Nghtmre

Nghtmre
Nghtmre performing at St. Lawrence University's Springfest concert on April 16, 2016.
Nghtmre performing at St. Lawrence University's Springfest concert on April 16, 2016.
Background information
Birth nameTyler Marenyi
Born (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 34)
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
OriginRaleigh, North Carolina, United States[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • musician
InstrumentAbleton Live
Years active2014–present
Labels

Tyler Marenyi (born October 11, 1990), better known by his stage name Nghtmre (stylized as in all caps; pronounced "nightmare"), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer from Raleigh, North Carolina.[3][4][5][6][7]

Early life

Marenyi was born in Stamford, Connecticut, but was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] He attended North Raleigh Christian Academy, where he was a member of the tennis team.[8] He went to Elon University and obtained a degree in finance prior to moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[3][9] 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.[9]

Career

2014–2015

In the beginning, he created trap and house remixes of songs by Tiësto, Rae Sremmurd, and Skrillex.[3] Later on, he started producing his own songs, as well as, collaborating with other producers.[3] He gained recognition when Skrillex played one of his songs during a set at Ultra Music Festival.[3] Marenyi eventually signed to Diplo's record label, Mad Decent and had his first song, "Street", released shortly after.[3] He debuted at EDC Las Vegas 2015, which was his first festival performance.[10] 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.[11][9][12]

2016–present

In 2016, he released his EP titled Nghtmre which had charted on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[3][13] He collaborated with Pegboard Nerds and Krewella to release "Superstar" as a single on the Vancouver-based label, Monstercat.[14] He later collaborated with producer Dillon Francis to release the single "Need You" on Mad Decent.[15][16][17] An official music video for the song was released by Francis on May 9, 2016, via YouTube.[16][18] He later collaborated with Flux Pavilion to release "Feel Your Love" as a single on his label, Circus Records.[19][20][21] He collaborated with rapper Afro to release the single "Stronger" which would also be released on Mad Decent.[22] 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.[23] He collaborated with LOUDPVCK to release "Click Clack" as a single through Skrillex's Owsla label.[24] In 2017, Marenyi was in the lineup at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[25]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Drmvrse[26]
  • Released: September 9, 2022
  • Label: Unsound / Lowly
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[13]
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
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

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) 		— NGHTMRE, Pt. II
"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 — Non-album single
"Save Yourself"
(with The Chainsmokers) 		21 Sick Boy
"Like That"[31]
(with Big Gigantic) 		— Non-album singles
"Bang"[32]
(with Shaq and Lil Jon) 		2019 —
"Redlight"[33]
(with ASAP Ferg) 		—
"Man's First Inhibition"[34]
(with Zhu and Kid Keem) 		—
"Bruises"[35]
(with Grabbitz) 		—
"Cash Cow"[36]
(with Gunna) 		—
"Feeling Gud"[37]
(with Slander) 		2020 34
"Wrist"[38]
(featuring Tory Lanez) 		—
"Nuclear Bass Face"[39]
(with Subtronics) 		—
"Tu Tu Tu (That's Why We)"[40]
(with Galantis and Liam O'Donnell) 		—
"Falling"[41]
(with Klaxx) 		2021 —
"Speak Easy"[42]
(with Alexandar Smash featuring Ghostlo) 		—
"Scars"[43]
(featuring Yung Pinch) 		—
"Mosh"[44]
(with Smokepurpp) 		—
"Shell Shock"[45]
(with Zomboy featuring Georgia Ku) 		—
"Shady Intentions"/"Shady Intentions VIP"[46]
(with Zeds Dead featuring Tori Levett) 		40 Drmvrse
"Fall into Me"
(with Slander featuring Dylan Matthew) 		2022 33
"Nothing's Perfect"
(featuring Oliver Tree) 		42
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

References

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