Joe Nice (born c. 1976) is a dubstep DJ from Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] Nice was the first person to put on dubstep nights in America and founded New York's irregular Dub War club night,^[2] which has hosted performances by British dubstep artists such as Hatcha,^[3] Youngsta,^[3] Kode9,^[4] Mala,^[5] and Loefah.^[5] He performs regularly in New York, London (including at scene pillar DMZ),^[6] and elsewhere.^[7] He first heard dubstep in 2002,^[8] at the Baltimore venue Starscape, and began playing it that same year.^[7] He has been praised for his charisma^[9] and stage presence.^[10] In 2005, music journalist Martin Clark also praised him for his access to new dubplates (in contrast to other American dubstep DJs) and willingness to play tracks by lesser-known producers.^[6] In 2007, Nice was selected as one of URB magazine's "Next 100".^{[citation needed]} In 2015, he founded the label known as Gourmet Beats, pushing content from the likes of Moonstones, Fill Spectre & DJG.^[11]

Nice was born in Southampton, England^[12] to Trinidadian parents, but moved to Baltimore at the age of two.^[7]