Music Studio Setup in Kiel, Germany

Name: Nadine Westphal

Location: Kiel, Germany

Occupation: Sports economist, Fitness coach, Techno DJ

Room size: 15 m² (161,5 ft²)

Cost of the setup: $4,3K

Social media: Instagram, Facebook, Soundcloud and Beatport

Hey, Nadine! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hi, I am Nadine, a perpetual self-explorer!

For the past few years, I have tried quite a few different things. After school, I completed my pastry chef training. Even though I enjoyed it a lot, I knew it wasn’t my true passion.

Later on, I finished my dual study course in sports economics. Although I have a relevant job now, I’m always looking for new opportunities.

I’ve been working as a local blogger’s back office manager for the past three years as a side hustle (moinmoinkiel.de / moinmoinkiel on Instagram).

Besides my career development, I’ve always been interested in music. But I didn’t really pay too much attention to it, sadly.

In Frankfurt am Main, where I lived for three years, I discovered techno. At first, I didn’t know what it’s all about and if I’d like it or not. However, after attending a few parties and meeting new inspiring people, I was enthralled.

In summer 2018, I asked my wife what she’d say if I started making and DJing techno music. This was just a wild idea, a mere curiosity about doing this stuff.

But then I suddenly heard her say “Just do it”. And I did.

Starting to make music was probably the best decision I’ve ever made. I am very grateful to my wife for urging me to go into this new phase of my life.

Since then I have achieved so many goals, or perhaps I should describe them as dreams. This includes my first releases on a label (Black Snake Recordings / Black Snake Recordings Instagram). Moreover, the owner of the record label, Darian, believed in my talent before anyone else. I’ll never be able to thank him enough.

It’s been an amazing journey so far, I have worked with some wonderful creative folks who became more like friends than just colleagues. One of them is my dearest friend Roman. He made my first live session happen at the Mukkefuk party in Wiesbaden. Roman remains a big help and support to me in music theory and stuff.

Another big dream came true in 2020: I was invited to join a local DJ collective, Stadtpalava Records, and I am looking forward to future projects!

Can you describe your home setup?

My workspace has changed drastically since I started my music production project.

At first, the only equipment that I had was a MacBook Pro, Ableton (DAW — digital audio workstation), the most ordinary headphones, and a MIDI keyboard (AKAI MPK Mini MKII).