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Avishai Cohen - Live at TSFJazz Studio [French Jazz Radio] 2010 - ARTE Live leenicklen 194 views Avishai Cohen - Live at TSFJazz Studio [French Jazz Radio] 2010 - ARTE Live www[dot]tsfjazz[dot]com This is a Celebration to the new TSF radio Station and the first conce...
Third World Love - Song for Sankoum leenicklen 135 views AVISHAI COHEN (trumpet) YONATAN AVISHAI (piano) OMER AVITAL (bass) DANIEL FREEDMAN (drums) Filmed and directed by Reiner Original source: http://e.walla.co.il/?w=%2F202%2...
Third World Love - A Touch Of Tahini leenicklen 60 views Time Out Tel-Aviv put it this succinctly, "Forget what you thought about jazz . . . Never in my life have I seen so many people moving to the sounds of such complicate melo...
'Piracy' student Richard O'Dwyer loses extradition case leenicklen 1,018 views TVShack's student founder can be extradited to US, court rules US customs agents seek to prosecute Richard O'Dwyer over TVShack, which linked to sites carrying pirated sho...
Unnatural Histories Serengeti and the Rich Vile-Selfish Elite leenicklen 71 views More than anywhere, the Serengeti is synonymous with wilderness and has even come to represent Africa. But the story of the Serengeti is just as much about humans as it is ...
Charlie Brooker's Screen wipe Review of the Year - 2011 leenicklen 1,945 views Broadcast on: BBC Four, 10:30PM Fri, 30 Dec 2011 Categories Comedy, Factual, Arts, Culture & the Media Duration 60 minutes Charlie Brooker takes a comedic look back ...
B B C Four Sessions - The Christmas Session leenicklen 660 views B B C Four celebrates merry midwinter in unique style, with an exhilarating blend of folk tradition and burlesque fun. Energetic 11-piece Bellowhead and Mercury-nominated a...
Hollie Cook LIVE with @ Trans Musicales - Rennes, France - (ARTE) Live Friday 2nd December 2011 leenicklen 693 views Live broadcast concert of Hollie Cook & Prince Fatty band with Horseman LIVE @ Trans Musicales, Rennes, France - with our good friend, cohort and trombonist Ms. Charlotte W...
Terry Gilliam - Interview - 11th August 2006 leenicklen 122 views Terry Gilliam - Interview - 11th August 2006 Causing offense is necessary and essential for society. You've got to keep people talking. Otherwise it all falls asleep and ...
HSBC China 3 -- Music and Sound Design by Lee Nicklen leenicklen 30 views Just another alternate 20 second clip of some music which I composed along with a small addition of sound design - created for an HSBC project.

About Lee Nicklen's Work and Showreels

Here you will find a sample of Lee's work from past to present, including projects for many global clients including Virgin, BBC, MoD, Nitrome etc

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Date Joined

Jun 10, 2009

About this user

1974 to Present

Lee Nicklen is a self-taught / 'naturally ear-trained' musician. Nicklen's love for music was prominent from an early age of 6 with his fascination with a myriad of music styles and musicians. He was forever raiding his parents old vinyl records from the 60's and 70's that included greats such as Earl Grant, Andy Williams, Russ Conway, ELO, Toto and then his addiction for collecting 2nd hand great movie classics - legends including composers Geoff Love, John Williams, Bernard Herrmann etc. He then later showed interest in great Russian composers such as Sergei Prokofiev and contemporary/pop artists Nik Kershaw, Vince Clarke etc.

Technology has always played an important part in Lee's life. His first setup included a Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer in conjunction with a Micon MIDI interface - this was his first sequencer. As music technology progressed, Nicklen promptly began using the Atari computer running Cubase - which allowed him greater creativity. As samplers and synthesizers became ever more affordable and now 1990, Lee finally made his first major investment in purchasing a Roland W-30 sampling workstation.

Nicklen's music and sound design career started in 1995 when he was fortunate to land a job working for Brighton based multimedia company - EMG (Epic Multimedia Group PLC) producing sound and music for early formats such as Philips CD-i and CD-ROM.

A year and a half later (1997), he was approached by management duo - Modern Wood and was asked to audition for act Imogen Heap as session keyboard player - at the same time as being offered a job at Virgin Interactive Entertainment (VIE). His decision was set in the games industry and so therefore moved into the world of computer game sound design and music composition.

Starting afresh, and now working with the internal development team, Lee took privilege in the setup of VIE's audio department - thus furthering his 7 year career as lead musician and sound engineer/designer. Over this 7 year span, Lee had managed to produce sound work and music for a myriad of game titles such as Screamer Rally, Super Bikes, Dino Crisis, Heist, Viva Football, European Soccer League, Falcone : Into the Maelstrom.

After leaving VIE in Autumn, 2002 - he decided to start his own company Kayotix offering a plethora of affordable multimedia services, including license free music, sound design, web design for computer games, film/TV and the internet.
Lee's latest music can be heard (see bottom of page for music downloads) in Toby Gards' (creator of Tomb Raider) eagerly awaited game Galleon - which is scheduled for release sometime in 2004.

To date, Lee still continues to run his small business Kayotix, whilst in his spare time peruses live performance. Lee can often be seen debuting with various bands as a session keyboard player. Nicklen's love for all music talent worldwide can be observed by his exhaustive record collection, those musicians of which play a major influence in his own work.

Airto Moreira, Marcos Valle, Deepak Ram, Prokofiev, Bernard Herrmann, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Romano Mussolini, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Del Shannon, Lyle Mays, Toto, Sarah Mclachlan, Moloko, Røyksopp, Manu Chau, Enya, Steps Ahead, Bruce Hornsby, Pat Metheney, Chicane, Amon Tobin, A-ha, Erasure, Nik Kershaw, Aimee Mann, Crowded House, Edie Brickell, The Sundays, Fila Brazilia, Mandalay, Mauro Picotto, Norah Jones - to name a mere few.

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Shoreham-by-Sea

Country

United Kingdom

Occupation

Professional musician and sound designer

Companies

Many

Schools

Self educated.

Interests

Music and sound. Philosophy and psychology.

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