My Introduction

Hi everyone! My name is Nicole and I'm really excited to be part of the Steemit community.

I'm currently living in Detroit and working in the dance music industry as a record label A&R manager, an artist manager, a DJ and live performer, producer, and event promoter.

I was born in a small town in northwest Ohio and moved to Toledo when I was 10 years old. As soon as I turned 18 and graduated high school, I moved to Los Angeles to get a feel for living in a really big city. I worked odd jobs as an extra in television shows and music videos in the year that I lived there. I had always loved music and dreamed of a music career but thought that it wasn't so practical or achievable. I also loved cooking so decided that maybe I should become a chef so I moved to Portland, Oregon to go to culinary school. I finished school, got my Associate's Degree in Culinary Arts and was working as a chef in Portland for 6 years. In that time I started traveling the world quite a bit and made some good friends in The Netherlands who helped me land a culinary internship there. I moved to Groningen, a city about 112 miles northeast of Amsterdam.

Living in The Netherlands was amazing and I really got involved the the electronic music and DJ scene there. I met my now husband there while he was DJing in a club. I told him about my music dreams and he taught me how to DJ and produce music. I decided to start a record label there and started doing club events hosted by my label, AudioBite Records. After spending 7 years there, we moved back to the States. We now live in Detroit and work full-time running the label, promoting events, DJing, and producing music. I also do artist management and have started a music publishing company.

I still love to cook and do it as a hobby, but music is and has always been my first love. I'm also really into healthy living, gardening, yoga, and love to travel and discover new places and cultures.