Get To Know Neguine Niktash

Passionate isn’t quite enough to describe Neguine Niktash’s love for music. When most people say “I’ve been doing this forever” it’s a metaphor. For Neguine – it’s a reality. 

She got her start in music at the talented young age of 5, when she started to play the keyboard by ear. Born in DC, raised in Maryland, Neguine comes from an Iranian background. Being Iranian-American, she grew up loving music from both cultures. 

But her musical journey had only started – She started picking up new instruments, and finding herself through her songwriting along the way. Music has always been therapeutic for Neguine “I got out of depression writing my first, official track in senior year of high school.” That song was called Never Give Up. “It was literally based on my experience. And I was just in a really dark place, the song helped me get through depression.”

With the power of a song Neguine saw the therapy in music. She moved to Boston in 2012 to chase her dreams at Berklee College of Music, graduating with a degree in Music Therapy. During her years at Berklee Neguine started ironing out a music career of her own. Shortly after graduating from Berklee, she released her first solo EP Who We Are in 2017. The EP contains four tracks written by Neguine and was her first step into the Pop & Electronic scene.

Carrying on with her love of music, Neguine wanted to share her passion with others. She teaches piano, guitar, and singing when she isn’t busy performing, recording, or writing. When it comes to songwriting, Neguine usually flies solo, but likes bringing  collaborators in to keep things fresh. She likes to keep topics diverse “Sometimes it’s personal experiences and sometimes I have themes in mind, like watching TV shows like Lucifer or something. All of a sudden I’ll get like sync licensing vibes. “I’m like, oh, that would be really cool!” It just comes to me, so I go with it.”

There is no denying the unique style of Neguine Niktash. Her latest release sits perfectly between the EDM and Pop genres. Her smooth vocals and thoughtful lyrics are something that might seem forgotten in modern music – but she keeps it classy.

With her love for music, her passion for sharing it with others, and her beautiful soul Neguine Niktash is an artist you’re going to want to hear more of – time and time again.