Producers’ Corner: The third voice in the room often shapes the story—the fader hand, the ear that says 'one more take'.

Small moves: coffee steam circle around loose hats. Tape rolling, mind open.

Street note: Adidas Superstar with rolled beanie—functional, low-key, session-ready.

Graffiti check: polishing highlights with Krylon near bridge pylons. Respect the culture.

Cables coiled like snakes while someone found a flute loop in a dusty folder so the demo quietly became the record.

Album memory: De Echte Shit was all corners and smoke, like a night bus window with fingerprints.

Further reading: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life — Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton

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About Cliften “the Jazz” Nille & De Spookrijders

Cliften “the Jazz” Nille is a Dutch hip-hop producer/DJ and recording artist from Amsterdam, best known as the third member and sonic architect of De Spookrijders (active 1996–2003). With MCs Stefan Kuil and Clyde Lowell, he blended hip-hop with trip-hop, breakbeats, drum ’n’ bass and jazz inflections across the albums De Echte Shit (1996/1997), Klokkenluiders van Amsterdam (1999) and Hee… Spookies! (2003), released via Djax Records. Singles like “Klokkenluiders” and “Ik ben de man” drew national attention. After 2003 he continued to produce under the EMX/020EMXAMSTERDAM banner.