about

Niko Friesen is a musician, composer, and producer based in Vancouver, B.C.  Over the past twenty years he’s worked as a session musician, toured internationally, and played on over a hundred records, working with artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, Kelly Rowland, Shawn Hook, Hannah Georgas, Marcy Playground, and Jane Siberry, to name only a few.  He’s also collaborated and co-written with many artists including Molly Guldemond, Dominique Fricot, Hannah Georgas, and Adrienne Pierce. Niko has composed and produced music in collaboration with award-winning poet Patrick Friesen (Niko’s father), with the 2019 release Buson’s Bell, and the 2023 release O’Keeffe Bones.  In 2021 Niko composed music for the award-winning short film The Blactor, for which he received a 2022 Leo Award nomination for Best Musical Score in Short Film. In 2023, Niko was commissioned to compose a piece of music for Canadian dancer and choreographer, Margie Gillis.