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]