DJ Nitro has quickly become one of the rising stars of the Midwest. Starting out at after-hours parties in St. Louis, Missouri and working his way through club nights at local clubs and second-room time slots, Nitro built his following from the ground up. It was only a matter of time before he played his first out-of-town show in Muncie, Indiana and, in his words, "It was all down-hill from there."Things have changed quite a bit. He has played at shows across America from San Francisco to Baltimore and from Detroit to Memphis and all points in between. In 1999, he broke the international barrier, playing Toronto, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Nitro calls his style Disco-Tech. "Most house music", Nitro remarks, "doesn’t usually have enough energy to move a crowd at peak hour - But when you give 'em something hard mixed with something funky, the people on the floor can't help but dance."Nitro's track production has apparently made quite a few industry people want to dance as well. Available spring of 2002 is a remix of "Da Bomb!" by Donald Glaude on Donald's label, Respect Recordings. With it's relentless bass-lines and funkier-than-thou stabs, Nitro again has brought a solid head-thumper to the table. Nitro's newest offering to dance music resides in an unlikely place - the liquor store. Nitro now has two tracks available on Smirnoff Ice's new "twist 'n spin" CDs. These are being distributed and advertised nation-wide with Smirnoff Ice 6 packs.In September of 2002, Nitro made the decision to return to his home town of St. Louis, MO. "Kansas City was a blast, I made a lot of really cool friends, but it was time to move on.", He says, "Without saying too much, let me just say that things are going to go well here."Wherever Nitro goes from here, one thing can be sure, it's going to be funky.

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