Bio

Described as a "musical polymath" by Clash Magazine, NikNak is a multi-disciplinary artist and music creative with many roles in the industry.

NikNak holds an impressive repertoire of experimental albums & EPs, and remixes that have captivated audiences worldwide. With her enthralling self-released debut album “Bashi” earning rave reviews, NikNak has also made history as the first Black Turntablist to win the prestigious Oram Award in 2020.

As a rising sensation in the music world, NikNak's wide-ranging experience and expertise fuel her innovative spirit and ability to adapt to diverse environments. Her charming sense of humor and exhilarating festival performances never fail to captivate her audience and elevate their spirits!

With releases on Kynant Records, First Terrace Records, Inventing Waves, OTONO, Come Play With me and more, this multifaceted virtuoso skilfully traverses various music genres, crafting experimental masterpieces and performing immersive live concerts that showcase the vibrancy of her unique sound. With an exuberant, passionate, and comic book-nerd persona, NikNak emerges as a truly dynamic performer, composer, sound designer and sound artist. Recently, NikNak completed a commissioned residency with the Richard Thomas Foundation at Stone Nest in London and collaborated with 4DSound & Monom Studios in Amsterdam, further accentuating her growing expertise in immersive and spatial turntablism.

Previously featured in DJ Mag, Wire Magazine, Clash magazine and more, the award-winning artist invites fans into incredible sonic realms with her groundbreaking artistry. Harnessing live improvisation techniques and spatial electronic music production, NikNak astounds listeners by unfolding unparalleled sonic landscapes just waiting to be explored and experienced…

As a DJ, NikNak has shared the stage with the likes of Mr Scruff, Lefto Early Bird, Ila Brugal, Jamz Supanova, Craig Charles, Om Unit, Jon1st, Grandmaster Flash and many more notable artists. She has been recognised as one of DJMag’s "Ones to Watch" in 2022, and has performed at Berghain, Glastonbury, Outlook UK, Dimensions, Cuidad Emergente in Argentina, FiftyLab Festival in Brussels and many more events. Each NikNak set is expansive, unique, ambitious, genre-defying, and serves as a testament to her sponge-like musical knowledge. On the radio, NikNak has shown her huge musical knowledge via shows like "Melanin" on Worldwide FM and "Dystopia" on Refuge Worldwide, to name a few.

As an artist/producer, NikNak is the first Black Turntablist to win an Oram Award in 2020 and regularly pushes boundaries on what the turntables are capable of. Taking inspiration from a wide variety of genres and artists, NikNak lets her ideas and creatively flow freely - leading her to have worked on various theatre productions and R&Ds as a sound designer, performer, and composer/producer, and also being a member of Eve'sDropCollective & TC And The Groove family

From embarking on her debut tour in Summer 2022 using an 8 speaker surround-sound array for her immersive 3rd album "Sankofa" , to remixing works by Phillip Glass for the Refractions EP by PRS, and with various releases on labels like Kynant Records, Inventing Waves, Reel Long Overdub, OTONO and more, NikNak continues to prove that no box(es) can cage her wide-reaching ideas and influences.