Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010, alongside his college friend, composer/pianist, JooWan Kim, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip-Hop orchestra, Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN). Together, they have run EMN resulting in features, collaborations and commissions from: Amazon, National Geographic, NPR, Pitchfork, ESPN, NFL, United Nations Office of Partnership, Amnesty International, Google, and more. EMN is represented by Opus 3 Artists.