Nicole Moudaber[1] is a Lebanese/British event promoter, record label founder, radio personality, and DJ/producer. She is the head of her own imprint MOOD Records[2] and runs an award-winning weekly radio show, In The MOOD.[3]
Biography
Nicole Moudaber was born in Nigeria.[1] She began her career promoting dance parties in Beirut, Lebanon during the 1990s,[4] before transferring to London where she established herself as a DJ and producer.[1] She came to the attention of Carl Cox in 2009 when she signed to his record label Intec.[1] She released her first album Believe in 2013 on Drumcode Records.[5]
Moudaber started In The Mood Radio in 2014 and it broadcasts weekly in over 50 countries, on over 70 FM stations.[11] Moudaber is also an Ambassador of the Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) alongside Armin van Buuren, Nile Rodgers, Pete Tong, Seth Troxler, Louie Vega and others.[12]
Philanthropy
Moudaber is a public advocate of Lower Eastside Girls Club, an organization that helps disadvantaged young women pursue a career in music.[13][14]
MOOD Records
Moudaber launched her own imprint, MOOD Records, on 25 February 2013 with the release of her InTheMood EP.[15] The official launch party for the imprint took place at Pacha NYC on Saturday, 26 January.[16] The imprint has released music from Moudaber, Carl Cox, Carlo Lio, Francisco Allendes, Joel Mull, Juvenal (SKIN), Marino Canal, Pan-Pot, Pleasurekraft and Victor Calderone.[17] In 2015, Moudaber collaborated with Skin from Skunk Anansie to release the "Breed" EP. A remix EP titled ‘'BREED The RMXS'’ was released in 2016, featuring remixes from Carl Craig, Fur Coat, Hector, Jamie Jones, Paco Osuna, Pan-Pot, and Scuba.[18]
Touring
MoodRAW
In September 2014, Moudaber announced her "MoodRAW" tour which saw her play in underground transformed spaces such as warehouses. The events were in five cities: London, Montreal, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn.[19] The tour included artists such as Anja Schneider, Joel Mull, Marino Canal, Victor Calderone, Raiz and Danny Tenaglia.[20]
MoodZONE
May 2016 saw the debut of Moudaber's festival stage concept, titled "MoodZONE", at Electric Daisy Carnival: New York where she played with Chris Liebing.[21] MoodZONE also appeared at Insomniac's event in June 2017, Electric Daisy Carnival: Las Vegas.[22] In July 2017, it was announced that MoodZONE would appear at Utopia Island in Munich[23] on 12 August and Escape: Psycho Circus in San Bernardino, California on 28 October.[24]
MoodDAY
In 2016, for Winter Music Conference, Nicole announced her MoodDAY Miami Pool Party concept to celebrate the 100th episode of her Mood Radio show.[25]
