Nick Fowler

Nicholas Russell Fowler is a journalist, novelist, singer, and songwriter currently living in New York City.

Background

Fowler was born in Nuremberg, Germany and raised in Ithaca, New York, La Jolla, California, and Tallahassee, Florida. At Cornell University he graduated Dean’s List with a degree in creative writing.

Literary career

Fowler is a critically acclaimed author whose fiction has been compared to that of J. D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fowler's work has appeared in The Encyclopedia of Failed Relationships (Three Rivers/Random House), The Antioch Review, New York University’s literary journal Epiphany, the Berlin-based Pulse, and online fiction journals Vice-Versa and Yellow.

His debut novel, A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla, was published in 2002 by Pantheon/Random House, and was called by The Los Angeles Times “a smash” that “resonates like a perfect pop song.” The Tallahassee Democrat wrote that "Few novels, let alone first ones, deliver such wisdom with as much talent, humor, and emotional force. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird comes to mind." The Omaha Weekly Reader called it “An honest and entertaining love story" in which "Nick Fowler writes with Nick Hornby’s sense of humor and Dave Eggers’ playfulness with form.” The novel was also reviewed in Big City Lit (Sep 2003) by Susan Scutti.

Fowler's poetry has been published in The TriBeca Review, and his journalism in GQ, POZ ([1] and [2]), and Metal Edge. He has taught fiction writing at New York University, mediabistro and The New School. He is at work on his second novel, Your Children Shall Be Kings, in which various New York City visual artists have contributed works of art.

Musical career

Fowler began composing songs and performing them as a busker in the London tube stations when he studied abroad at Queen Mary College in London's East End, according to that university's bursar records. After moving to New York City, Fowler teamed up with Grammy-winning guitarist and producer Gregg Wattenberg. Hollywood entertainment mogul Sandy Gallin secured them a worldwide recording contract with Victory/Polygram Records. Director Paul Boyd shot the music video for their song "Miles Away." Ric Wake produced their debut recording. Fowler and Wattenberg performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and toured in support of Paul Rodgers and Bon Jovi. Their song "Real Today" appears in the major motion picture Dr. Giggles, as well as in the video game inspired by this film. Fowler and Wattenberg composed music for and acted in "A Hit is a Hit," the tenth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos.

Fowler then founded the hard rock band MOTHER with guitarist Arthur Lynn of AngieScreams and drummer Keith Carlock (John Mayer, Steely Dan, Sting). MOTHER’s self-titled debut album was signed by Al Teller to Atomic Pop Records, the world's first internet recording label. MOTHER placed music in the Sony Pictures production "Mercy." Fowler's songs have appeared in numerous hit television series, such as You Don't Remember, featured in 2010 on The CW Network’s 90210. This song was produced by Andrew Wyatt of the band Miike Snow. Fowler was short-listed for the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

In 2008 Fowler formed the band Maximilian is King with Arthur Lynn, drummer John Hummel, and keyboardist Rob Clores. Their debut recording was mixed by Steve Thompson.

External links

• Nick Fowler at the Internet Movie Database