Nico Cartosio

Nico Cartosio
Born (1978-05-05) May 5, 1978 (age 46)
Moscow, USSR
Genrespost-classic, neo-romantic, film score
Occupation(s)composer, songwriter, producer
Instrumentpiano
Websitenicocartosio.com

Nico Cartosio (born Nicola Cartosia, May 5, 1978) is a contemporary classical composer and producer.

Biography

In 1996, because of his parents’ will, Cartosio entered the Faculty of Journalism. After graduation for a long time, his career was related to the media industry. From 2000 to 2012 he worked as an editor, editor-in-chief, copywriter and scriptwriter.[1] Also he directed several documentaries[2] (оne of them is dedicated to the famous Russian-Jewish exiled poet Joseph Brodsky, Nobel laureate in Literature 1987) and wrote soundtracks.

Music career

In 2016, he decided to return to his favorite passion, music, and began to prepare for the release of his first album.[3][4]

The debut album "Melting" was released in April 2019.[5] It included eight instrumental compositions and one album cover song. Nico recorded this song together with Angelina Jordan, the finalist America's Got Talent: The Champions. The album was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London with the participation of the orchestra, whose musicians worked on the best soundtracks of Hollywood films, conductor Gavin Greenaway (the permanent conductor of the Hans Zimmer Show Orchestra) and soloists John Mills (Violin) and John Lenehan (Piano) got involved.[6]

The album reached number 13 on the Billboard “Classical Crossover Albums” chart and number 18 on the “Classical Albums” world chart.[7]

A single,"Christmas On The Moon", was released in 2018.[8]

In June 2024 Nico presented a new symphonic program «In the beginning was the water». By invitation of the Venice Conservatory and with the support of the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation, the concert was held in Venice's oldest hall, the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista.[9][10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
Classical Albums Classical Crossover Albums
Melting
  • Released: 17 April 2019
  • Label: Self Released
  • Formats: DL, streaming
 18 13

Compilations

  • The best of Nico Cartosio (2019)

Singles

  • Long Island Elegy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
  • Siberia (2019)
  • Girl on an iceberg (piano version) (2021)

Music video

Nico is also well known to the press for his song's videos.[11][12] They always tell stories and contain many meanings and images. The video has repeatedly received awards at international festivals.[13]

Awards

Award Year[a] Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019 Snow Above the Earth Best Music Video Won [14]
Scopifest Cocaine March Best Music Video Won [15]
Austin Music Video Festival Christmas on The Moon Best Director Won [16]
Bogotá Music Video Festival Adagio for Strings and Storm Music video (out of Competition screenings, official selection) Won [17]
Cocaine March Music video (official selection) Nominated [17]

Collaboration

Frederick Rousseau, a famous musician who make covers to popular melodies with LED visualization, selected Nico's first album compositions twice for his work: Melting in 2019[18] and Girl on an iceberg in 2021.[19]

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ "Nico Cartosio". AKMR. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ^ "Sasha Sokolov. The last Russian writer". Artdoc Media. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. ^ Graver, David (July 17, 2018). "NICO CARTOSIO: SNOW ABOVE THE EARTH". Cool Hunting. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. ^ Radic, Randy (December 7, 2018). "PREMIERE: Nico Cartosio Releases 'Christmas on the Moon'". CelebMix. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  5. ^ Kozlova, Alexandra (May 22, 2019). "Музыку Николая Картозии услышали на Западе". Kommersant. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  6. ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (April 23, 2019). "Modern Classical Composer Nico Cartosio Releases Debut Album 'Melting'". Broadway World. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  7. ^ "Nico Cartosio". Billboard. May 25, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  8. ^ "Music Week Presents: Nico Cartosio". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  9. ^ ""In principio era l'Acqua"". Scuola San Giovanni (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ^ ""In principio era l'Acqua": un imperdibile concerto sinfonico a Venezia". VeneziaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  11. ^ "Nico Cartosio's 'Christmas on the Moon' soundtracks a surreal action short". Brooklyn Vegan. January 2, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  12. ^ Murray, Robin (March 21, 2019). "Premiere: Nico Cartosio's Delicate 'Melting' Is A Moment Of Peace". Clash. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  13. ^ Barry, John (May 6, 2019). "Nico Cartosio: A Composer Who Took the World of Music Industry by Storm". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  14. ^ "2019 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 11th". RIIFF. August 11, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  15. ^ "Winners of the VI Edition of Scopifest". Scopifest. 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  16. ^ "AMVF Program" (PDF). Austin Music Video Festival. 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  17. ^ a b "Selección Oficial BMVF 2019 Panorama Internacional". Bogotá Music Video Festival. November 5, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  18. ^ "Nico Cartosio - Melting (Relaxing Piano)". YouTube. July 4, 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  19. ^ "Nico Cartosio - Girl On An Iceberg". YouTube. August 31, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-22.