Nik

Nik is a Bay Area native and longtime musician, performer, and songwriter.

Life, God, depression, love-lost, the struggle of relationships and spiritual concerns permeate Nik’s lyrics and songwriting, with an emphasis on a ‘heart on the sleeve’ approach. Finding no real dichotomy between “regular life” and faith, there are prayers interspersed with storytelling and moments of personal reflection and note. Nik’s songwriting encompasses a cinematic musical approach that runs the gamut of intimate and moving arrangements to white-hot indie rock numbers . Diving between warm lows and energetic highs, his voice carries wide range emotionally and dynamically as well. Often drawing comparisons in songwriting to Coldplay, Nick Drake, The National, and Neo-Folk artists, Nik also had garnered a reputation for a unique voice and sound all his own.

Beginning performance at a young age, Nik got his start in Bay Area coffee shops, open mics, house shows, and small venues where he honed his craft as a songwriter and performer. Eventually founding the group Picture Atlantic, Nik became the lead singer and principle songwriter for the group for over 13 years where they toured extensively, recorded multiple albums, and built a fanbase that spanned an international context.

Now Nik focuses on his solo project, life at home, friends and family, community, and live performance.