PERSONAL STATEMENT
Nik is a versatile musician, and has experience in a variety of styles but mostly pop, contemporary and jazz.
Nik plays all saxophones, flute, clarinet and more recently the EWI
(Electronic Wind Synth). He is able to cope in different musical situations, whether it’s memorizing music on the spot or writing out arrangements, plus he has a great reading ability.
YAMAHA
Nik, as a Yamaha artist, has appeared at the 2008 London International Music Show at the Excel Centre, London, and also appeared as a featured artist at Yamaha’s ‘Sax At The Six’ event, held at the 606 Club in Chelsea.
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T.V. APPEARANCES
• “Marriage and Mayhem" Peter Andre and Jordan's wedding,
• “What Car Awards 2008”
• “Top Of The Pops”- (also on that show were Girls Aloud, McFly, Corrine Bailey Rae plus others)
• “Later with Jools Holland- Hootenanny special” - (also on that show were: The Kooks, The Zutons, Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller)
• “The BAFTA Awards” London.
• “T in the Park” on channel 4.
• “Popworld” on T4
• “The Brit Awards” " The Brits are coming " 2007
• “V Festival Live” - Channel 4 - 2006 & 2007
• “Glastonbury Festival Live” on BBC1 - 2007
• “Saturday Night Live” hosted by Drew Barrymore - 2007
• “The Today Show”- Live broadcast 2007
• “MTV – TRL” with Nicole Ritchie
• “The Tonight show with Jay Leno” - LA
• “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” - CBS - LA
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” - LA
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live !” - LA
• “Later with Carson Daly” - LA
• “Princess Diana Memorial Concert” - Live BBC broadcast from Wembley Stadium to over 140 countries and a total of 1 billion viewers...alongside great artists such as Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Brian Ferry, Will Young, Fergie, P.Diddy, Ricky Gervais, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Duran Duran, Kayne West, Joss Stone and celebrities such as, Kiefer Sutherland, Sienna Miller, Cat Deeley, David and Victoria Beckham, to name but a few.
• “New Years’ Live 2008” – on BBC1 with Russell Watson.
Various other T.V. shows in Europe, Japan, Australia and Russia.
TOURS
Places toured: -
USA, South America, Canada, Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand and Dubai.
SESSIONS
Recent Sessions include ‘The Mystery Jets’ ‘Late Of The Pier’ and
“Findlay Brown” “Hugo Chakrabongse” “Florence Rawlings” (For Composer/Arranger Mike Batt)
Recent bands include ‘The Tarrantinos’ with whom Nik played at Holland’s top film festival.
‘Groovin High’ - a corporate function band, playing at numerous weddings, functions and parties across the UK and Europe, one of the highlights being the Harrods Christmas Party, at Grosvenor House, London.
BANDS
Nik also has toured with major pop artists including: - Lily Allen, Gloria Gaynor, The Drifters, Suggs, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Beverly Knight, Incognito feat. Jocelyn Brown, Toyah Wilcox, The Mystery Jets, and most recently played with Russell Watson, playing in the following various settings.
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