Nitro Fun
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1998 (age 27–28)
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| Background information | |
| Born | Gustavo Rangel 1998 (age 27–28) |
| Origin | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
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| Instrument | Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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Gustavo Rangel (born 1998)[1][2] bka Nitro Fun is a Mexican electronic music producer.[3] He is well known for incorporating video game sounds into his music.
Rangel was raised in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[1][2] At age 15, his first record on Monstercat was a remix contest he won for Televisor's "Old Skool" on Monstercat in 2013.[3] In 2014 and 2015, Nitro Fun primarily released several consecutive singles in Electro house and Progressive house (in 128 bpm) with video game themed titles such as "New Game",[3][4] "Soldiers",[2][5] "Cheat Codes", "Turbo Penguin" (in collaboration with Sound Remedy),[6][7][8] and "Final Boss".[1][9]
In 2016, Nitro Fun also released tracks in what he calls the "Powerhouse" subgenre: A subgenre containing the same Four on the floor beat pattern in house music but playing at 140 beats per minute. Two songs, in particular, were his 2016 single, with Hyper Potions, to release "Checkpoint" and his 2017 single "Home".[10] Checkpoint, in particular conveys "feeling like [one is] in the seat of a [car], speeding around corners with no hesitation at what is in front".[11]
Artistry
Prior to becoming Nitro Fun, Rangel initially did not get as much traction because he was focused on sounding like Skrillex and Porter Robinson. By 2013, Nitro Fun decided to incorporate chiptune sounds from video games into his tracks.[1][3]