MY STORY
Benjamin Kotik (known by his artist name – Kotik) is a recording artist, composer, violinist, and musician currently based in Prague, Czech Republic. His works come from two separate worlds: electronic music production (genres: predominantly hip hop/rap, pop), which he has been self-developing from the age of 16; classical composition, predominantly modern/atonal music for solo instruments, string quartets, and ensembles.




From a young age, Kotik’s life has always been unlike his friends and classmates. Since he was five years old, Kotik has lived in two separate worlds: Brooklyn, New York, and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Since high school, he has spent much of his time making music, from writing lyrics to mastering for himself and other artists. Kotik currently resides in Prague, Czech Republic, where he continues his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague as a music composition student.