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Nicolas Neidhardt is a Franco-German composer, producer, and pianist born on January 17, 1963 in Mainz, Germany.

From 1983 to 1988
Nicolas Neidhardt arrived in Paris in 1983 to study the arrangement and the piano at the CIM alongside his mentor Denis Badault from 1983 to 1987. He studied simultaneously with the French concertist Françoise Buffet. He studied music theory and ear training at the Conservatoire National d'Issy-les-Moulineaux and Salle Pleyel. Being one of the first to be interested in MAO, he began to frequent the Paris studios working for many artists such as Animo, as an arranger and musician.

From 1989 to 1997
He has recorded more than 150 albums, 300 commercials and numerous films and TV movies. In 1990 he became a member of "Le Groupe" alongside Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia and Chantal Lauby in Les Nuls. In 1992, he joined the show Nulle part ailleurs presented by Antoine de Caunes and Philippe Gildas. On this occasion he accompanied numerous international artists such as Nina Hagen, Willy DeVille , Seal and Tom Jones. In 1996 he co-wrote the song God gave me the faith interpreted by Ophelie Winter ranked N ° 1 of the Top 50. The album No Soucy sells more than 500.000 copies.

From 1998 to 2005
He set up his production company AKTION ENTERTAINMENT and a recording studio in Montmartre. In 2001, he co-directed Jenifer's 1st album, whose singles J'attends l'amour and Au Soleil reached the top 5. In 2003, he was commissioned to produce the Popstars album, which would reveal Mr.Pokora.

In 2004 he became musical director of Véronique Sanson, arranged and recorded the album Longue Distance in Paris, Nashville and Los Angeles. In 2005, they recorded a live album at the Olympia. From 1999 to 2006, he composed 77 episodes of the police series La Crim ' broadcast on France 2.

From 2006 to 2009
He recorded and produced numerous albums, commercial music, film and television music. In 2007, he recorded his first solo piano album, Moments.

From 2010 to 2012
He made several trips to New York, gave piano concerts and recorded a second album, duets this time. Attracted by the dynamism American, it goes to Los Angeles in May 2010. After a stay rich in encounters, it will shuttle for 2 years before moving to California in August 2012.

From 2012 to today
Nicolas works today for American, French and German clients. He participates in many blockbusters' BO's like Unknown, Killer Elite , Last Knights , World's Apart. He collaborates with the French filmmaker Fabien Martorell and the singer Sangeeta Kaur.

He also recorded two collaborative albums, combining cinema and pop. He continues to work for television and advertising. Its 2015 goal is to penetrate the world of video games ...

Television
"The Group" alongside Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia and Chantal Lauby in Les Nuls The show.

Nowhere else presented by Antoine de Caunes and Philippe Gildas.

Where are you ? Adapted from a novel by Marc Levy

The Crim '

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Soundtracks

 * The Secret of Punchinello (1997) of Franck Landron, Absolument fabuleux

In 2010/2011 he composes for the soundtrack of "Titeuf, the film" in collaboration with the brothers Goldman And Thierry Blanchard, alongside prestigious performers (James Blunt, Johnny Hallyday, Nadia Farès, Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon, Benabar and Jean-Jaques Goldman)

Solo Albums

 * Moments
 * Face 2 Face

Selective Discography

 * 1990 : Pop Music by Thierry Hazard
 * 1994 : Où sont passés les beatniks ? by Thierry Hazard
 * 1995 : No Soucy ! by Ophélie Winter
 * 2002 : Jenifer by Jenifer
 * 2002 : Au milieu de la nuit by Gérard Darmon
 * 2004 : Notre étoile by Linkup
 * 2005 : Longue Distance by Véronique Sanson
 * 2005 : Olympia 2005 by Véronique Sanson
 * 2006 : Dancing by Gérard Darmon
 * 2006 : Humphrey by Humphrey