Nick Phoenix

Nick Phoenix
OriginLondon, England
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Piano
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
  • vocals
Years active1997–present
Websitehttps://nickphoenix.com/

Nick Phoenix (born 25 August 1967 in London, England) is a British composer, pianist, and co-founder of the production music company Two Steps from Hell.[1] He has written music for a number of trailers, with over 1,200 scores and placements in total.[2][1]

Since 1997, he has been involved in composing film trailer music and producing virtual instrument libraries for EastWest Sounds.[3]

Career

In 2006, he formed Two Steps from Hell with his business partner, Thomas Bergersen, and the two publicly released the album Invincible in 2010. Several additional commercial album releases have since followed, including Archangel and SkyWorld,[4] each of which has charted on the iTunes top 100 in the Soundtracks category.[5] Phoenix also performed in a 2013 live concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall alongside Bergersen, confirming at least one future concert planned for Europe.[6]

In 2013, he released a solo hybrid electronic/orchestral album titled Speed of Sound.[7]

Phoenix's band, Crater Mountain, released its classic rock-genre debut album Hillbilly Starship in 2014,[8] with plans to begin live performances in the fall of that year.[9]

The 2014 release of his first published written work, Colin Frake on Fire Mountain, was accompanied by a Two Steps From Hell soundtrack release featuring music composed by himself and Thomas Bergersen.[10][11]

The second installment, Colin Frake Asclepius, was published in April 2017.[12]

Personal life

On 15 November 2015 Phoenix's son, Jack, who was 15 years old, was killed in a hit and run incident.[13] The album Vanquish was dedicated to his memory.[14]

Discography

Solo albums

Two Steps from Hell

Demonstration albums

  • Volume One (2006) [First album, featuring various genres]
  • Shadows and Nightmares (2006) [Horror genre album]
  • Dynasty (2007) [Epic genre album]
  • All Drums Go to Hell (2007) [Heavily percussion-oriented album]
  • Nemesis (2007) [Epic genre album mostly composed by Thomas Bergersen]
  • Pathogen (2007) [Electro-metal album largely composed by Nick Phoenix].
  • Dreams & Imaginations (2008) [New Age album]
  • Legend (2008) [Epic genre album, with some tracks composed by Troels Folmann]
  • Ashes (2008) [Horror genre album]
  • The Devil Wears Nada (2009) [Mostly light and humorous album]
  • Power of Darkness (2010) [Epic genre album]
  • All Drones Go to Hell (2010)[19] [Also known as Mystical Beginnings;[20] New Age album]
  • Illumina (2010)[19] [New Age album]
  • Balls to the Wall (2011) [Percussion album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer]
  • Nero (2011) [Epic genre album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer]
  • Cyanide (2013) [Percussion and electro-metal album]
  • Crime Lab (2013) [Industrial electronica album][21]
  • Open Conspiracy (2014) [Epic Hybrid album also featuring Hitesh Ceon and Nick Pittsinger, as well as Thomas Bergersen][22]

Public albums

  • Invincible (2010) [Compilation of some of the most popular Two Steps From Hell tracks]
  • Archangel (2011) [Compilation of more of the most popular Two Steps From Hell tracks]
  • Demon's Dance (2012) [Compilation of tracks previously unreleased to the public, available only on the Two Steps From Hell application for iOS and Android]
  • Halloween (2012)[23] [Compilation of well-known horror tracks from several demonstration albums, with several other-genre tracks as well]
  • SkyWorld (2012)[24] [First public album featuring almost entirely new music]
  • Classics Volume One (2013)[25] [Compilation of previously unreleased tracks. First public album available in lossless audio]
  • Colin Frake on Fire Mountain (July 2014) [Soundtrack accompaniment for an original Nick Phoenix-penned e-book. Also features music composed by Thomas Bergersen][10]
  • Battlecry (2015) ["Ultra epic" follow-up to SkyWorld and the first public album to be released on two discs.][26][27]
  • Classics Volume Two (2015) [Compilation of new and previously unreleased tracks.]
  • Vanquish (2016) [Album published in November 2016, dedicated to his deceased son, Jack Phoenix]
  • Myth (2022)[28]

Crater Mountain

  • Hillbilly Starship (2014)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About Nick Phoenix". nickphoenix.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "About". Two Steps from Hell. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ^ "About Us". soundsonline.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Music". Two Steps from Hell. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Home". Two Steps from Hell.
  6. ^ "Two Steps From Hell In Concert". Screen Watch. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Speed of Sound by Nick Phoenix".
  8. ^ "Hillbilly Starship released". Nick Phoenix via Facebook.
  9. ^ "Nick Phoenix comment on live gigs". Nick Phoenix via Facebook.
  10. ^ a b "Colin Frake". Two Steps From Hell. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ^ Colin Frake at Apple Books. Two Steps From Hell. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  12. ^ Colin Frake "Asclepius" at Apple Books. Two Steps From Hell. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  13. ^ Lara, Jovana (19 November 2015). "Father of teen decapitated in Palms hit-and-run wants justice, not revenge". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. ^ Vanquish digital booklet (PDF). Two Steps from Hell.
  15. ^ "Music – Albums". Two Steps From Hell. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Speed of Sound on Amazon.com". Two Steps From Hell via Amazon.com.
  17. ^ "Wide World on Apple Music". Nick Phoenix via Apple Music.
  18. ^ "Wide World on Apple Music". Nick Phoenix via Apple Music.
  19. ^ a b "Two Steps From Hell – All Drones Go To Hell & Illumina". Trailer Music News. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  20. ^ "All Drones Go To Hell". Two Steps From Hell. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  21. ^ "Crime Lab on ExtremeMusic.com". Extreme Music.
  22. ^ "Open Conspiracy on ExtremeMusic.com". Extreme Music.
  23. ^ "Halloween description". Two Steps From Hell. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  24. ^ "Skyworld description". Two Steps From Hell. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Steven R. Gilmore's Facebook post". Steven R. Gilmore.
  26. ^ "Two Step From Hell's main website under 'New Releases'". Two Step From Hell's Website.
  27. ^ "Battlecry on Itunes.com". Two Step From Hell via Itunes.com. 28 April 2015.
  28. ^ "Myth on Apple Music". Two Steps from Hell LLC.