Nilesh Patel

Nilesh Patel

More Images

Real Name:
Nilesh Patel
Profile:
* January 1965, ✝ 21st December 2011.
He was a highly-regarded mastering engineer at The Exchange, London.
Joined The Exchange in 1989 after completing a course at The School of Audio Engineering.
Can be often found credited as "NiLZ - THE EXCHANGE" in the runouts of vinyl records;
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nilesh Patel + ANV Nilz (ANV's should NOT be created for variations in capitalization).
Sites:
exchangemastering.co.uk
Variations:
Viewing All | Nilesh Patel

Artist

Marketplace

78,850 For Sale
Vinyl and CD
Data Quality
  • Correct
  • Needs
    major
  • Changes
    minor
  • New
  • Updated
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions

Production
PHCR-18713 Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 — Nilesh Patel Mott The Hoople Mott The Hoople - Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 (Comp) Island Masters, Island Masters PHCR-18713 Japan 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
CD 040 Čarolija — Nilesh Patel Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić - Čarolija (Album) RTV BK Telecom CD 040 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions

Technical
12ENY 501 Dancing Tight — Nilesh Patel Galaxy (4) Galaxy (4) - Dancing Tight ‎(12", Single) Ensign 12ENY 501 UK 1983 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
12 QUEENP 3 It's A Hard Life — Nilesh Patel Queen Queen - It's A Hard Life ‎(12", Single, Pic) EMI 12 QUEENP 3 UK 1984 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
NOW 2 Now That's What I Call Music II — Nilesh Patel Various Various - Now That's What I Call Music II ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp) EMI, Virgin NOW 2 UK 1984 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
MASS 001 Any Love — Nilesh Patel Massive Attack Featuring Daddy Gee* And Carlton Massive Attack Featuring Daddy Gee* And Carlton - Any Love ‎(12") Massive Attack Records MASS 001 UK 1988 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
GOES ON 20 Stink — Nilesh Patel The Replacements The Replacements - Stink ‎(LP, MiniAlbum, RE, TP) What Goes On Records GOES ON 20 UK 1988 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
EMU T6 Monkey — Nilesh Patel George Michael George Michael - Monkey ‎(12", Single) Epic EMU T6 UK 1988 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
12 BRW 97 Private Love — Nilesh Patel David Joseph David Joseph - Private Love ‎(12", Promo) 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 97 UK 1988 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
CRB1219, CRB 1219 Tear Stained Soul — Nilesh Patel Various Various - Tear Stained Soul ‎(LP, Comp) Charly R&B, Charly R&B CRB1219, CRB 1219 UK 1989 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
XLT 5 T Just As Long As I Got You — Nilesh Patel Looney Tunes Looney Tunes - Just As Long As I Got You ‎(Acetate, 12", S/Sided) XL Recordings XLT 5 T UK 1989 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
PT 43182 DJ One Life — Nilesh Patel Glen Goldsmith Glen Goldsmith - One Life (Single) RCA PT 43182 DJ UK 1989 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
BRW 197, 878 560-7 My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style — Nilesh Patel Dream Warriors Dream Warriors - My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style ‎(7", Single, Pap) 4th & Broadway, 4th & Broadway BRW 197, 878 560-7 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
ilps 9959, 846238-1, ILPS 9959, 846 238-1 The Best Of The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around — Nilesh Patel The B-52's The B-52's - The Best Of The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around ‎(LP, Comp) Island Records, Island Records, Island Records, Island Records ilps 9959, 846238-1, ILPS 9959, 846 238-1 Europe 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
PHCR-18713 Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 — Nilesh Patel Mott The Hoople Mott The Hoople - Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 (Comp) Island Masters, Island Masters PHCR-18713 Japan 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
MLPS 1054, 846 690-1 Too Wicked — Nilesh Patel Aswad Aswad - Too Wicked ‎(LP, Album) Mango, Mango, Island Records, Island Records MLPS 1054, 846 690-1 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
EWF 4 Wanna Be The Man — Nilesh Patel Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring MC Hammer Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring MC Hammer - Wanna Be The Man ‎(7") CBS EWF 4 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
656364 6 Love Takes Time — Nilesh Patel Mariah Carey Mariah Carey - Love Takes Time ‎(12", Single) CBS 656364 6 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
KICK 2 Sound Clash (Champion Sound) — Nilesh Patel Kicksquad Kicksquad - Sound Clash (Champion Sound) Kickin Records KICK 2 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
656148 7 Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love — Nilesh Patel Cheap Trick Cheap Trick - Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love ‎(7", Single) Epic 656148 7 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
12RDJ 6269 So Hard — Nilesh Patel Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys - So Hard ‎(12", Promo) Parlophone 12RDJ 6269 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
22 ird rtc 1 Slodato — Nilesh Patel Ray Tracing Ray Tracing - Slodato ‎(12", Pt.) Irdial Discs 22 ird rtc 1 UK 1990 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
OS-001/T Music — Nilesh Patel Reggie Hall Reggie Hall - Music ‎(12", Ltd) Other Side Records OS-001/T UK 1991 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
BFM002 Hate (This Is Not About...) — Nilesh Patel Fonz Fonz - Hate (This Is Not About...) ‎(12", Promo) Beatfreak Music BFM002 UK 1991 Sell This Version
Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions
PURE 5 Dress — Nilesh Patel PJ Harvey PJ Harvey - Dress ‎(12", W/Lbl) Too Pure PURE 5 UK 1991 Sell This Version

