Nick Jaina learned “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at his first guitar lesson. A few days later, before the second guitar lesson, Kurt Cobain killed himself. The rest of Nick’s life he has wondered if you can hold that much power in a song and not be burnt by it. Nick is interested in merging the depth of philosophical yearnings with pleasant melodies and sonic textures
Nick has released 8 albums on Fluff & Gravy Records and Hush Records over the last decade. He is also a writer of prose, nominated for an Oregon Book Award for his memoir Get It While You Can. He also has composed music for dances with New York City Ballet, written music for feature films and documentaries, and traveled the world to support his vision.
He lives in Oakland, California with his beautiful wife and step-son and teaches writing from a pedagogy of love and alchemy.
