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Nick Pittsinger | |
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Nick Pittsinger, 2012 |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Varien, Halo Nova |
Born | (1990-05-15) May 15, 1990 (age 22) Tampa, Florida, United States |
Genres | Dubstep, industrial, drum and bass, glitch hop, electro house, soundtrack, psytrance, downtempo, moombahton, electro rock |
Occupations | Composer, producer |
Instruments | Piano, guitar |
Labels | Monstercat, Ultra, Big Beat, Play Me, Garuda, Ultragore |
Website | www.facebook.com/varienofficial |
Nick Pittsinger, who produces under the moniker Varien, is an American composer and producer.[1] His styles range from Dubstep, Industrial, and Drum and bass to Orchestral and Chillout music. He is a featured producer on the Monstercat electronic label, with songs like "Cloak and Dagger", "Throne of Ravens", and "Mirrors" reaching views in the millions. Pittsinger has also composed the soundtrack to the Mobile games Bouncy Mouse and Greedy Spiders 1 and 2, whose combined sales amount to over 10,000,000.[2][3] Other past monikers of his include Shamantis and Halo Nova.[4]
In August 2010, Nick achieved internet virality with his slowed-down remix of Justin Bieber's song "U Smile" entitled "Justin Bieber 800% Slowed Down". He was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly, MTV, and had articles written about the track from all over the world.[5]
In December 2011, Nick was hired by dubstep producer Skrillex to do an Orchestral suite of his most popular songs. In this suite, the songs "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites", "All I Ask Of You", "Scatta" (all from the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP) and Equinox (from the More Monsters and Sprites EP) were re-arranged into an Orchestral fashion. To date, the "Skrillex Orchestral Suite" has received over 3,000,000 views on YouTube.[6]
Under his Varien moniker, Nick has remixed popular acts such as Gareth Emery, Rebecca and Fiona, and Celldweller. He has had songs chart on the website Beatport a number of times, including "Mirrors", which hit the #1 spot on the drum and bass charts in a matter of a few days.[7][8]
Currently, Nick is composing music for movie and video game trailers, and is set to release an album of them in late 2012.[9]
Contents |
Year | Title | Release date | Label |
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2010 | Music for Dolphins (as Shamantis) | September 12, 2010 | Self-Released |
2011 | Blue Skies are Space Oceans (as Shamantis) | April 20, 2011 | Self-Released |
Year | Title | Charts | Release date | Label |
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2010 | Hypercube EP (as Halo Nova) | #27 Beatport Dubstep | Nov 19, 2010 | Tuff Love Dubs |
2011 | The Last Vampire EP (as Halo Nova) | Mar 28, 2011 | Filthy Digital | |
Alien Crunk EP (as Halo Nova) | May 12, 2011 | Betamorph Recordings | ||
Goombaton EP (as Halo Nova) | Jul 10, 2011 | Generation Bass | ||
Insect Warfare EP (as Halo Nova) | #11 Beatport Dubstep | Aug 15, 2011 | Ultragore Recordings | |
Cloak and Dagger | Oct 31, 2011 | Monstercat | ||
Throne of Ravens | #18 Beatport Dubstep | December 23, 2011 | Monstercat | |
Skrillex Orchestral Suite (Bonus Track on Skrillex's Bangarang EP) | #1 iTunes Dance Charts | December 28, 2011 | Big Beat | |
2012 | Mirrors | #1 Beatport Drum n Bass | Feb 3, 2012 | Monstercat |
The Alchemist's Nightmare | Free Release | Mar 16, 2012 | Monstercat | |
Nights in Bangalore pt. 1 | Apr 2, 2012 | Play Me | ||
Seduction | Jun 1, 2012 | Monstercat | ||
The Anthem feat. Project 46 and Ephixa | Free Release | Aug 25, 2012 | Monstercat | |
Resurrection of the Dagger | August 31, 2012 | Monstercat | ||
Morphine | #15 Beatport Glitch Hop | Nov 9, 2012 | Monstercat | |
Outlaws (feat. Pbat) | Free Release for Toys for Tots | Dec 7, 2012 | Bandcamp | |
Lilith | #13 Beatport Dubstep | Dec 24, 2012 | Monstercat | |
2013 | Nights in Bangalore Pt. 2 | #22 Beatport Electronica | January 16, 2013 | Monstercat |
Year | Artist | Title |
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2011 | Ephixa | "Division" (Free Release) |
2012 | Gareth Emery | "Tokyo" |
Rebecca and Fiona | "Dance" | |
Celldweller | "Louder than Words" (Space & Time) | |
Donkey Kong Country 2 | "Stickerbrush Symphony" (Free Release) |
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Name | Pittsinger, Nick |
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Short description | |
Date of birth | May 15, 1990 |
Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States |
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