Biography
“Simply put, Nik Phillips is one of Australia’s most impressive singer-songwriters. You need only listen to the magnificently crafted Not In This Life to marvel over his deft ability to weave beguiling textures into mature, incisive song.” - Music Historian Glenn A Baker.
Music historian Ritchie Yorke (who has worked
closely with John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and many others) proclaims “Songs FromThe Fourth Floor is an album with depth and conviction, the product of a creative life well lived and craftily occupied."
A long time live and recording artist in his native Australia, Nik has just begun receiving international acclaim with his latest release being the 1st Australian album released through a major Chinese label. He has just returned from China with wonderful live reviews and a host of major media performances behind him.
Sitting on the edge of the alt country market, Nik's music is reminisent of great singer songwriters such as Jackson Browne and James Taylor, uniquely coloured of course by the influences of his coastal, surf life in Queensland, Aust.
Nik writes about life's universal moments. This was captued in his 2001 single Come Back Soon, which was used in projects which ended up raising over $70 000 for orphanages in East Timor.
Off his new CD, Nik received nominations at Australia's Country Music Awards, the Golden Guitars, and four of his tracks have been receiving strong country music radio and TV play in Australia.
He is planning a new release for late 2009.
Instrumentation
While Nik can perform from solo through to 6 piece line up, most of his shows are performed as a duo.
Nik Phillips - Acoustic, vocals
Mark Chomyn - percussion, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, didgeridoo, vocals
Discography
Songs From The Fourth Floor - album 2007 (RAW)
Singles released- Not In this Life, Postcard, No One Is To Blame, My Town. (3 of these songs have appeared on numerous compilations)
Hitting Tin - 2005 (RAW)
Northern Rivers Child. - (IND)2003
Six Pack - 2001 (IND)
Four Poet Steps - 1997 (Arctic/BMG)
Poetry and Beer - 1995 (IND)
Links
| Nik Phillips Home Page |