Nik is a native and current resident of Lynchburg, Virginia. Music never quite resonated with him until he was almost in high school, prior to which his cassette collection consisted of only Michael Jackson's Thriller and the soundtrack to the Lion King. It took his father making him listen to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon for him to understand what music is all about. Since his lessons in the essentials of classic rock he pursued more music than what regular FM radio would reveal, and through this search discovered a love for folk, new wave and alternative. Nik also enjoys film, literature, and anything else that might make him seem intelligent to girls. He intends to one day return to college and eventually teach but in the meantime he is chiefly interested in doing anything that will help him procrastinate on that goal.