Nachtbraker

Maurits Verwoerd also known as Nachtbraker (Dutch for night hawk), is a Dutch Producer, DJ, Composer and Sound Designer hailing from Amsterdam. Nachtbraker’s exposure to a wide range of genres are clearly audible in his music, ranging from ecstatic ambient music and unconventional dub tracks to straight-up 4/4 house. Having previously released multiple EP's on Heist Recordings, Dirt Crew and Hudd Traxx, Nachtbraker's sound morphed into new directions with recent releases on his newly found Nachtbraker imprint, Unknown Untitled, Moxie On Loop At It, Aus Music and most recently on Shanti Celeste's and Gramrcy's Peach Discs His music has pricked up many ears and finds itself regularly into the editors hands of respected outlets like Resident Advisor, Mixmag, Dj Mag, Groove Mag, Attack Magazine and Fazemag. Artist like Jamie xx, Axel Boman, Shanti Celeste, Moxie, Dam Swindle, DJ Seinfeld, Akufen and many others have given his music a spin. Having held a residency at the legendary Red Light Radio whilst also delivering mixes for NTS, Boiler Room, Rinse FM, Feel My Bicep, Melbourne Deepcast and DGTL, the Quartet Series and Nachtbraker label boss continues to receive widespread recognition. Building up his career and profile carefully in the past few years we see Nachtbraker mature into a multifaceted and intriguing character in the world of music. It’s unquestionable that Nachtbraker will keep a lot of people comfortably awake for the coming years…