Nu NRG was a trance production alias of Italian DJs and producers Giuseppe Ottaviani and  Andrea Ribeca. Nu NRG were active between 2000 and 2004,  releasing a steady stream of uplifting trance anthems and one studio album.  Nu NRG mainly released on Paul van Dyk’s Vandit Records.

Early Years: 2000 to 2004

Giuseppe Ottaviani started DJ-ing in 1995 but his production career didn’t start until he met fellow Italian Andrea Ribeca.  By this stage both were trance DJs but Ribeca had come to trance via scratch DJ-ing and then techno.

The pair formed the act Nu NRG and within a year had released their first single: ‘Energyzer E.P.’ (Synthetic 2000).  The duo’s breakthrough track came one year later in the shape of ‘Dreamland’ (Vandit Records 2001).  Signed to Paul van Dyk’s Vandit label the German trance supremo also featured the track on his mix compilation ‘The Politics Of Dancing’ (Ministry Of Sound 2001).  ‘Dreamland’ was typical of Nu NRG’s high octane style, featuring a driving but uplifting lead-line and bubbling acid bass.

Nu NRG released a dozen singles between 2000 and 2005 and a studio album in 2004 ‘Freefall’ (Vandit Records 2004).  They also took the act on the road performing live sets that included many unreleased tracks written especially for their live shows.

Ottaviani and Ribeca retired the Nu NRG production alias in 2005 to focus on their respective solo careers, although a posthumous studio album was released in 2007 on Monster Tunes featuring previously unreleased material: ‘Most Wanted’ (Monster Tunes 2007).

Nu NRG were responsible for some key high energy trance tracks of the early noughties. Their strong support from Paul van Dyk ensured widespread exposure via his DJ sets and mix compilations. Unlike many other trance acts Nu NRG routinely performed live sets.