NICK LEÓN

The Miami-based producer and DJ stops by to tell us what he's been into.

July 22, 2025

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Nick León is a Miami-based producer and DJ, known for his catalog of cutting-edge electronic and club tracks, as well as collaborations with artists like Rosalía and Oklou. Admittedly, I got into Nick León way too late; I heard “Bikini” featuring Erika de Casier during a rooftop DJ set last summer, and it's been on repeat ever since. His latest album, A Tropical Entropy, dropped at the end of June and earned a “Best New Music” nod from Pitchfork – check it out here. Lucky for us, Nick’s here to tell us what he’s been into.

WHAT Nick León IS INTO...

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Strange Days

I only saw this movie just recently but it completely blew me away visually & conceptually. I think its ahead of its time in the way it shows how consuming other people’s experience can be addicting and lead to unexpected problems. Everything is “playback”

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Carlos Castaneda

My dad gave me one of his books as a teen and at the time inspired my interest in psychedelics and just being curious about the nature of things. There are a lot of disputes about how real any of his novels are but that’s not particularly important to me. I find his stuff to be coded and poetic in a way that's both engaging and mysterious.

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Sea Turtles

When I was a kid, a friend and I walked to the beach and saw a shadowy figure wash up on the shore. First thinking it was a dead body (bad trip) we later realized that it was a mother sea turtle giving birth and then going back out into the sea. Probably the most beautiful thing i’ve witnessed to this day.

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Magic Hour (Miami Edition)

What can I say? I made a whole album about this and have no doubt this will continue to be my lifelong obsession. These colors are like no other.

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Actress - Ghettoville

This album completely shattered the way I think about music. Actress to me feels more like a painter than a musician at times and I think that always stuck with me. I also appreciate that on top of being conceptual it still has groove and swagger.

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2012 Scion TC

This baby has held me down for almost a decade. I love driving and driving my friends around. I listen to all my mixes in here before sending off to mastering.

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