Christopher Nicholas

Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004. He was awarded the prestigious Berklee Achievement Scholarship and received an honorable mention for his original song, “I Write these Words” in the Berklee Songwriting Contest. He was granted the Patsy C. & Fred W. Patterson College of Music Scholarship to the University of North Texas, completing an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009. In addition, Nicholas was a featured soloist on the album “In Case you Missed it” with the U.N.T. Jazz Singers directed by Paris Rutherford. In 2010, along with the artistic director, JooWan Kim, Christopher co-founded Ensemble Mik Nawooj. They ran the organization overseeing many successful campaigns in PR, fundraising, and tours. In 2016, Chris directed the second album campaign with the artistic director resulting in national recognition from Huffington Post, Pitchfork, ESPN, and NFL Super Bowl.