Who Is Nightcore

Who is behind nightcore?

Two Norwegian students, Thomas S. Nilsen and Steffen Ojala Søderholm, formed a duo called Nightcore in 2002. For a high school project, they created a 13-track album by taking existing dance tracks, speeding them up to a throbbing tempo of 160–180 beats per minute, and shifting up the original pitch.

Why do they call it nightcore?

The name is derived from the Norwegian musical duo “Nightcore”, who released pitch-shifted versions of trance and eurodance songs.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

Senior Technology Editor & AI Specialist

Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.

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