Nicolas Farmakalidis (NicoTheOwl) is one the most versatile in-demand producers of the moment when it comes to the current music scene. Most recently co-writing the title song for the new film, X-Men Dark Phoenix in Germany.
After touring with many Jazz bands as an arranger NicoTheOwl started working with hip hop artists such as Immortal Technique,King Solomon and Tragedy Khadafi, as well as international acts like Japanese singer AIKA (whom he scored his first number one album on the Japanese charts).
In 2008, he started a long-time collaboration with Megadeth former guitarist Marty Friedman. To date NicoTheOwl has worked on nine of Friedman albums getting 13 Grammy nominations along the way.
In 2009 NicoTheOwl started working with Japanese pop star Ayaka Hirahara,scoring another number one on the charts. He has been Hirahara’s live music director since 2010, and he has toured with her through Asia selling more than 200,000 tickets – in Japan only – every single year.
NicoTheOwl continues to garner chart toppers across the Classic, Italian, German and Latin charts with acts such as Lang Lang, Mondo Marcio, Lena (Lena Meyer-Landrut) and Lasso.
Additionally he has written, composed, and produced music for movies like Zoolander 2, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Baywatch
His upcoming releases include singles for Cher Lloyd, Sharlene, and currently working with acts such as The Chainsmokers, Arcangel, Isaac Elliot, Naoto Inti Raymi and ISRA