Nick Phoenix (born 25 August 1967 in

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, England) is a British composer, pianist, and co-founder of the production music company

Two Steps from Hell Two Steps from Hell was an American production music company based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 2006 by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix, a pair of composers born in Norway and England, respectively. They created the company to make tra ...

. He has written music for a number of

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, with over 1,200 scores and placements in total. Since 1997, he has been involved in composing film

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and producing virtual instrument libraries for

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Career

In 2006, he formed Two Steps from Hell with his business partner, Thomas Bergersen, and the two publicly released the album '' Invincible'' in 2010. Several additional commercial album releases have since followed, including ''

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'' and '' SkyWorld'', each of which has charted on the iTunes top 100 in the Soundtracks category. Phoenix also performed in a 2013 live concert at the

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alongside Bergersen, confirming at least one future concert planned for Europe. In 2013, he released a solo hybrid electronic/orchestral album titled ''

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''. Phoenix's band, Crater Mountain, released its

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-genre debut album ''Hillbilly Starship'' in 2014, with plans to begin live performances in the fall of that year. The 2014 release of his first published written work, ''Colin Frake on Fire Mountain'', was accompanied by a Two Steps From Hell soundtrack release featuring music composed by himself and Thomas Bergersen. The second installment, ''Colin Frake Asclepius'', was published in April 2017.

Personal life

On 15 November 2015 Phoenix's son, Jack, who was 15 years old, was killed in a

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incident. The album '' Vanquish'' was dedicated to his memory.

Discography

Solo albums

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'' (2013) ybrid sci-fi genre solo album*'' King of One'' (2021) yrical Rock album*'' Wide World'' (2022) yrical Rock album

Two Steps from Hell

Demonstration albums

*''Volume One'' (2006) irst album, featuring various genres*''Shadows and Nightmares'' (2006) orror genre album*''Dynasty'' (2007) pic genre album*''All Drums Go to Hell'' (2007) eavily percussion-oriented album*''Nemesis'' (2007) pic genre album mostly composed by Thomas Bergersen*''Pathogen'' (2007) lectro-metal album largely composed by Nick Phoenix *''Dreams & Imaginations'' (2008) ew Age album*''

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'' (2008) pic genre album, with some tracks composed by Troels Folmann*''Ashes'' (2008) orror genre album*''The Devil Wears Nada'' (2009) ostly light and humorous album*'' Power of Darkness'' (2010) pic genre album*''All Drones Go to Hell'' (2010) lso known as ''Mystical Beginnings''; New Age album*''Illumina'' (2010) ew Age album*''Balls to the Wall'' (2011) ercussion album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer*''Nero'' (2011) pic genre album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer*''Cyanide'' (2013) ercussion and electro-metal album*''Crime Lab'' (2013) ndustrial electronica album*''Open Conspiracy'' (2014) pic Hybrid album also featuring Hitesh Ceon and Nick Pittsinger">Hitesh_Ceon.html" ;"title="pic Hybrid album also featuring Hitesh Ceon">pic Hybrid album also featuring Hitesh Ceon and Nick Pittsinger, as well as Thomas Bergersen]

Public albums

*''Invincible (Two Steps from Hell album), Invincible'' (2010) [Compilation of some of the most popular Two Steps From Hell tracks] *''Archangel (Two Steps from Hell album), Archangel'' (2011) ompilation of more of the most popular Two Steps From Hell tracks*''Demon's Dance'' (2012) ompilation of tracks previously unreleased to the public, available only on the Two Steps From Hell application for iOS and Android*''

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'' (2012) ompilation of well-known horror tracks from several demonstration albums, with several other-genre tracks as well*'' SkyWorld'' (2012) irst public album featuring almost entirely new music*''

Classics Volume One ''Classics Volume One'', also stylised as ''Classics, Vol. 1'', is the fifth public album by the group Two Steps From Hell, released in June 2013. It consists of 23 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix. This album is ...

'' (2013) ompilation of previously unreleased tracks. First public album available in lossless audio*''Colin Frake on Fire Mountain'' (July 2014) oundtrack accompaniment for an original Nick Phoenix-penned e-book. Also features music composed by Thomas Bergersenref name="Colin Frake"/> *'' Battlecry'' (2015) Ultra epic" follow-up to SkyWorld and the first public album to be released on two discs.*'' Classics Volume Two'' (2015) ompilation of new and previously unreleased tracks.*'' Vanquish'' (2016) lbum published in November 2016, dedicated to his deceased son, Jack Phoenix*''

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'' (2022)

Crater Mountain

*''Hillbilly Starship'' (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phoenix, Nick Living people English male composers Musicians from London Two Steps from Hell 1967 births British expatriates in the United States