Composer,
pianist and sound artist, researcher on improvisation, Jazz and
Afro-Caribbean music. Creator of soundtracks for audiovisuals and
performing arts.
Song writer.
Double degree in Jazz Piano from
the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, Colombia and the Escuela Superior
de Música de Catauña, Spain. Master in Sound Art /Composition at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
Nicolás is the co-founder of the Cistifellea Collective together with the director and stage designer Elena Tilli, where he works as a sound designer, performer, and writer. His practice of improvisation and his emphatic approach during the process offers unique possibilities.
He investigates unconventional forms of participation of the public while attending a performance and as inspiration to his process with sound. He develops specific tools for interaction and builds custom-based small-scale instruments.
Using software, and electronic sounds, together with live played instruments, Nicolas allows himself a fullscale exploration that together with his wide versatility as a musician and composer, opens up a high level of complexity that translates into a beautiful, inspiring, and sometimes provocative experience for the public.
Nicolas is also a singer-songwriter, leader, and manager of the independent musical project Yurgaki since 2005.
Composer and co-producer of the projects Candombe Tierra, Sones de Marimba, Chonta Dura, in Barcelona.
His
work has been presented internationally in countries such as Ecuador,
United States, France, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Ecuador, Morocco,
Azerbaijan, Colombia and Spain.Nicolás also works as an educator for
children, youth and adults. He promotes Afro-Caribbean music around the
world through concerts and workshops where he spreads various musical
genres, disseminating traditional music and transforming it through his
own compositions.