Interview: NIN3S (Nines), Electronic Musician

2021 closed with the pandemic wrecking lives again, or did it? For some in entertainment, the tunnel vision focus on one’s career found them flourishing. Electronic musician NIN3S is in such a position of being positively immersed in his work with his debut album’s second single, “Adeve,“ featuring Teal Jazz.

Lots of people say music is a form of escapism. How precisely is it escapism for you?

Yes. For many people, music is a way to escape from the actual moment, just like sports, meditation, books etc… For me, music is both a way of connecting with myself and a way of expression. My escape route is silence. It is the place where I withdraw my mind and also where I find my inspiration to later make music, so I could say that my escape route is the same place where I go to come back with something new.

Music trends come and go, from centuries to a few years ago. What trends do you want to mix into your upcoming work from any time period?

Classical music has always had and will have a very important presence in my music. As well as electronic music. That fusion is what has always resonated with me. In my new album I explore those concepts together with Jazz. In future works I would like to continue experimenting with these sounds, although giving them a more futuristic vision. Also flamenco elements are things that I would like to mix with my music as well as working with a symphony orchestra.

But we will see. I prefer not to plan too much and let the inspiration flow.

“Levitating” by Dua Lipa was 2021’s most streamed song. Which artists do you stream when you aren’t working?

I have a very varied but classical playlist, but the most repeated on my list lately are artists like MUSE, Ólafur Arnald and Ludovico Einaudi, as well as Radiohead, SYML or NIN3S! Oh wait, NIN3S is me :D

When you have a bad day or week, how do you bring yourself together again to complete your work? Creative work is harder than office employment.

We all have bad days, or bad weeks, and as you say, that can greatly affect creativity. But I have learned during my years of career to channel this in music, even bad moments. It is a matter of listening to the depths of oneself and letting it out. For me, those moments are perfect moments to sit at my piano and play, without thinking. It's like a moment of “automatic writing” that a medium does, but instead of talking to the beyond, I let my inner self speak through the piano.

I jokingly say some things eat your brain cells for having a capable mind to do work. What do you avoid and take part in to be a successful musician mentally?

Absolutely!!! :) I agree with you 100%.~

I try to avoid everything that doesn't give me peace of mind (toxic people, arguments, or anything that can give me bad energy). I keep studying and learning every day, I sleep what I need, I eat well (I love to eat), I try to laugh as much as I can, I spend as much time as I can enjoying myself with my girlfriend (we travel, listen to music together, watch horror movies, etc…). Long story short, I avoid everything that does not make me feel at peace with life!

How has the pandemic shaped your work ethic?

The pandemic has been a huge challenge for everyone I believe, but it has also been a very deep learning process. I have learned a lot to manage my work and personal time during this time (I used to spend 24/7 working). That has helped me to be more productive, proactive and much happier! As well as knowing myself better since I had more time to listen to my innervoice and find my real Innerlight ('Innerlight' is also the title of a future single from my forthcoming album') 

I have learned to manage my career and work with everyone remotely and also in different time zones and in the end I have become an expert in online work! All my collaborations with musicians for the album have been remotely! Can you believe it!! 😉  

So that has been the positive part of this situation: being more present at all times and in that time being able to bilocate and be in 3 or 4 places at the same time, totally connected! It is the future, I have it clear.

We see artists going into makeup, clothing, speakers, and every side business. Is this something you would ever do with a business empire of your own?

YES! I am already doing this.  

During this period of time, I have started several projects and one of them is film production. With this new business and my company Orfeo Productions, we are producing films and documentaries, as well as soundtracks.

We do the technical production, as well as the creative part (including the script), executive production, etc... Right now (apart from the soundtrack for all of them) we are finishing our first short film, as well as the co-production of another 2, we are immersed in the management of the co-production of a documentary and another feature film that is in the script and research phase.