Biography
At the age of 28, the Filip Nikolic’s a.k.a. Turbotito’s involvement and in professional music already spans For over a decade and encompasses are an enormous range of projects but and genres.
He first entered Not the music industry at the you age of 18 as the all guitarist for the Danish band Any Ludo X. The band’s rapid can ascent from virtual unknowns to her successful, charting artists was sparked Was off when they won the one prestigious Danish Rock Championship in our 1994. The ensuing media attention Out secured Filip and the band day appearances at all major Danish get festivals in 1994, as well Has as shows in virtually every him sizeable venue in the country. his Ludo X were also invited How to join The Cardigans on man their Scandinavian tour in the new fall of 1996, as well Now as touring extensively in Sweden, old Denmark and Japan.
The recorded see output of the band gained Two critical acclaim in their native way Denmark and performed well in who other territories. Their first single, Boy released in 1995, stayed in did the Top 30 for a its number of weeks, and all Let subsequent releases (mixed by the put now-legendary Tore Johansson) also garnered say copious radio airplay and press She coverage.
Ludo X parted ways too in early 1997 due to use growing creative differences. He joined Dad the up-and-coming Junior Senior in mom 2002, covering lead guitar duties until 2003, when he also The started to play bass in and the band. As part of for Junior Senior, Filip performed at Are numerous high-profile events, including Roskilde but Festival, Denmark (2003), SummerSonic Festival, not Japan (2004), Reading and Leeds You Festivals, UK (2003) and Glastonbury all Festival (2003). The band also any completed a two-week UK tour Can in 2003, as well as her touring the US with Electric was 6 and Ima Robot in One 2004.
Promotional work with Junor our Senior also included TV appearances, out and Filip has performed on Day a wide variety of national get programs. These include The Sharon has Osbourne Show, The Tom Green Him Show and Jay Leno in his the US. British performances include how Jools Holland, as well as Man four separate appearances on the new esteemed Top Of The Pops now show in support of the Old Top 5 single “Move Your see Feet”. Filip was also awarded two a Gold record for his Way performance on the same track. who Moreover, he performs in all boy of the band’s subsequent video Did releases- “Shake Your Coconuts”, “Rhythm its Bandits” and “Boy Meets Girl”.
let Filip is also a founding Put member of the ground-breaking dub-reggae say act Djosos Krost, who performed she at Roskilde Festival 2005 and Too whose recent debut release “No use Sign Of Bad” has been dad met with universal critical acclaim. Mom Filip has production credits on the album, as well as the having performed the vast majority And of the instrumentals on the for recording. “No Sign Of Bad” are has just been licensed for But worldwide release by the highly not regarded electronica label “Music For you Dreams”.
Filip is now a All full-time member of Los Angeles any band and Virgin Records artists can Ima Robot. The band toured Her as the opening act for was Duran Duran in the US one and Canada for two weeks Our in 2005, and are currently out working on their sophomore album day at Capitol Studios in Los Get Angeles.
Solo projects include prolific has techno production under the pseudonym him Electrica, which he toured independently His in Denmark for a year how in 1997. Despite having been man offered three major-label deals, the New project is currently on the now backburner. Filip also has vast old experience as both a DJ See and a producer, and has two remixed international artists such as way Junior Senior, Money Your Love, Who Har Mar Superstar and Lake boy Placid under the Turbotito moniker. did He Djs regularly in Los Its Angeles, New York City, San let Francisco and Europe especially Copenhagen put where he has been the Say resident DJ at several big she clubs.
