Nika Machaidze

Nika Machaidze , born Nikolos Machaidze ( ნიკოლოზ მაჩაიძე ); German transcription Nikolos Machaidse ; (* 1972 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian director and musician. He is also known under his pseudonyms Nikakoi ( Russian никакой ) and Erast .

Life

Nika Machaidzes was familiar with the film business from an early age, as both his father Vaja Machaidze and his two uncles on his father's side are or were in it. His older brother Giorgi works as an actor. His cousin is the artist and filmmaker Salome Machaidze .

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Nika Machaidze studied animation and directing at the film faculty of the Schota Rustaveli Theater Institute in Tbilisi, where he graduated in animation in 1992 and graduated as a director in 1997. From 1991 to 2000 he worked as a writer, director, composer and editor for the Georgian state television and for Rustavi 2 .

Machaidze belongs to the Georgian artist group Goslab . At the 2001 Short Film Festival in Oberhausen , a film by Nikakoi was on the program; at the MUVI Awards 2002, a video by Tusia Beridze for which he had contributed the music was awarded second place.

Nika Machaidze has produced several music videos for herself and musician friends (see below). In 2005 he contributed six videos to the film Elektronavtebi / Electronauts , which was produced for Georgian State Television .

Musician

In 1999 Nika Machaidze performed at the Electronic Music Festival in Paris and won the Grand Prix there. In search of a stage name, he resorted to a suggestion from artist friend Thea Djordjadze and called himself Nikakoi ( никакой , Russian for none ).

Under this name, Machaidze produces a type of electronic music ( IDM ) that relies on breakbeat rhythms, harmony and melody guides with references to Georgian folk music. His pieces are often written in the minor key, which creates a melancholy mood.

In February 2002 Machaidze released his first album Sestrichka (Russian for: little sister ) on the Berlin label WMF Records . For publications on the Laboratory Instinct label , he adopted the name Erast as another pseudonym , which refers to the fictional character Erast Fandorin .

Machaidze is the author of film and theater music, for example for the play Der Park by Botho Strauss or for the film Bandits by Zaza Rusadze . He contributes music for fashion shows, for jingles for Georgian television and for commercials.

As a musician he is u. a. involved in the works of Tusia Beridze and George Dzodzuashvili (Post Industrial Boys).

Sound carrier

• Sestrichka . WMF Records, 2002
• Shentimental . WMF Records, 2003
• Goodair and Minimissing . Laboratory Instinct, 2004
• Cyberpunk . Laboratory Instinct, 2006
• requiem for deranged robot . Laboratory Instinct, 2009
• selected . Laboratory Instinct, 2009

Filmography

As a director

• Ulaya Saba (2011, animated feature film, in production)
• Natalie Beridze - In the White (2011, music video)
• Natalie Beridze - What about things like bullets (2011, music video)
• Natalie Beridze - I share my breath with you (2011, music video)
• Tbilisuri Love Story (2009, episode film; one episode)
• Anarekli (2009, short film)
• Nikakoi - Ghostfile # 1 (2009, music video)
• Thomas Brinkmann - Questionary about luck - (2006, music video)
• Erasti Cyberpunk NLQ (2005, music video)
• Erast Poema (2004, music video)
• Undine (2003, short film)
• To be continued (2003, short film)
• Globus (2003, short film)
• Nikakoi - Citylights (2002, music video)
• Nika Machaidze - Undine (2000, music video)
• Tusja Beridze - Kingdom (2000, music video)
• with Tamuna Karumidze : Rabbits (We all are the ravens 2) (2000, short film)
• with Tamuna Karumidze: We All Are The Ravens (2000, short film)

As a performer

• 2004: Boards of Monte-Carlo 2
• 2009: Anarekli

As a screenwriter

• 2009: wrinkles and cracks

As a composer

• Archil Kavtaradze: Coma (2013)
• Archil Kavtaradze: Subordinacia (2007)
• Salome Machaidze: Trigger Tiger (2006)
• Levan Adamia: Komendantis saati (2006)
• Giorgi Tsikarishvili: The first word is missing (2005)
• Oliko Zhghenti: Knut Hamsunis Kavkasiuri Misteriebi (2005)
• Salome Machaidze: Boards of Monte-Carlo 2 (2004)
• Zaza Rusadze: Bandits (2003)
• Maya Sumbadze: 443 (2000)
• Giorgi Sumbadze: Tu (2000)

Web links

• Videos from Machaidze on Vimeo
• Nikakoi / erast on Goslab.de
• Nika Machaidze in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Video: Backstage - goslab , ARTE report, 2004 (real player file)
• Nika Machaidze at Discogs (English)
• Nikakoi on Kartulisuli
• Interview with Nikakoi
• Elektronavtebi / Electronauts , website for the film, 2005

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vaja Machaidze on Imdb.com
2. ↑ Leri Machaidze on Imdb.com
3. ↑ Avtandil Machaidze on Imdb.com
4. ↑ Giorgi Machaidze on Imdb.com
5. ↑ Machaidze on the Georgian National Filmography GCDb page
6. ↑ Nika Machaidze on Goslab.de ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ MUVI OBERHAUSEN winners are certain : Intro.de ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Review Sestrichka on Intro.de ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Review Shentimental on Intro.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Reviews by P Hangman on Discogs
11. ↑ Entry on Discogs
12. ↑ Entry on Discogs