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Nikkos' music has been reaching out and touching the hearts of millions of listeners worldwide since 1989. 
With numerous awards and radio chart position to his credit, this Italian-born, Japan-USA based multi-instrumentalist, offers a sonorous blend of strong melodies and italian songs. Born Nikkos Bifaro Vincenzo in Trapani, Italy, the man now known as Nikkos began his musical career at the age of 10, studying accordion, piano, flute, sax, guitar and voice. He earned his master degree in flute from the noted conservatory V.Bellini, under the guidance of renowned flutist G.Maduli. After graduating from the Academy of Arts of Rome, Nikkos performed on stage and in the studio as soloist and with a variety of symphony orchestra in Italy and Europe. After spending 2 years as a professional musician in New York city, Nikkos returned to Italy and made his eponymous recording debut. Twenty five released followed, including two 3-CD boxed sets, for major records companies( Pioneer, Sony, Jingo Records). All recordings released on his own Nikkos Music, LLC label, were recorded in Michigan. In 1992, Nikkos followed his dream and moved to Tokyo, Japan, where he founded Nikkos Music. There, he released several popular recordings and had his music featured on CD-ROMs, videos, scores for film and television, and multi-media performances. Nikkos also became friend with the international award-winning painter Sumi Ishikawa, recipient of the prestigious Raffaello award in Italy. Her work is widely exibited in Europe, and she is considered a pioneer in the visual arts. Her art adorns the cover of Angels Release. Nikkos' music has been collected into custom CD anthologies for new product campaigns by Hoya glasses and top cosmetics company, Shiseido. But Nikkos is most proud of severals concerts he performs at hospitals, rehabilitation centers and homes for elderly (where his music is used for relaxation and healing purposes). He is also a member of the Japanese Artist Association for Charity.
Starting music lessons at ten, Nikkos remembers “ My first instrument was accordion. I was a small boy, and this instrument was big for my body. Carrying and playing it was very difficult, but made me very happy.” He since has expanded his repertoire to include silver and bamboo flutes, recorder, piano, keyboards, alto and alto sax. " My favorite is the flute and I love to sing " he admits. "After playing for 15 years and hearing other musicians, I can honestly say my style is unique. It sounds like the seashore, like wind" an early influence on his style was classical music. Over the last decade, Nikkos has performed live and in the studio with jazz, pop and fusion bands as well as several symphony orchestras, but his primary focus is on developing his own discography through live concerts, albums, videos, television and film. As a songwriter, Nikkos shares,"anything can inspire me to make music: happiness,sadness, other strong emotions. While inspiration strikes me whenever I'am surrounded by nature, the music comes from inside. So I may be performing in front of friends or in concert, while I'll suddenly feel it - the inspiration- and I'll start to create improvisations. Inspiration is the soul of spontaneity, so I'll create music in a very natural way. Instead of having a set routine where I record a certain number of hours a day, I'll simply turn on a portable tape recorder wherever I feel a melody, and I'll play it out on flute or piano. After a few days, I'll re-listen to the piece, and, if I still like it, I'll work on it until a finished composition emerges. (Laughs) I also compose music in my dreams, but I always forget them when I wake up. Very sad".
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