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Niko Antonios Kotoulas

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Niko Kotoulas
Alma materJohns Hopkins University, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Occupation(s)Pianist and Producer
Years active2008 - Present
Musical career
LabelsAlpha Music LLC

Niko Antonios Kotoulas is a Greek-American pianist and Producer.[1]

Early life and education

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Kotoulas played basketball from an early age all the way through college, including four years at Johns Hopkins University.[2] He was a co-captain of the team during his senior years.[3][4] He was the President of the Hellenic Students Association and Marshal L. Salant Investment Team at Johns Hopkins.[2] He received the Hellenic Times scholarship during his time at the university.[5]

Career

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After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, Kotoulas launched his music career while concurrently working at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan, New York.[6] He runs his own label known as Alpha Music LLC.[7] He is also the founder of Piano For Producers, an online piano training platform for producers.[8] He also founded MusicCreator.com, an online music creation and learning platform that enables users to create better melodies and chord progressions with MIDI packs.[8]

In 2017, Kotoulas released his first studio album titled Dreams.[7] He has created self-produced music videos featuring piano covers of popular songs, such as Justin Timberlake’s Take Back The Night.[9] He also covered Swedish House Mafia, The Script, Imagine Dragons, and more.[10]

Discography

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Piano Covers (Albums)

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Year Name Vol
2015

Niko Kotoulas

Vol. 1 and 2
2016

Niko Kotoulas

Vol. 3, 4, 5 and 6
2017

Niko Kotoulas

Vol. 7
2017

Niko The Piano Man

Vol. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2018

Niko The Piano Man

Vol. 5
2018

Piano Cover

Vol. 8
2018

Niko Piano Covers

Vol. 9
2018

Peacful Piano Covers

Vol. 10
2018

Piano Covers

Vol. 11
2018

Piano Covers

Vol. 12
2018

Christmas Piano Covers

2019

Piano Covers (Tribute to Avicii)

Vol 16
2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to ILLENIUM)

Vol 1
2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to ILLENIUM)

Vol 2
2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to ILLENIUM)

Vol 3
2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to Sigala)

Vol 1
2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to Sigala)

Vol 2
2022

Piano Covers (Tribute to Kygo)

2020

Piano Covers (Tribute to Sigala)

Vol 2

Singles and EPs

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Year Title
2022

LEVENDI Is Coming Soon

2024

Moments of Intensity

2024

Flowing In Amalfi

2024

A Serenade of Beauty

2024

The First Love

2024

Living and Feeling

2024

Hello Cassanova

2024

The Last Love

2024

Light Candles, Make Love

2024

Beautiful Together

2024

Cliffs of Athens

2024

I'm Drowning Tonight

2024

Our Last Breath Together

2024

Moments of a Memory

2024

Dancing With My Muse

2024

A Warm Embrace

2024

I Like You

2024

I'm Skywalking

References

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  1. ^ "Niko Kotoulas on Using His Penchant for Music as a Guiding Force". vanguardngr.com. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kotoulas Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team". hopkinssports.com. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ Jane Havsy, Dan Canova (1 February 2016). "Mountain Lakes alumna makes NCAA cut". dailyrecord.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ Jane Havsy, Lauren Knego (24 November 2014). "College Corner: Disanza leads local runners at NCAA final". dailyrecord.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Niko Kotoulas: the Greek-American musician deserves all the attention he is getting". neaproini.gr. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ Rienzi, Greg (1 December 2013). "Johns Hopkins basketball player makes his mark on the court, and on YouTube". hub.jhu.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Greek American 'Piano Man' Brings Energy To Everything He Does". hellenicnews.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Niko Kotoulas, the founder of Piano For Producers". pianoforproducers.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Niko Kotoulas: A Deep Connection to Reality is Like Two Sides of a Coin". starrfm.com.gh. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Niko Kotoulas aims to create timeless tracks that capture the human senses". pulse.com.gh. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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