↑ Melendez, Monique (May 11, 2016). "Go Behind the Scenes of Dillon Francis and NGHTMRE's Guy Fieri-Inspired 'Need You' Music Video: Exclusive Interview". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ Bein, Kat (August 5, 2016). "Flux Pavilion and NGHTMRE's 'Feel Your Love' Video is Trippy NSFW Madness". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ Jones, Connor (August 4, 2016). "Flux Pavilion And NGHTMRE Join Forces On "Feel Your Love"". We Got This Covered. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  22. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (June 8, 2016). "NGHTMRE Teases Tons of New Music With Everyone From Flux Pavilion To LOUDPVCK [VIDEO]". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  23. ↑ Rubinstein, Peter (March 17, 2016). "NGHTMRE & Rap Music's New Savior Unleash An Absolute Masterpiece". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  24. ↑ Robinson, Rain (September 16, 2016). "Zeds Dead & NGHTMRE Finally Drop Their Highly Anticipated Collab & It's Everything We Wanted". Your EDM. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  25. ↑ Jones, Connor (May 30, 2016). "NGHTMRE And LOUDPVCK Go Hard On "Click Clack"". We Got This Covered. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  26. ↑ http://globaldanceelectronic.com/heineken-house-announces-coachella-2017-lineup-bone-thugs-nghtmre-b2b-slander-chris-lake/
  27. ↑ Bein, Kat (June 14, 2018). "NGHTMRE & Pell Drop Two Smooth Hip-Hop Tracks With 'Magic Hour' EP: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Nghtmre Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  29. ↑ Wolfe, Sean (October 27, 2017). "Nghtmre – the Killer Ft. Bret James & Rnsom". We Rave You. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  30. ↑ Sweeney, Farrell (August 3, 2018). "NGHTMRE and Wavedash release monstrous new track 'Grave'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  31. ↑ Bein, Kat (August 23, 2018). "The Chainsmokers and NGHTMRE Roar And Rumble On 'Save Yourself': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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