Nghtmre is an American musician and DJ best known for writing an untitled song that Skrillex during his performance at Ultra Music Festival 2014 skyrocketed his career. He was quickly signed to Mad Decent record label, founded by Diplo, a well-known DJ, and released his first song titled Street in 2015. Nghtmre’s 1st festival appearance was at EDC Las Vegas 2015, after which he hit every major festival in North America such as Lollapalooza , Tomorrow’s World , Freak Night , Moonrise and LifeInColor Festival. After only 6 months touring in America he made headlines in 6 cities in Australia and then in all major venues in North America like Beta , Electricity , Webster Hall , The Center , Avalon , and others.

After regular touring and being good friends with LEUMDEN as a well-known DJ duo, they released a joint EP titled Nuclear Bonds in October 2015. A new project followed, this time a solo EP album titled Nghtmre, released on March 25th 2016, signed by Mad Decent Etiquette. In June of the same year he released a single entitled Feel Your Love with Flux Pavilion, a well-known EDM producer and DJ Frontlinien , a single in collaboration with a producer duo under the name Zeds tot . Nghtmre’s 3rd EP, Magic HourIt was a huge hit when it was released on June 15th, 2018. It was a collaboration again, this time with rapper Pell, after which he collaborated with The Chainsmokers on a Save Yourself song and a single entitled Bang starring Lil Jon and Shaquille O’Neal.

Born name

Tyler Scott Marenyi

nickname

Ty, Tyler, Nghtmre, NGHTMRE

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Tyler attended North Raleigh Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA and graduated in 2008. He then attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, USA where he received a degree in finance.

After moving to Los Angeles, California, Tyler enrolled in the Icon Collective Music Production School .

occupation

DJ, musician

family

• Vater – Tamás Róbert Marényi
• Mutter – Ruth Ann
• Siblings – Sami Marenyi (sister). He also has 1 brother.
• Others – Ernő “Ernest” Marényi (paternal grandfather), Márta “Martha” Frimmel (paternal grandmother), John Lea Sally Jr. (maternal grandmother), Betty Ruth Cunningham (maternal grandmother), John Lea Sally (maternal grandmother), Mary Lee Adcock (maternal great-grandmother), James Edwin Cunningham (maternal grandfather), Ruth Louise Hobgood (maternal great-grandmother), Gábor Péter Marényi (paternal uncle)

Manager

Nghtmre is represented by –

• Circle Talent Agency in North America and Asia
• We are BBE in Australia and New Zealand
• Primary talent agency in Europe
• Unfolded PR (press contact)
• Miracle Artist (Management, Customer Service)

Genre

Electro House, Trap, Dubstep, House, Progressive House, Future Bass

instruments

Ableton Live-Software

labels

• Mad Decent (2015-2018)
• Monsterization
• OWSLA
• Gud Vibrations (2018-Present)

To build

Slim

Height

185,5 cm

weight

77 kg or 170 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Nghtmre prefers to keep his dating life private.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Hungarian descent on his father’s side and of English, American, Scottish, Irish, Scots and some Cornish, Dutch, French, German and Welsh descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Medium length haircut
• Facial hair with stubble
• Tall, lean physique

brand promotion

He has endorsed his own brand of merchandise called Gud Vibrations .

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Working with a DJ duo VERLEUMDEN in the form of numerous collaborations and tours
• Released EPs such as Nuclear Bonds (2015), Nghtmre (2016) and Magic Hour (2018), all released under Mad Decent Recordings label
• Collaboration with DJs and artists such as Carmada, Ghastly, Afro, Loudpvck, Zeds Dead, Flux Pavilion, Dillon Francis and others

As a singer

Nghtmre’s debut EP (Extended Play) album, Nuclear Bonds , was released on October 13, 2015 in collaboration with DJ duo SLIME consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land. His second EP was a solo project entitled Nghtmre and was released on March 25, 2016.

First TV show

Nghtmre made his TV show debut in a TV series documentary titled Uncharted in 2016 in an episode titled Lookback – NGHTMRE .

Nghtmre favorite things

• Activity – travel, cooking
• Food – baguette
• Snack – Kit Kat
• animal – dog
• Rasse – Husky
• Land – Israel

Nghtmre Facts

1. His stage name is pronounced “nightmare”.
2. Some critics have called him the “multi-genre prodigy” and on the EarMilk.com website “Skrillex 2.0”, which showcases up and coming artists across music genres.
3. Porter Robinson, RL Grime, Yellow Claw, Snails and Bro Safari have all praised him for his DJ skills and musicianship over the first three years of his career.
4. Nghtmre collaborated with LOUDPVCK, a well-known DJ and producer, to release a single titled Klick Klack in 2016 under Skrillex’s record label OWSLA .
5. He made a very memorable appearance in the cast of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2017.
6. In April 2016, he released a single titled Superstar through the Monstercat record label in collaboration with Krewella and Pegboard Nerds, and then with a producer Dillon Francis on a single Need You .
7. His 2nd EP, Nghtmre peaked at number 17 on the US Dance Chart in 2016.
8. He joined a residency with Hakkasan Group in 2019, a global hospitality company dedicated to creating a world-class experience across food, service, design, music and innovation worldwide.
9. After a successful session in the studio with Purple Riot, another well-known DJ, Nghtmre announced the creation of a new song on February 19, 2019.
10. He performed 3 times through February 2019 Holy Ship This is a one-of-a-kind premier 7 stage electronic dance music cruise with all amenities and limited seating.
11. Shaquille O’Neal called Nghtmre the Larry Birdof EDM”. Larry Bird is a world-renowned NBA professional basketball player and was a member of the “Dream Team” that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics .
12. He collaborated with Wiz Khalifa on a song called TTM in 2017.
13. In May 2018, he performed a song titled I WOULD collaborate with A$AP Ferg at the EDC Las Vegas Festival . The song has been teased since early 2017, and on November 20, 2018, A$AP Ferg announced to his fans that the music video for the Nightmare on Ferg St. The song was completed, which was the second collaboration with Nghtmre.
14. Visit his official website at www.nghtmre.com.
15. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, Beatport, Spotify and YouTube.