Interview with Nixon St-Hubert (DJ Nickymix)

              Caribbean Diaspora Oral History Collection
Interview with Nixon St-Hubert
Miami, FL, March 23, 2016
Interview asm0344000018 Interviewed by Lucrece Louisdhon-Louinis Recorded by Javier Carrion Outline by Reymond Sanchez Length: 00:50:16
Interview with Nixon St-Hubert, a Haitian DJ singer who goes by the stage name Nickymix. He has become one of the most famous Haitian DJs and performs at all of the major Haitian music festivals. His humoristic radio show, Pale Kare (Straight Talk) is a social commentary on current Haitian cultural experiences in the Diaspora. In this interview he discusses music production within the Haitian community, the influence of Maurice Sixto’s oral literature, and depictions of scenic events in Haitian popular culture. He also talks about his endeavors later in his life which include filming, editing, and commercial writing.
This interview forms part of the Caribbean Diaspora Oral History Collection of the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections.
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INTERVIEW OUTLINE
- 00:00:10: Introduction
- 00:00:40: Tell us about your childhood, your schooling, and your environment
- 00:02:20: Did you also grow up with siblings?
- 00:03:20: Who was your role model growing up? The most influential person?
- 00:07:16: Because of your ability to listen and your imagination you are able to create a lot?
- 00:12:13: So the title of what you’re talking about is?
- 00:15:00: Tell me about the funeral song, that’s the one that got me
- 00:22:00: How did you get into this line of work?
- 00:23:05: So how did you meet your wife?
- 00:26:45: So you already came here with all your gimmicks?
- 00:30:07: Something else that picked my curiosity when I was reading your bio was the idea of Haitian Rap creole. How did you manage to put that on the map?
- 00:34:40: So you make clean versions of your own songs sometimes?
- 00:35:16: I was seeing that when I googled Haitian-rap creole and a lot of artists came up. Talk about that.
- 00:36:13: You’re the cofounder of Imagine Art Media Production. What role do you play in this company?
- 00:40:42: How do you think people will remember you? Describe the legacy that you want to leave.
- 00:44:58: So people will remember you as a complete artist because you have given everything you had right?
- 00:46:45: The fact that people compare you to someone who was so influential because of how you internalized a lot of what he said must feel great right? 3
- 00:48:00: Anything else to add?
- 00:50:16: END OF INTERVIEW