Tyler Marenyi (born October 11, 1990), better known by his stage name Nghtmre (stylized as in all caps; pronounced "nightmare"), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer from Raleigh, North Carolina.[3][4][5][6][7]
Nghtmre | |
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 Nghtmre performing at St. Lawrence University's Springfest concert on April 16, 2016. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyler Marenyi |
| Born | 11 October 1990 Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States[1] |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Ableton Live |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
Early life
editMarenyi was born in Stamford, Connecticut, but was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] He attended North Raleigh Christian Academy, where he was a member of the tennis team.[8] He went to Elon University and obtained a degree in finance prior to moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[3][9] He then attended Icon Collective Music Production School where he met fellow producers Derek and Scott of Slander and developed a working relationship, subsequently resulted in numerous collaborations and frequently touring together as headlining acts.[9]
Career
edit2014–2015
editIn the beginning, he created trap and house remixes of songs by Tiësto, Rae Sremmurd, and Skrillex.[3] Later on, he started producing his own songs, as well as, collaborating with other producers.[3] He gained recognition when Skrillex played one of his songs during a set at Ultra Music Festival.[3] Marenyi eventually signed to Diplo's record label, Mad Decent and had his first song, "Street", released shortly after.[3] He debuted at EDC Las Vegas 2015, which was his first festival performance.[10] He has regularly toured and collaborated with fellow DJs and producers, Slander, with whom he released his debut EP, Nuclear Bonds, also later released on Mad Decent.[11][9][12]
2016–present
editIn 2016, he released his EP titled Nghtmre which had charted on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[3][13] He collaborated with Pegboard Nerds and Krewella to release "Superstar" as a single on the Vancouver-based label, Monstercat.[14] He later collaborated with producer Dillon Francis to release the single "Need You" on Mad Decent.[15][16][17] An official music video for the song was released by Francis on May 9, 2016, via YouTube.[16][18] He later collaborated with Flux Pavilion to release "Feel Your Love" as a single on his label, Circus Records.[19][20][21] He collaborated with rapper Afro to release the single "Stronger" which would also be released on Mad Decent.[22] He additionally collaborated with Toronto-based production duo Zeds Dead to release "Frontlines" as a single which would later be released on their debut album Northern Lights through their label, Deadbeats.[23] He collaborated with LOUDPVCK to release "Click Clack" as a single through Skrillex's Owsla label.[24] In 2017, Marenyi was in the lineup at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[25]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Drmvrse[26] |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Dance [13] | ||
| Nuclear Bonds (with Slander) |
| — |
| Nghtmre |
| 17 |
| Magic Hour[27] (with Pell) |
| — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [28] | |||
| "Walking on Sunshine" (with Richard Vission featuring Jackie Boyz) | 2014 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mtrd" | 2015 | — | |
| "Street" | — | ||
| "Aftershock" (with Boombox Cartel) | — | ||
| "You" (with Slander) | — | Nuclear Bonds | |
| "Warning" (with Slander) | — | ||
| "Power" (with Slander) | — | ||
| "Superstar" (with Pegboard Nerds featuring Krewella) | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Need You" (with Dillon Francis) | 21 | ||
| "Feel Your Love" (with Flux Pavilion featuring Jamie Lewis) | — | ||
| "Frontlines" (with Zeds Dead featuring GG MAGREE) | — | ||
| "Click Clack" (with Loudpvck) | — | ||
| "Stronger" (with Afro) | — | ||
| "Gud Vibrations" (with Slander) | — | ||
| "End of the Night" (with Ghastly) | 2017 | — | |
| "Embrace" (with Carmada featuring Xavier Dunn) | — | ||
| "Only Want U" (with Snails featuring Akylla) | — | ||
| "On the Run" (featuring Passeport) | — | NGHTMRE, Pt. II | |
| "The Killer"[29] (featuring Bret James and Rnsom) | — | ||
| "No Coming Down" (featuring Alex Wiley and Sky Montique) | — | ||
| "Another Dimension" (with Dillon Francis) | — | ||
| "Grave"[30] (with Wavedash) | 2018 | — | Non-album single |
| "Save Yourself" (with The Chainsmokers) | 21 | Sick Boy | |
| "Like That"[31] (with Big Gigantic) | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Bang"[32] (with Shaq and Lil Jon) | 2019 | — | |
| "Redlight"[33] (with ASAP Ferg) | — | ||
| "Man's First Inhibition"[34] (with Zhu and Kid Keem) | — | ||
| "Bruises"[35] (with Grabbitz) | — | ||
| "Cash Cow"[36] (with Gunna) | — | ||
| "Feeling Gud"[37] (with Slander) | 2020 | 34 | |
| "Wrist"[38] (featuring Tory Lanez) | — | ||
| "Nuclear Bass Face"[39] (with Subtronics) | — | ||
| "Tu Tu Tu (That's Why We)"[40] (with Galantis and Liam O'Donnell) | — | ||
| "Falling"[41] (with Klaxx) | 2021 | — | |
| "Speak Easy"[42] (with Alexandar Smash featuring Ghostlo) | — | ||
| "Scars"[43] (featuring Yung Pinch) | — | ||
| "Mosh"[44] (with Smokepurpp) | — | ||
| "Shell Shock"[45] (with Zomboy featuring Georgia Ku) | — | ||
| "Shady Intentions"/"Shady Intentions VIP"[46] (with Zeds Dead featuring Tori Levett) | 40 | Drmvrse | |
| "Fall into Me" (with Slander featuring Dylan Matthew) | 2022 | 33 | |
| "Nothing's Perfect" (featuring Oliver Tree) | 42 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Remixes
edit- 2018: Ekali and Zhu — "Blame" (Nghtmre Remix)
- 2019: Dillon Francis and Alison Wonderland — "Lost My Mind" (Nghtmre Remix)[47]
- 2019: Seven Lions, Slander and Dabin featuring Dylan Matthew — "First Time" (Nghtmre Remix)[48]
- 2019: Habstrakt — "The One" (Nghtmre Remix)[49]
- 2019: Nghtmre and ASAP Ferg — "Redlight" (Nghtmre VIP)[50]
- 2019: Nghtmre and Gunna — "Cash Cow" (Nghtmre and Blvk Jvck VIP)[51]
- 2020: Cheat Codes featuring Trippie Redd, Blackbear, Prince$$ Rosie — "No Service in the Hills" (Nghtmre Remix)[52]
- 2020: Falling in Reverse — "Popular Monster" (Galantis and Nghtmre Remix)[53]
- 2020: Zhu — "I Admit It" (Nghtmre Remix)[54]
- 2021: Illenium and Matt Maeson — "Heavenly Side" (Nghtmre Remix)[55]
- 2024: Noisia - Voodoo (Nghtmre Remix)[56]