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Norman Lenden doesn’t just play tracks — he curates moments. As the creative force behind Club NIX and one half of the iconic trance duo Mark Norman, he’s been shaping dance floors worldwide for over two decades. Now, he channels that legacy into his bi-weekly Club NIX podcast — a raw, genre-blurring journey through melodic techno, progressive sounds, and everything in between.

Each episode is more than a mix — it’s a statement. Norman blends his own productions, tracks that once set dance floors on fire, and cutting-edge releases from emerging talent you need to hear before the rest of the world does.

This blog dives deeper into that vision: behind-the-scenes stories, creative insights, and the mindset of a DJ who still believes music should move you — not just algorithmically, but emotionally.

Posts (32)

20 aug 2026 ∙ 3 min.

CLUB NIX 171: Coming Back With Fresh Ears

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your ears is stop listening for a while. I had a few weeks away before putting together CLUB NIX 171. No endless digging through new releases, no promos piling up, no wondering what might work in the next mix. Just some distance from it all. Coming back, I noticed something almost immediately: I was listening differently. Less analysing. Less thinking about whether something was Progressive House, Indie Dance or Melodic House. Less wondering whether a...

20 aug 2026 ∙ 3 min.

CLUB NIX 169: I Thought I Knew This Record

More than twenty years ago, I made a record called Shine. I thought I knew every second of it. Then Frankyeffe remixed it, and suddenly I wasn't listening to an old Mark Norman record anymore. I was listening to something I genuinely wanted to play in CLUB NIX. That's a strange feeling — and a very good one. Hearing Your Own Music Differently When you've lived with a record for that long, it becomes almost impossible to hear it objectively. You know every sound, every change and every little...

20 aug 2026 ∙ 2 min.

CLUB NIX 167: Some Records Make You Stop Searching

I spend a ridiculous amount of time looking for music. Beatport, Bandcamp, promos, playlists. One record leading to another. Most of it passes by. And then, every now and then, something makes you stop. While preparing CLUB NIX 167, that record was Anthony Pappa – Forever Seeking. Not because it had the biggest drop. Not because it was trying particularly hard to stand out. It was one melody. And for a moment, it reminded me exactly why I fell in love with electronic music in the first place....