Nicholas White

Originally from the Chicago, Nick White studied classical music performance for eight years both at Boston University and Boston Conservatory. By the time he had returned to Chicago, he had already amassed the largest collection of antique drummer's sound effects instruments (known as "traps) in the world. What had begun as a small hobby, soon found White being an expert in how these specialized instruments were used and how to design the soundscape of a silent film screening today--recreating perfectly what was once reality in 1914. Delighting film audiences with famed Chicago theater organist Jay Warren, he was also invited to Germany perform vibraphone and sound effects with The Philharmonisches Orchester Regansburg. In 2022, White showcased his skills and collection in a scene from "Killers of The Flower Moon," directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, in which he was contracted as a principal actor--a feat in the world of music, as most musicians