EDMTunes Chats with Nicole Moudaber on Groove Cruise 2025

We just disembarked from Groove Cruise 2025 on the gorgeous Allure of the Seas. While we were there, we had a chance to catch up with the Queen of techno, Nicole Moudaber. Nicole has been highly anticipated on this year’s outing and we chatted with her about her impressions, her sets onboard, and more.

1. I’m Scott with EDMTunes here with Nicole Moudaber on Groove Cruise. Thanks for chatting with us. How does it feel to be here?

Nicole – It feels amazing, I am completely disconnected and I love it. The internet connection is pretty shaky, which means no Zoom calls, no emails. Just Me! And 6,700 people.

2. I understand you’ve been on a cruise event before but this is your first Groove Cruise, right? How do you feel that Groove Cruise compares to the other events you’ve done in the past?

Nicole – Yes I have done other cruise events and I am very excited for my first ever Groove Cruise. I’ll find out how I feel tomorrow when I play my first set. Based on what I have seen, I am ready. The energy is high and I am looking forward to it.

3. We came from Miami yesterday during probably the strangest weather that Miami has seen in a generation. How was that experience for you? And tell us what sets you have planned for Groove Cruise.

Nicole – God, I have been in Miami for a month now and all I was doing was calling the Gods, specifically the Sun God, and I got no reply until today. They have blessed us here on the Groove Cruise.

Okay, on to the sets. On Sunday, I will perform a back-to-back melodic techno set with Layton Giordani. Tomorrow night, I have my In The Mood, we have Cristoph and Layton playing, followed by me from 3-5am at the Studio B Ice Rink. I am still unsure if I will be playing techno, because I want to keep it groovy and sexy. So I may just play my groovy tunes instead. I don’t feel being on a boat calls for a dark techno kind of set, so I’m keeping it light and sexy from the waist below kind of music.

4. That’s why it’s called the Groove Cruise, right? The cool thing about Groove Cruise is that it’s all about the unexpected, collabs, or back-to-backs or a DJ playing a set they normally wouldn’t anywhere else. What are some interesting collabs or back-to-backs that you can remember from the past or maybe one you are looking forward to?

Nicole – There is a great collaboration with Jamie Jones coming this year and another one, with the trance legend Armin van Buuren I revere so much. We are working on so much, and two different end of the spectrum on styles. I love that, the challenge. Being a music lover, it can be anything but it’s got to be good at the end of the day.

5. Speaking of collaborations, I imagine you are planning for Music Week. And you’re no stranger to Music Week, you have worked with names like Carl Cox and others. Tell us about your past with Music Week and what you love about it.

Nicole – Oh yeah! I have been coming to Music Week way before I became an artist. It’s a great vibe, but not what it used to be. It’s more about parties now, rather than the Winter Music Conference. Music Week is a fantastic time to throw parties, play with your peers and enjoy the sunshine. Hopefully, we will get the sunshine. Last year, my pool party got rained out. No more pool parties for me.

6. Back to the Groove Cruise – we are going to be hitting Labadee, Haiti tomorrow. Do you plan to go on the beach? And have you gotten to explore the ship yet, and any other stages and sets you’ve liked so far?

Nicole – Definitely planning on hitting the beach to experience Labadee, as I have never been. I am going to check out house legend, Roger Sanchez. I was at dinner last night and saw him play, I want to check him out again.

7. Another fun thing about Groove Cruise is that all the artists mix and mingle with the attendees. Have you had any fun interactions with guests or anything like that?

Nicole – Yeah all the time! They come and poke me and want a picture. They want to talk me and I love it. I think I am going to do the ping pong tournament on Sunday 3pm. I used to be pretty good, so let’s see if I’ve still got it.

Thanks for all your time, hopefully, you will be at some of the sets today. Always a pleasure chatting with you Nicole.

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