Nixon St-Hubert (DJ Nickymix) interview

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Nixon St-Hubert (DJ Nickymix) interview

• March 23, 2016 (Produção)

Nixon St-Hubert, known as Nickymix, artist name that he inherited from his fans since the age of 14, started his career as a Disc Jockey in his neighborhood in Delmas, Haiti. He quickly transitioned into the Mass Communication world. During his studies, he got his first job in the Medias as a DJ and Technician at Radio Magik Stereo. His talent and great voice were quickly noticed, which led him to become a Prime Time Music TV Show Host on “Tele Timoun”, one of the most powerful television stations of Haiti. Simultaneously, he was one of Radio Planet Creole’s stars. With his radio show, Nickymix has extensively contributed to the success of Haitian Rap Creole, which was rarely played on Haitian Radios. The show was very successful and became the source of the most popular music among young Haitians. Every afternoon, during his show, his fans lined up in front of the radio station to support their idol. In 2001, Nickymix joined his family in Boston, an event that was heartbreaking to many of his fans in Haiti. However, once again, Nickymix got back on the Radio. Boston being too calm for him, he soon relocated to Miami, and due to his celebrity in Haiti, many doors opened for him in the Haitian community in South Florida, where he became a host for Radio Carnivale, the first Haitian Radio Station in the United States, and a TV host for HTN, also the first Haitian TV Station in the United States. On HTN, Nickymix’s entertainment show “Connection Live” he and his guests have live chats covering a multiplicity of topics that are of interest to the community, every night on Prime time. Nickymix has become one of the most famous Haitian DJs of the Diaspora; he is present at all the major Haitian Music Festivals, and is often sough after by the Haitian communities in New York, Boston, Canada, and the Caribbean. He has also appeared in the cinema world in the well-known Haitian film “Café au Lait” and the TV series “Les Frères Dyòlè”. Meanwhile, Nickymix developed aninterest in the technical part of television production. He learned filming and editing, and created, alongside his longtime colleague Elizabeth Guérin, Imaginart Media Productions, a marketing and production company specialized in the Haitian market. Nickymix has become a specialist in commercial writing, and has produced educational and entertainment shows. Radio Carnivale became Radio Mega and HTN became Tropik Network. Nickymix is still very devoted to his Radio Morning Show “Bonjour Haiti” on Radio Mega WJCC 1700 AM, produces his TV Show “Online”, and hosts “What’s Up Haitian” on Tropik Network. In this interview, he discusses his work as a DJ and producing music for the Haitian community. He also talks about his endeavors later in his life which include filming, editing, and commercial writing. Link: https://umiami.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Interview+with+Nixon+St-Hubert+%28DJ+Nickymix%29/0_9xut4k9e/40983571 Interviewer: Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis Recorded by Javier Carrion Length: 00:50:16