Nominated Newcomer© Ece Karatas

Newcomer Resume

Nikolaus "Niklouds" Holler, born in 1994 in Styria, is a dynamic multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer based in Vienna. He plays saxophones, clarinets, flutes, duduk, EWI, piano, and drums. After completing his bachelor's degree at the Jazz Institute in Graz, he earned a master's degree in jazz saxophone at the MUK in Vienna. Holler is known for his virtuosic live performances in Europe, Brazil, and Israel etc. as well as his talent as a producer under the alias "Niklouds." With over 10 million streams on Spotify, he is one of the leading artists in the hip-hop jazz and lo-fi genres. He has collaborated with renowned musicians like Billy Cobham and Kinga Glyk and is involved in projects such as Life Aquatic, Little Rosies Kindergarten, and was in Christian Muthspiel's Orjazztra.