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Marco Lys

Nervous Records is an American record label specializing in underground house and hip hop, founded in 1991. Mike Weiss is co-founder, along with his father, Sam Weiss.

Biography

Nervous Records is an American record label specializing in underground house and hip hop, founded in 1991. Mike Weiss is co-founder, along with his father, Sam Weiss. Sam Weiss was also the founder and president of the Disco Era imprint, Sam Records. Mike Weiss graduated from Stanford University in 1983 with a BA, Syracuse University Law School in 1986 with a JD, and the Newhouse School of Communications in 1986 with an MFA in Film. Nervous has released music from many of the legendary producers in dance music, including Todd Edwards, Masters At Work, Armand Van Helden, Todd Terry, Frankie Knuckles, Kerri Chandler, Louie Vega, youANDme, Harry Romero and David Morales. Nervous also released three albums that are considered some of the most essential releases in the hip hop genre, including "Enta Da Stage" by Black Moon, "Dah Shinin' by Smif-N-Wessun, and "Real Ting" by Mad Lion. Nervous Records is currently America's longest standing independent dance music record label, and since 2024 has been releasing between 3 and 5 titles on a weekly basis. The label has enjoyed several Number 1 charting titles on Beatport, the leading digital DJ platform, including Loofy's "Last Night," Ma

Scores

influence score
0/100
reach score
0/100
house crew relevance score
40/100
booking potential score
0/100
emerging artist score
40/100
contact confidence score
0/100
citation confidence score
94/100
agent readability score
100/100
brand fit score
24/100
interview potential score
22/100
sponsorship potential score
8/100
education value score
10/100
house crew priority score
24/100

Sources & provenance

FieldValueSourceVerifiedConf.
origin_countryITMusicBrainzJune 10, 202695
genresTech HouseCurated editorial seed (World Famous House Crew)June 10, 202645
origin_cityVeneziaMusicBrainzJune 10, 202675
musicbrainzhttps://musicbrainz.org/artist/8978aaf7-773a-4099-8d5c-aa53acb7ede4MusicBrainzJune 10, 202699
discogshttps://www.discogs.com/artist/1496456MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5WiohqjMNs7MtChjoHE9D1MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
websitehttps://www.marcolys.com/MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
beatporthttps://www.beatport.com/artist/lys/142138MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
traxsourcehttps://www.traxsource.com/artist/32762MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/djmarcolys/MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/marcolysMusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
apple_musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/artist/339422023MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jK7IcUFqIJPeGNTfEI5MAMusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
gendermaleWikidataJune 10, 202694
wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134695315WikidataJune 10, 202695
wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_Records_(US)WikipediaJune 10, 202685
bio_shortNervous Records is an American record label specializing in underground house and hip hop, founded in 1991. Mike Weiss is co-founder, along with his father, Sam Weiss.WikipediaJune 10, 202680
bio_longNervous Records is an American record label specializing in underground house and hip hop, founded in 1991. Mike Weiss is co-founder, along with his father, Sam Weiss. Sam Weiss was also the founder and president of the Disco Era imprint, Sam Records. Mike Weiss graduated from Stanford University in 1983 with a BA, Syracuse University Law School in 1986 with a JD, and the Newhouse School of Communications in 1986 with an MFA in Film. Nervous has released music from many of the legendary producers in dance music, including Todd Edwards, Masters At Work, Armand Van Helden, Todd Terry, Frankie Knuckles, Kerri Chandler, Louie Vega, youANDme, Harry Romero and David Morales. Nervous also released three albums that are considered some of the most essential releases in the hip hop genre, including "Enta Da Stage" by Black Moon, "Dah Shinin' by Smif-N-Wessun, and "Real Ting" by Mad Lion. Nervous Records is currently America's longest standing independent dance music record label, and since 2024 has been releasing between 3 and 5 titles on a weekly basis. The label has enjoyed several Number 1 charting titles on Beatport, the leading digital DJ platform, including Loofy's "Last Night," MaWikipediaJune 10, 202680

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House Music Intelligence Database. "Marco Lys — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/marco-lys