Nicholas Agamalis, better known as Nick Skitz (born 1968 in Sydney, Australia), is an Australian DJ and dance music producer.[1] His career in dance music started in the early 1990s. Since 1995, his Skitzmix series of compilations have become well known in Australian dance circles for featuring remixes and megamixes of well-known dance songs and are the best selling DJ compilations in Australia.
Biography
editIn 2004, he collaborated with Tony Le Rhodes, who is his brother Tony Agamalis. He was the ex-drummer for the "Choirboys", which than linked up with Mark Gable, lead singer of Australian rock band The Choirboys to rework their 1987 Australian hit "Run to Paradise" as a dance track. The song, billed as "Nick Skitz vs. the Choirboys", debuted in the top 20 of the Australian pop charts in July 2004, and was the 17th biggest selling dance single of that year.[2]
In 2009 Central Station Records folded and Skitz started his own labels LNG Music and Homebrew Records.[3]
July 2011 saw the release of Skitzmix 38, Skitzmix 39 was released in November. In February 2012, Skitzmix 40 was released. On 28 December 2012, the single "Again & Again" (Nick Skitz and Basslouder featuring Brooklyn Bounce) was released.[4]
August 2017 saw the release of Skitzmix 90's Anthems, a two disc compilation of classic dance tracks from the 90's including an exclusive Skitz Megamix. 90's Anthems charted at #1 on the Australian dance charts for many days.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Album | Date | Catalogue Number | End Of Year ARIA Chart | Highest Charting | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skitzmix 1 | 1996 | COLSMCD01 | Colossal Records | ||
| Skitz Is In The House | 1996 | COLCDHM1001 | Colossal Records | ||
| Skitzmix 2 | 14 April 1998 | CSRCD5066 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 3 | 1 August 1998 | CSRCD5094 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 4 | 5 April 1999 | CSRCD5098 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 5 | 26 July 1999 | CSRCD5111 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 6 | 7 March 2000 | CSRCD5126 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 7 | 31 July 2000 | CSRCD5135 | Central Station Records | ||
| Skitzmix 8 | 23 October 2000 | CSRCD5146 | #3 ARIA Dance | Central Station Records | |
| Skitzmix 9 | 1 March 2001 | CSRCD5152 | #28 2001 Dance Album [5] | #2 ARIA Dance Debut #22 Overall [6] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 10 (2CD) | 6 August 2001 | CSRCD5157 | #24 2001 Dance Album (3 Weeks @ #1) [5] | #1 ARIA Dance Debut #9 Overall [7] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 11 | 12 November 2001 | CSRCD5165 | #2 ARIA Dance Debut [8] | Central Station Records | |
| Skitzmix 12 | 25 February 2002 | CSRCD5170 | #7 ARIA Compilation [9] | Central Station Records | |
| Ultimate Skitzmix (2CD) | 2 July 2002 | #22 2002 Dance Album #37 Compilation [10] | #4 ARIA Dance Debut #2 Compilation [11] | Central Station Records | |
| Skitzmix 13 | 14 October 2002 | CSRCD5177 | #29 2002 Dance Album #40 2003 Dance Album[12] | #4 ARIA Dance Debut #4 Compilation [13] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 14 | 3 March 2003 | CSRCD5183 | #19 2003 Dance Album [14] | #2 ARIA Dance Debut #3Compilation [15] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 15 (2CD) | 14 July 2003 | CSRCD5187 | #13 2003 Dance Album #37 Compilation[14] | #1 ARIA Dance Debut #2 Compilation [16] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 16 | 27 October 2003 | CSRCD5192 | #30 2003 Dance Album #37 2004 Dance Album[14] | #2 ARIA Dance Debut #5 Compilation [17] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 17 | 1 March 2004 | CSRCD5196 | #22 2004 Dance Album[14] | #1 ARIA Dance Debut #2 Compilation [18] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 18 (CD/DVD) | 12 July 2004 | CSRCD5207 | #10 2004 Dance Album #35 2004 Compilation [19] | #2 ARIA Dance #4 Compilation [20] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 19 | 18 October 2004 | CSRCD5222 | #25 2004 Dance Album #39 2005 Dance Album [21] | #2 ARIA Dance #8 Compilation [22] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 20 (2CD) | 18 July 2005 | CSRCD5244 Re-Release LNGA0067 #17 2005 Dance Album [23] | #3 ARIA Dance #5 Compilation [24] | Central Station Records | |
| Skitzmix 21 | 3 October 2005 | CSRCD5278 Re-Release LNGA0068 | #30 2005 Dance Album [23] | #3 ARIA Dance #4 Compilation [25] | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 22 | 13 February 2006 | CSRCD5307 Re-Release | #29 2006 Dance Album | #7 ARIA Dance #8 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitz Metal | 13 February 2006 | CSRCD5308 | #47 2006 Dance Album | #8 ARIA Dance | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 23 | 7 October 2006 | CSRCD5345 | #33 2006 Dance Album | #6 ARIA Dance | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 24 (CD/DVD) | 16 October 2006 | CSRCD5375 | #32 2006 Dance Album | #7 ARIA Dance | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 25 | 2 May 2007 | CSRCD5394 | #41 2007 Dance Album | #5 ARIA Dance | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 26 | 24 July 2007 | CSRCD5422 Re-Release LNGA0073 | #46 2007 Compilation #30 2007 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #4 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitz Rocks 1 | |||||
