About Me

Nick Revel is a multi-GRAMMY® nominated violist, composer, producer, and educator based in New York City. A founding member of PUBLIQuartet, he has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, and the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam. Collaborators include Hiromi, Vijay Iyer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Lara Downes, Magos Herrera, and Davóne Tines.

Revel is a Silver Medalist in Audio Engineering at the Global Music Awards for Eun-Hee Park’s solo piano album Korean Soundscapes, and received a Silver Medal for Creativity/Originality for The Hero Levels Original Soundtrack (2025, Imaginary Animals). His composition honors include Catalyst Quartet’s blind CQ Minute call for scores, fvebyfve ensemble’s 2020 call for original scores, the Red Jasper Award shortlist, and fnalist in Golden Hornet’s Smackdown IV String Quartet Competition.

Revel created DragonScales: The Hero Levels, a video game-inspired etude series for violin, viola, and cello combining original music, graphic storytelling, and cinematic play- along tracks, which has sold over 1000 copies since its release.

As a teaching artist, Revel has led workshops and residencies nationwide, including Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA Program and a visiting teaching artist at The Juilliard School. In 2025, he completed a residency with the Marywood University String Project, creating and premiering a new work through improvisation and experimental notation. In 2026, he completed a multi-visit residency at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, working with composition and music education students, the String Project, leading a TED-style presentation, and presenting a recital of all original works.