| Nico Cartosio | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, USSR |
| Genre: | post-classic, neo-romantic, film score |
| Occupation: | composer, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument: | piano |
Nico Cartosio (born Nicola Cartosia, May 5, 1978) is a contemporary classical composer and producer.
In 1996, because of his parents’ will, Cartosio entered the Faculty of Journalism. After graduation for a long time, his career was related to the media industry. From 2000 to 2012 he worked as an editor, editor-in-chief, copywriter and scriptwriter.[1] Also he directed several documentaries[2] (оne of them is dedicated to the famous Russian-Jewish exiled poet Joseph Brodsky, Nobel laureate in Literature 1987) and wrote soundtracks.
In 2016, he decided to return to his favorite passion, music, and began to prepare for the release of his first album.[3] [4]
The debut album "Melting" was released in April 2019.[5] It included eight instrumental compositions and one album cover song. Nico recorded this song together with Angelina Jordan, the finalist . The album was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London with the participation of the orchestra, whose musicians worked on the best soundtracks of Hollywood films, conductor Gavin Greenaway (the permanent conductor of the Hans Zimmer Show Orchestra) and soloists John Mills (Violin) and John Lenehan (Piano) got involved.[6]
The album reached number 13 on the Billboard “Classical Crossover Albums” chart and number 18 on the “Classical Albums” world chart.[7]
A single,"Christmas On The Moon", was released in 2018.[8]
In June 2024 Nico presented a new symphonic program «In the beginning was the water». By invitation of the Venice Conservatory and with the support of the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation, the concert was held in Venice's oldest hall, the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista.[9] [10]
| Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Albums | Classical Crossover Albums | |||||||||
| Melting | 18 | 13 | ||||||||
Nico is also well known to the press for his song's videos.[11] [12] They always tell stories and contain many meanings and images. The video has repeatedly received awards at international festivals.[13]
| Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2019 | Snow Above the Earth | Best Music Video | [14] | |
| Scopifest | Cocaine March | Best Music Video | [15] | ||
| Austin Music Video Festival | Christmas on The Moon | Best Director | [16] | ||
| Bogotá Music Video Festival | Adagio for Strings and Storm | Music video (out of Competition screenings, official selection) | [17] | ||
| Cocaine March | Music video (official selection) |
Frederick Rousseau, a famous musician who make covers to popular melodies with LED visualization, selected Nico's first album compositions twice for his work: Melting in 2019[18] and Girl on an iceberg in 2021.[19]