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The Gift talent Nom De Strip has continued to be a magnet for large audiences throughout the years with his many music accomplishments and quick wit. Trailblazing through the Nom solo project, he remains a respected artist within the music industry as he continues to evolve his sound.

Born Chris Elliot in Edinburgh, Scotland, the acclaimed producer submerged himself in music at an early age, “I’ve always had a thing for music; I played the guitar and piano for years before I got into dance music thanks to the The Prodigy, Music For The Jilted Generation. I got my first awful belt drive turntables aged 16 and went from there.” His hometown also provided some musical education during his formative years, “Edinburgh had a great nightlife at the time and I had a great circle of friends who all had similar tastes. I got to see all my fav DJs [like] Green Velvet, Jon Carter, and Timo Maas from a young age, which only served to fan the fire of inspiration.”

Armed with ambition to create a career path of his own, Elliot started producing everything from electro, techno, disco, and everything in between until eventually meeting Tod Hodge in 2005. The two released a handful of tracks under duo Stupid Fresh before splitting amicably a few years later. Since the launch of Elliot’s solo project as Nom De Strip in 2009, the talented producer garnered much recognition for his Clouds Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 EPs.

In 2012, Nom De Strip’s success grew after releasing various underground hits under deadmau5’s successful mau5trap imprint. Nom’s remix of Tommy Trash’s “Monkey See Monkey Do” only helped solidify his ranks in the music industry. Not only were music fans infatuated by his unique style, but leading artists such as Tiësto, Wolfgang Gartner and Dirty South began publicly supporting the artist which ultimately led to his next accomplishment.

In 2013, house music veteran Chris Lake jumped at the chance to sign Nom to his Rising Music label. The pairing couldn’t be more ideal as Nom has released hit tracks “Devil’s BBQ” with Nezzo and “Nippleodeon” with Hatiras, “I was influenced by some of the Dutch guys, Bart B More, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, I’ve always been a big fan of Hot Mouth, Hatiras, Chis Lake, and new guys like Harvard Bass were, and still are, rocking my ears off.”

With 2014 just right around the corner, this producer is closing out 2013 with “Minerals,” a collaboration with Congrorock. We’re sure you’ll hear this track when Nom De Strip makes his way to the Raymond James Stadium for The Gift on Thursday, December 26th.

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Hundreds of DJs from all over Florida and beyond created mixes to be entered in the official The Gift DJ Competition. Then, thousands of fans tuned in and voted on their favorite sets from all the vying entrants on Wavo.Me and after tallying all the votes cast, we’re proud to give a warm congratulations to DJ KayG (Kyle Guadango) the winner of our DJ Contest!

Kyle Guadango will be performing an opening slot at The Gift on December 26th along with artists like deadmau5, Adventure Club and NERVO and will also receive two VIP tickets for the event!

A big thank you to all of our many talented contestants for participating in The Gift DJ Competition. We’ll see you on the dance floor soon!

Tickets for The Gift are still available, buy your tickets today!

Listen to DJ KayG’s “One Deeper” Mix