Nik Freitas is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles, CA.
A self taught musician and engineer, Nik records and plays everything
on his albums. He has released 7 solo records since 2002.
    Nik has toured his own music extensively and has been the opening act on
many U.S./European tours for such bands as Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis,
Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Rilo Kiley, Azure Ray, and Lucious.

    In early 2008, Nik became a member Conor Oberst's Mystic Valley Band.
Freitas played guitar on and toured for Oberst's 2008 self titled solo album, and 2009's 'Outer South',
including having two of his own songs featured on the album.
     In 2010 Nik joined the live performing band for the Danger Mouse and James Mercer
project Broken Bells, and spent the year playing guitar on the road with the band.
     At home in L.A. Nik writes and records at his home studio called Poppy Peak and has
had his songs featured on Film ('The One I Love', 'Devolved') Television shows on FOX (New Girl, Ben & Kate)
MTV ( Real World, Teen Mom, Slednecks, Viva la Bam) and AMAZON  (Man In The High Castle).
     Freitas has also had the opportunity to work at other studios on larger productions, most
 notably playing guitar on The Shins record "Port of Morrow", and also records and produces other
artists - most recently co-producing and recording Maria Taylor's latest album "In the Next Life" in 2016. 
    Always up for taking a break from the studio, nik also keeps busy on the road 
playing drums forJenny Lewis in 2012 (west coast tour) Bass for Johnathan Rice in 2013 (US tour)
and Bass for M. Ward in 2014 (Australia, Europe, and Eastern U.S).
    Look for the new single "Let It Go" and more solo recordings from Nik in 2017.
       
      
  Solo Records:

2015 -   ' New to Here' - (self released)
2013 -   'The Asterisk' - (self released)
2011 -   'Saturday Night Underwater' - Little Record Company (US) - Affairs of the Heart -(UK/Europe)
2008 -   'Sun Down' - Team Love Records - (U.S.) - Affairs of the Heart -(UK/Europe)
2006 -   'Voicing the Hammers' - (Self Released)
2003 -   'Heavy Mellow' - future farmer recordings
2002 -   'Here's Laughing at You' - future farmer recordings

Featured on:

2016_   Maria Taylor - "In The Next Life" - Flower Moon (CO-Produced, engineered, performed, mixed)
2012 -   Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - "One of My Kind" - Team Love (Guitar, Vocs)
2012 -   The Shins - "Port of Morrow" - Columbia (Electric Guitar)
2012 -   J.P. Cregan - "Elba"  (Produced, drums, bass, keys, and Mixed)
2012 -   Michael Davis with Lions - "Real Love" - TBA  (Produced, Bass, Keys, and Mixed)
2010  -  Miles Kurosky (Beulah) - "The Desert of Shallow Effects"  - Major Domo  (guitar, piano, vocs, engineering..)
2010 -  Jason Boesel -  "Hustler's Son"  -  Team Love  (Guitar, Bass, Vocs)
2009 -   Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - "Outer South" - Merge records  (Guitar, Vocs)
2009 -   All Smiles - "Fall Never Fell"  E.P. -  ( guitar, vocs, a little engineering)
2009 -   A.M. Magic -  "Magique Concrete"  (guitar, keys, engineering, and  mixed)
2008 -   Maria Taylor "Lady Luck" - Nettwerk (engineering, multi-instruments on the song "butterfly")
2008 -   J.P. Cregan -  "Man Overboard"  (Produced. Drums, bass, some gtrs, engineered, and Mixed)
2008 -   Conor Oberst - "Conor Oberst" - Merge Records  (guitar, vocs)
2008  -  All Smiles - "Oh for the Getting and Not Letting Go" -  (guitar, piano,  Crumar!!, vocs)
2007 -  Parklane Twin -  (engineering, some production and mixing)
2007 -  Campo Bravo - ' Denver Lights and Eagle Rock Dreamer'  (engineering, piano, vocs)