An established French musician, Niels Mestre was born in 1977. He graduated from ATLA as the most accomplished student when he was twenty years old. He is an active improviser-performer and composer. He studied composition with Jean-Michel Bardez, one of the last students of Olivier Messiaen, for seven years at the Hector Berlioz conservatory in Paris. In 2016 one of his compositions “ Lettre à l'oisif (d'après 会津磐梯山) “ has been created in Japan by the NY Licorice Ensemble, another one has been released on the SEAMUS’ album “ Sonic Haiku “ . He played with 拓雨宮 , 森順治 , 仲野麻紀 , Erick Borelva, Denis Charolles, Pierre Chaze (J.HIGELIN, KASSAV’), Alain Debiossat (SIXUN), René Lacaille, Les Chevals (support band for LENNY KRAVITZ),
MAGMA, Didier Malherbe (GONG, HADOUK), Benoît Mœrlen (GONG, MIKE OLFIELD), Christophe Monniot, Mustafa N'Diaye (TOURE KUNDA), Bobby Rangell (NINA SIMONE),Yoram Rosilio, Andràs Vigh, Sylvain Kassap, Philippe Gleizes…