Niko Antonios Kotoulas

Niko Antonios Kotoulas (born November 7, 1993) is a Greek-American pianist and Producer.

Early life and education
Kotoulas was born in Denville, New Jersey. He started playing piano at age 2, began taking official lessons at age 6, and was performing for large crowds by the time he was 13. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2016 with a bachelors degree in Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management. In 2020, he attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business for a semester but took a leave of absence to pursue his music career.

Kotoulas played basketball from an early age all the way through college, including four years at Johns Hopkins University. He was a co-captain of the team during his senior years. He was the President of the Hellenic Students Association and Marshal L. Salant Investment Team at Johns Hopkins. He received the Hellenic Times scholarship during his time at the university.

Career
After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, Kotoulas launched his music career while concurrently working at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan, New York. He runs his own label known as Alpha Music LLC. He is also the founder of Piano For Producers, an online piano training platform for producers. He also founded MusicCreator.com, an online music creation and learning platform that enables users to create better melodies and chord progressions with MIDI packs.

In 2017, Kotoulas released his first studio album titled Dreams. He has created self-produced music videos featuring piano covers of popular songs, such as Justin Timberlake’s Take Back The Night. He also covered Swedish House Mafia, The Script, Imagine Dragons, and more.