NikNak is a DJ in Leeds and made history as the first black turntablist to win the Oram Award. She’s made a couple of residencies in Brighter Sound X2. She also worked abroad in Crete and Portugal. She also participates in Opera North’s “Resonance” program.
Recently, she took part in Sound UK, in a residency venue, where she could play her field recordings in an eight speakers room. There would be two types of platforms you will attend: an art gallery organised venue or a university. Both attract different kinds of audiences and have additional requirements and expectations. In 2020, she participated in a video with Dubstep legends: Blind Test // 2000s Dubs by Telekom Electronic Beats. Here’s the list of festivals she participated in: Wilderness, Live Art Bistro, Handmade. She also supports Yves Tumor, Tommy Cash, Princess Nokia, Grandmaster Flash, and Madlib. She presents Radio programs: Demon FM, Sable Radio, Worldwide FM, Balamii, BBC Radio Leeds, KMAH Radio, Subtle FM, Threads Radio, Refuge Worldwide, Crate Digs, and Alto. At Worldwide, she presents African music: People think there are only 3 or 4 main African genres; There’s so much more.
She’s pretty much everywhere in music and sound art. She has been producing hip-hoppy stuff and ambient. Bashii is her last album. Get Sun Remix is a mix of hip hop, dubstep and ambient, and it is available in her Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/niknakdjmusic. TC & the Groove Family is a band she is part of. It is mainly a group of people who attend the Leeds Conservatoire. Right now, she is composing for theatre pieces, and she makes music for a company called Tutti Frutti, which consists of music for children.