| Skitzmix 27 | 20 October 2007 | CSRCD5464 Re-Release LNGA0074 | #24 2007 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #4 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 28 | 16 February 2008 | CSRCD5499 Re-Release LNGA0075 | #37 2008 Dance Album | #4 ARIA Dance #6 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 29 | 12 July 2008 | CSRCD5545 Re-Release LNGA0076 | #50 2008 Compilation #29 2008 Dance Album | #3 Dance Album #5 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 30 (2CD + DVD) | 25 October 2008 | CSRCD5560/1 CSRCD5560/2 CSRCD5560/3 | #30 2008 Dance Album | #6 ARIA Dance #8 Compilation | Central Station Records |
| Skitzmix 31 | 20 March 2009 | LNGA0001 | #32 2009 Dance Album | #7 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitz Rocks Vol.2 | 30 May 2009 | LNGA0003 | #47 2009 Dance Album | #6 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 32 | 24 July 2009 | LNGA0006 | #28 2009 Dance Album | #5 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 33 (2CD) | 6 November 2009 | LNGA0014 | #31 2009 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #7 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 34 | 29 January 2010 | LNGA0034 | #25 2010 Dance Album | #4 ARIA Dance #6 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Pump It 1 (Platinum Deejayz) | 27 March 2010 | LNGA0023 | #49 2010 Compilation #23 2010 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #5 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitz Rocks 3 | 4 June 2010 | LNGA0022 | #7 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia | |
| Skitzmix 35 (2CD) | 20 August 2010 | LNGA0028 | #38 2010 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #7 Compilation Top 5 iTunes | LNG Music Australia |
| Pump It 2 (Platinum Deejayz) | 24 September 2010 | LNGA0030 | #22 2010 Dance Album | #1 ARIA Dance #3 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 36 (CD/DVD) | 5 November 2010 | LNGA0033 | #41 2010 Dance Album | #5 ARIA Dance #7 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 37 | 18 February 2011 | LNGA0036 | #42 2011 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #7 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Pump It 3 (Platinum Deejayz) | 25 March 2011 | LNGA0039 | #33 2011 Dance Album | #1 ARIA Dance #7 Compilation Top 5 iTunes | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 38 | 15 July 2011 | LNGA0041 | #45 2011 Dance Album | #6 ARIA Dance #9Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Pump It 4 (Platinum Deejayz) | 23 September 2011 | LNGA0047 | #29 2011 Dance Album | #3 ARIA Dance #3 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 39 (CD/DVD) | 11 November 2011 | LNGA0048 | #44 2011 Dance Album | #5 ARIA Dance #9 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 40 (3CD) | 24 February 2012 | LNGA0053 | #27 2012 Dance Album | #2 ARIA Dance #2 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Pump It 5 (Platinum Deejayz) | 5 April 2012 | LNGA0054 | #37 2012 Compilation #2012 Dance Album | #2 ARIA Dance #4 Compilation Top 3 iTunes | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 41 | 13 July 2012 | LNGA0059 | #40 2012 Dance Album | #2 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 42 (CD/DVD) | 26 October 2012 | LNGA0060 | #35 2012 Dance Album | #2 ARIA Dance #6 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 43 | 22 March 2013 | LNGA0086 | #49 2013 Dance Album | #5 ARIA Dance #6 Compilation | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 44 | 26 July 2013 | LNGA0091 | #12 ARIA Dance #5 iTunes Debut | LNG Music Australia | |
| Pump It 8 (Platinum Deejayz) | 4 October 2013 | LNGA0093 | #45 2013 Dance Album | #6 ARIA Dance Top 3 on iTunes | LNG Music Australia |
| Skitzmix 45 (2CD) | 29 November 2013 | LNGA0092 | #12 ARIA Dance | LNG Music Australia | |
| Skitzmix 46 (2CD) | 28 March 2014 | LNGA0110 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 47 (2CD) | 25 July 2014 | LNGA0111 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 48 (2CD) | 14 November 2014 | LNGA0112 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 49 (2CD) | 6 March 2015 | LNGA0155 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 50 (2CD + DVD) | 11 September 2015 | LNGA0156 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 51 (2CD) | 11 March 2016 | LNGA0166 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 52 (2CD) | 26 August 2016 | LNGA0170 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 53 (2CD) | 20 January 2017 | LNGA0171 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 90's Anthems (2CD) | 18 August 2017 | LNGA0188 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 54 (2CD) | 18 May 2018 | LNGA0199 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 55 (2CD) | 15 February 2019 | LNGA2013 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 56 (2CD) | 16 August 2019 | LNGA0236 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 57 (2CD) | 13 March 2020 | LNGA0244 | LNG Music Australia | ||
| Skitzmix 58 (2CD) | 24 December 2020 | LNGA0253 | LNG Music Australia |
Charting singles
edit| Title | Year | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [26] | ||
| "Excalibur 2001" | 2001 | 62 |
| "Slave to the Music" | 2003 | 19 |
| "Run to Paradise" (vs the Choirboys) |
2004 | 16 |
| "I Want Your Love" (featuring Melissa Tkautz) |
2008 | 62 |
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