Nikhil Seetharam

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Birth nameNikhil Seetharam
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Composer, record producer, songwriter
Instrument(s) Keyboard, sampler
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Websitenikhilseetharam.com

Nikhil Seetharam is a multi-platinum Grammy winning Canadian composer and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has worked with several notable artists such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and DJ Khaled. Nikhil composes film and television scores and has worked with companies such as Disney+, Hulu, BET, CTV, HBO and more.

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Musical career

In 2010, Nikhil contributed production on Nicki Minaj's single "Moment 4 Life", which peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]

2010

2011

2012

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded :

Tank - This Is How I Feel:

  • 00. "Compliments" (feat. Kris Stephens & T.I.)

Slaughterhouse - Welcome to: Our House

  • 12. "Frat House"

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

  • 09. "[[ Swimming Pools (Drank)[Extended Version] ]]"

T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head :

ASAP Rocky - Long. Live. ASAP :

2013

Drake - Nothing Was the Same :

T.I.

Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being 2 :

2014

Kelly Rowland - Talk a Good Game :

Que - Can U Digg It? :

Nelly Furtado - TBD

2015

Marc E. Bassy - East Hollywood :

2016

Chris Brown - Heartbreak on a Full Moon :

Chris Brown & OHB - Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana :

Filmography

2012

Searching for Angels - feature film (starring Vivica A. Fox and Veronika London)

2020

Utopia Falls - Hulu series created by R.T. Thorne & Joseph Mallozzi

2021

Good Trouble (TV series) - Season 3 - Freeform series created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg, Peter Paige. Composed with Amanda Jones

Twenties (TV series) - Season 2 - BET series created by Lena Waithe. Composed with Amanda Jones

A Black Lady Sketch Show - Season 2 - HBO series created by Robin Thede. Additional Music

2022

Children Ruin Everything - CTV/Roku series created by Chuck Tatham, Kurt Smeaton, Mark Montifore

Naomi (TV series) - DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Television series created by Ava DuVernay. Composed with Amanda Jones

Good Trouble (TV series) - Season 4 - Freeform series created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg, Peter Paige. Composed with Amanda Jones

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