Nervous Records is currently one of the longest standing record labels in the USA. We are probably one of the only labels left that still has the word “records” attached to its name. That’s how long we’ve been around.

When Nervous started back in 1991, our focus was East Coast house music. There were a couple other hot NYC labels like Strictly Rhythm, Nugroove, Emotive and Maxi at the time. This was a great time for this genre, and the labels were thriving. When Ministry of Sound first opened in 1992, they had flags in the club celebrating all the New York labels. The concept of combining soulful, flavorful beats with old disco samples was still fresh. And the top producers in the game, like Kenny Dope, Louie Vega and Todd Terry, were “breaking off beats” for their friends, and these beats when pressed on wax would sell over 10,000 copies. (Of course, even the “friends” had to pay big money to get these beats). Nervous had its share of hits during this time, but it had one big asset that the other labels did not share….an amazing logo. Out of the box, the Nervous logo became a staple of the European club scene, plastered on t-shirts, caps, pants, dj bags, even undergarments!

We will always be loyal to home grown talent, but it cannot be denied that over the past few years the hottest production sounds have been coming from Europe. We still work with many of the US based artist and producers like Kenny Dope, Louie Vega, Kim English, Hex Hector, Danny Krivit and others. But recently we have had tremendous success with European tracks like the 2006 summer Anthem “What A Feeling” by Peter Luts and Dominico (Belgium), as well as other major American hits like “The Things You Say” by Cicada (UK), “Exceeder” by Mason (Germany), “Take Me Higher” by Mischa Daniels (Amsterdam), “When Love Comes” by Flash Brothers (Israel) and “Moving Too Fast” by Supafly Inc. (UK).

by MIKE WEISS – FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT