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ABOUT NIKITA
Nikita is a multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and composer. Inspired as much by trip hop and science fiction as he is by classical music and being out in nature, Nikita's music aims to take listeners on a cinematic journey. As a violinist, Nikita has shared the stage with Willie Nelson & Family, Valerie June, Tinariwen, Particle Kid, Sunny War, The Shrine, Entrance Band, The Chuck Dukowski Sextet, The Ferocious Few, Sister Rogers, and the Downtown Train, to name a few. He has composed music for and performed with the avant-garde Los Angeles cirque Lucent Dossier Experience. Nikita is a member of the prog-psych collective Insects vs. Robots and is currently the touring violinist with Rhye. Nikita's electronic music side project, Dacha, lives here.
LATEST
'Todo el Mundo es Amor.' Inspired by trip hop as well as 1960's Cuban close harmony group Los Zafiros, Nikita's latest release through his moniker Dacha is a love song featuring lush harmonies, dripping synths and dark, spaced out guitars.
‘Hierve el Agua’ (Spanish for “the water boils”) is an instrumental ode to Oaxaca, Mexico–the cosmic flavors of its food, the alchemy of its mezcal, the mysterious pyramids of its past, and the warmth of its people.
Nikita plays violin on Willie Nelson's grammy-nominated album 'Last Leaf on the Tree.'
Nikita plays violin on Los Angeles blues singer-songwriter Sunny War's album With the Sun. Sunny War is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. What exactly is her style? Is she a blues or punk artist? The answer is yes and no. You can try to place Sunny in a few boxes, but doing so would be a major disservice to the young songstress.
Since forming in Venice Beach, California, Insects vs. Robots has been bringing together creative freaks, mad scientists, space travelers, gypsies, and zombie gnomes with their kaledoscopic prog-infused compositions and electrifying live shows. Matilda's Galavant takes Insects vs. Robots on a dope flamenco side quest.
While performing with Lucent Dossier Experience, Nikita co-produced and co-wrote the album Gateway with Frankie Metaphase and Atla Gadret. The album is a heavy brew of electronica, dubstep, classical, and world influences, designed to be a lush sonic backdrop for Lucent Dossier's surreal post-apocalyptic stage show.
Nikita plays violin on LéPonds' atmospheric, haunting single, The Rattle.
Nikita's violin is featured on LA singer/songbird Brianna Falcone's single, Orbit.