Nick Phoenix (born 25 August 1967 in London, England) is a British composer, pianist, and co-founder of the production music company Two Steps from Hell. He has written music for a number of trailers, with over 1,200 scores and placements in total. Since 1997, he has been involved in composing film trailer music and producing virtual instrument libraries for EastWest Sounds.

Career

In 2006, he formed Two Steps from Hell with his business partner, Thomas Bergersen, and the two publicly released the album Invincible in 2010. Several additional commercial album releases have since followed, including Archangel and SkyWorld, each of which has charted on the iTunes top 100 in the Soundtracks category. Phoenix also performed in a 2013 live concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall alongside Bergersen, confirming at least one future concert planned for Europe. In 2013, he released a solo hybrid electronic/orchestral album titled Speed of Sound. Phoenix's band, Crater Mountain, released its classic rock-genre debut album Hillbilly Starship in 2014, with plans to begin live performances in the fall of that year. The 2014 release of his first published written work, Colin Frake on Fire Mountain, was accompanied by a Two Steps From Hell soundtrack release featuring music composed by himself and Thomas Bergersen. The second installment, Colin Frake Asclepius, was published in April 2017.

Personal life

On 15 November 2015 Phoenix's son, Jack, who was 15 years old, was killed in a hit and run incident. The album Vanquish was dedicated to his memory.

Discography

Solo albums

Two Steps from Hell

Demonstration albums

Public albums

Crater Mountain