Nick Batterham is an AFI/AACTA award nominated sound designer and ARIA nominated musician, based in Naarm / Melbourne, Australia.

Most recently, Nick is known for his contemporary classical soundtracks and immersive sound design for visual artist Rone. Rone’s Time (2022-23) installation at Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street Station ran for six months and was experienced by over 100,000 visitors. Nick also collaborated on Rone’s previous projects, Rone In Geelong (2021) and Empire (2019) which won Best Collaboration at the TDF Design Awards in 2019.

He has been sound designer for feature films including Bromley: Light After Dark (2023), The Plains (2022), All This Mayhem (2014) and Lionel (2009), which was nominated for an AFI award for best sound in a documentary. Nick is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts school of film and television. He has won Best Sound at Flickerfest twice and Best Sound in a Documentary at the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.

Nick is guitarist with the band Cordrazine and recently launched his sixth solo album Lovebirds (Cheersquad Records, 2021) with a performance at Melbourne Recital Centre.

Throughout the 1990's, Nick toured extensively as guitarist and co-songwriter with indie-rock band The Earthmen. Their debut album received an ARIA nomination for best debut album in 1997.

At his recording studio in Pascoe Vale South, Nick produces albums for other musical artists and has created music and sound design for commercial clients including: Cussons, Levi’s, Bank Australia, Puma, Rip Curl, ACTU, Worksafe, Dairy Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Emporium Melbourne and YouTube Music.