NIKES is a Southwest based musician, producer, songwriter, and DJ. After a decade long background as a classically trained violinist, 4 years playing rhythm guitar in a Hardcore Metal band, discovering the electronic music world was the key to fusing a multitude of genres eventually arriving at bass driven club hybrid sounds. As co-founder of the internet based collective Forbidden Trax and former 6-year Resident at one of Austin's most notorious underground dance clubs, Barcelona, it allowed for participation in a wide array of performances as direct support for artists like Om Unit, Sam Binga, DJ Paypal, Addison Groove, and Kode 9. Current original releases and collaborations can be found under Freshmoon Records (San Antonio, TX), Iberian Juke (ESP), Juke Bounce Werk (LA), Worst Behavior (NYC), Modern Ruin (UK), Neverslept (AUS), along with self-released work on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.