Nick Rotteveel van Gotum was born and raised in Amerongen, the Netherlands. He moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada for a year, and later moved back to the Netherlands to continue his education where he did his final semesters in France.[2] Nicky hit his first snare drum at the age of six and started playing drums in a fanfare. After playing a year or three, he was asked to play in a group who had acts on the streets and big events. At the age of twelve he got his first set of drums and after three years of playing drums every day and night, he swapped them for turntables
Romero is the founder and owner of Protocol Recordings. Protocol Recordings is a record company that helps new upcoming DJs and producers release their tracks with the guidance of Romero.
Romero also hosts a podcast show called Protocol Radio. It is an hour-long podcast released every Saturday, recorded by Romero himself, which features new tracks and a 'Weekly Top 3' from Protocol Recordings.
A new effort from the label is the 'Protocol Reboot' party, which is a concert performed only by Protocol-signed artist. The first one was in Miami during the Miami Music Week 2014.