Reviews Show All 24 Reviews

Add Review

CrucialMove

CrucialMove

April 24, 2023
All of the music I love, was brought to life by this amazing man. Rest In Peace.
palestina

palestina

March 14, 2023
The legacy of this man is beyond measure - he has his fingers all through the modern electronic music. What he could do with a Neumann lathe is remarkable and very few other people in the world could make a 12" sound this powerful.
m44-7

m44-7

March 15, 2022
Long story short, techno, as I know it, would NOT happeen without this guy.
he was just as important in mid-late 90s' Europe, as the late Ron Murphy was in the early 90's in the US.

I'd give away my record collection for a beer and 15 minutes of chat with this guy.\\

thank you, NiLZ*.
See 1 reply
ninjatechno

ninjatechno

March 27, 2021
Knew all about him from the "NiLZ - THE EXCHANGE" mention on all the vinyl i bought, This just meant it was a good record.
berenice

berenice

January 15, 2021
See tune that Nilesh has mastered, you know it's going to sound strong. Top mastering.
DjKidCorruption

DjKidCorruption

March 17, 2020
edited over 3 years ago
Any one know the last Album/Song he mastered??? ie his grande finalé b4 he left the building to move to a better place in the skies??? Or was it an unfineshed project that some1 else at the exchange had to take over due to his passing....basically what was the last peice of music his layed his ears on to??
See 1 reply
Mangojack1

Mangojack1

July 27, 2017
I was fortunate enough to meet Nilz when we had a 12 cut at the Exchange - It was a mediocre track and we were a couple of naive northern lads living the dream...Even though we were nobodies in the music scene Nilz spent hours with us getting the best sound out of the recorded DAT tape we brought him...He had that same big smile all day what a top top man R.I.P. xx
samsmithers

samsmithers

July 17, 2017
Just now reading that he passed! RIP... brutha, I hope to meet you in Heaven... I know you are there! EVERY time I bought an EP and it read "NILZ at the exchange", I knew it would sound just perfect on audio systems. I am an audio engineer myself, but the dude worked a magic on those records I could never replicate. RIP!
mitchck

mitchck

October 9, 2016
Every avenue I go down seems to involve his name somehow or other. A truly talented man. 5 years on and his mastering work still resonates louder than ever before. RIP!
DjKidCorruption

DjKidCorruption

June 22, 2016
5 years on and your mastering efforts still as revered as when you was alive :( No point saying how good you are in the electronic music game, let the sounds u brightened on wax speak for themselves. (I have too many to name). Any collector of electronic music vinyl I dare u to look through your collection and see if YOU DON'T own a ----> ''NILZ'' (etched on run out groove) mastered record. This guy mastered everything and anything out there, oddly should be part of a ''music hall of fame'' if one existed for after production/mastering. His efforts will be ETCHED in time as more and more of his work becomes more sought after by new generations of vinyl lovers. R.I.P.

Lists Add to List

View More Lists

Videos

Edit
Add a Video