Dave Koz | Nils by / Saturday, 12 January 2013 / Published in
Radio  Born and raised in Munich, Germany, Nils initially
thought he’d become a rock guitarist, following in the footsteps
of his idol, Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple. However, once he
discovered funk and R&B, he was hooked.  He spent hours
listening to Nile Rogers and Paul Jackson Jr., and mastering
their licks.  Upon moving to L.A. in the 80s, Nils quickly began
getting session work with major artists including George Benson,
the Temptations and Rick Braun. His smooth jazz breakthrough
came with the album, Pacific Coast Highway; the title track was
the most-played song of 2005.  He’s since developed a second
career scoring music for various TV and movie projects,
including the hit cable series, Weeds and the Independent Spirit
Awards.     • Nils has a piece of a guitar owned by Deep
Purple’s Richie Blackmore.   • Nils admits that he left Germany
due to the limited options for a guitarist; according to him,
you either became a hard rock player, a