Nia Archives
Nia Archives is the stage name of Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt, an English record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. She was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and moved to Leeds at seven. Jungle documentaries inspired her, and she later moved to Hackney Wick for university. She is generally regarded as being at the forefront of the drum and bass revival that began after 2020.
She started releasing music as Nia Archives herself, on her own label Hijinxx. The EPs Headz Gone West (2021) and Forbidden Feelingz (2022) followed, and her 2023 EP topped the UK Dance Albums Chart. In April 2022 she published a handwritten open letter to the MOBO Awards asking for an Electronic/Dance category. The awards created one that year, and she won it.
Her debut album, Silence Is Loud, came out in 2024 through Island and peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart. It was her attempt at fusing jungle with Britpop, and it was nominated for that year's Mercury Prize. She has also supported Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In April 2025 she announced a new label, Up Ya Archives, and her second album, Emotional Junglist, was released on 17 July 2026.
Her style is influenced by hip hop, soul, drum and bass, jungle and house. Nia Archives is billed at upcoming Los Angeles shows.
She is a producer, singer, songwriter and visual artist. Nia Archives distinct aesthetic and versatile style is influenced by a mixture of genres such as Hip Hop, Soul, Drum and Bass, Jungle and House.
Bio from Insomniac artist profile