ABOUT
My name is Niklas Ahlstedt (born 1992) and I'm a composer/pianist/guitarist from Halmstad, Sweden, born 1992. As a composer I share my life through creation of cinematic music, anything from solo piano to epic hybrid orchestral. I welcome you to follow me!
I started my project Niklas Ahlstedt in 2017 since I love to create music and play piano. It went few years before I took the leap. In 2014 I created few compositions but the years went by and I traveled a lot and graduated as a registered nurse in 2015. I'm currently working on an emergency department and I live with my beloved Julie and our two cats. Others than music I have passion for games/movies, sports and a big hobby is to just pack my bag and spend some days hiking in the forest.
My dream started out as I picked up an electric guitar. Already at beginner stage I found most joy in creating melodies. To create has always been my passion throughout my whole life. I learnt a lot and made a few songs and took courses, I was even in a metal band (for a very, very brief moment).
As we grow we change and I tended to listen to more calm/instrumental music and acoustic guitar became my new choice of weapon. I made more songs, sometimes accompanied by me singing (highly secret songs....). When I got my hands on a piano it opened up a new world and it made sense to skip the whole singing part, I could let my right hand sing my melodies instead- perfect! I created the piece Distant Memory and this song would in few years inspire me to become an artist. It took some time before I made the leap, I had no idea I would actually start this journey. But I had a period of few months being quite isolated, which left me with so much time to think. And sometimes more thinking leads to clarity. When I got home I was determined to go for it. It was a big moment to me since it would change my life in so many ways. Today music is something I live through everyday, it's my dream and purpose.
I released 2 solo piano albums; Home and Distant Memory. With time I started to journey into using more instruments and released music within epic/cinematic/orchestral genre. I worked with Kai Rathsack on Epic Music World (EMW) and released multiple singles and in year 2022 we released the album The Symphony Within. Since start my music has been featured on multiple multiple youtube channels and spotify playlists. The rest is history in progress. Stay tuned !