Nick Yee (dj mr.nick)
Program Director and Host, Bridging the GapNick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.
In addition to his club life, Nick spent 7 years as a DJ for UH Mānoa’s KTUH, running a popular radio show called The Jet Set. He has also served at KTUH in various capacities, including General Manager, educator, and Board Member.
Contact: djmrnick@hawaiipublicradio.org
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Lt. Gov. Josh Green outlines his strategy for the upcoming general election; former punk rock musician turned spoken word artist Henry Rollins discusses getting older; local actress Lindsay Watson shares her experience working on a new film about a historical event on Kauaʻi; and a documentary short film director talks about the whirlwind of wins he's experienced since his film's release
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Henry Rollins is probably best known as the singer of the punk rock band Black Flag. But when he left the band in 1986 he became a writer, actor, public speaker and DJ on KCRW. HPR’s Mr. Nick spoke to him ahead of his three-night appearance at Blue Note Hawaii. He reflected on travel, aging, bullying, and how he puts his speaking shows together.
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Hawai’i Public Radio (HPR) presents a wide variety of locally produced news and music programs. Here are a few examples.
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Electronic music owes so much to Kraftwerk, and earlier this week their co-founder Florian Schneider passed away at the age of 73. So this session of…
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Hey! Want a dj mr.nick sticker, Bridging the Gap, or Hawaii Public Radio sticker? Mail us a self addressed pre-stamped envelope (in another envelope,…
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We've got a week of hot, muggy, generally awful weather ahead of us here in Hawaii, so in an effort to cool down (at least musically speaking) we'll be…
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Sometimes the most powerful form of protest is music. In light of protests here in Hawaii, as well in places like Hong Kong, Puerto Rico and generally all…
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This is the May 2019 Bridging the Gap audio archive. This page is for HPR staff reference only!May 1st, 2019May 2nd, 2019May 3rd, 2019May 6th, 2019May…
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This is the April 2019 Bridging the Gap audio archive. This page is for HPR staff reference only!April 1st, 2019 April 2nd, 2019 April 3rd, 2019 April…
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This is the March 2019 Bridging the Gap audio archive. This page is for HPR staff reference only!March 1st, 2019 March 4th, 2019 March 5th, 2019 March…
