Nero are blowing up right now - having produced some of the hottest Drum n Bass and Dubstep records known to man - crossing genres and being supported by the world's biggest Djs. Their dubstep bootleg remix of The Streets ‘Blinded by the lights’ has been supported for the last few months by Skream, Rusko & Chase & Status - and has recently crossed over to Djs of other genres - including Diplo, Kissy Sell Out, Andy George, AC Slater & Annie Mac - who played the track in her Essential Mix last Friday! Check the video of Skream playing the track on his 'Stella Sessions' Rinse FM show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZXKKUiy_U and expect more when they play Stealth vs Rescued on the 13th June.


Can you tell us who you are, how you met and how long you’ve been producing together?

We're Dan and Joe, We write drum and bass and dubstep as Nero. We first met in 2000 through a mutual friend living in the same area. Although we both produced a bit, we didn't start working together seriously until 2003.


What’s next on the production front? Is anything official happening with your ‘Blinded by the Lights’ remix? It’s certainly proved it’s cross-over potential……..

Yeah it will be coming out officially on 679 recordings soon, along with a remix we've just finished of 'In The Middle', a tune from the forthcoming Streets album. We're also working on a dubstep album and our 2nd Breakbeat Kaos release.


In terms of DJing, where has been the best place that you’ve played? Are crowds around Europe or further abroad feeling your sound as much as the UK?

We have played a few 'World Of DnB' events in Russia, they're always sick! Huge venues and massive crowds. Those Russians really know how to rave. We've found that it doesn't kick off when we play dubstep in other European countries as much as it does in the UK yet. I'm sure it will soon though.


Dubstep or Drum and Bass? If you had to choose which route would you go down?

Haha! Hard one to answer. We're loving writing both, not sure i could pick one.


After the gigs finished and your back home or at the hotel how do you like to chill? What music do you like to listen to?

We've been driving to gigs recently listening to a lot of 80's synth pop like Phil Collins, Go West, Prince etc. As well as various funk, disco, Motown, soul, jazz and French house. Also been working our way through Beethoven's piano sonatas, Sonata no.21 is particularly rowdy. We often drive back listening to a BBC Radio 4 comedy show called 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue', it's awesome.