Hi, I’m Nikolai

A little bit about me:

I was born to an Austrian father and a Bulgarian mother in Vienna, Austria where I also grew up. At age 8 I joined the Vienna Boys choir, then a high school specializing in classical music, and then the University for Music in Vienna with a piano and voice degree, but dropped out after a year, striving for something else.

So I emmigrated to San Francisco, California, and enrolled in the composition program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music - this time didn’t drop out - and after completion of my degree freelanced at various jazz bars in New York City for a year.

Ever since I have been leading a somewhat nomadic existence - recently across the US, Europe, and East Asia - and have been searching how to communiacte through music. The result is my current discography.

To me music is part of a dialogue and not just a show, so if you have any quesitons or any reactions you’d like to share feel free to do so via email, social media, or YouTube (in the comments).