Nicholas Vrchoticky

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Location
Perry, Iowa
School
University of Iowa, Kirkwood Community College
Expertise
Heavy metal, Punk culture, Music history
  • As a multi-instrument musician and founder of the little-known, now-defunct metal band Beyond Sins & Whiskey, Nicholas Vrchoticky has been immersed in rock culture since his teens.
  • In 2023, Nicholas created the alternative punk apparel brand Obscurix to help rockers dress the part while they headbang their way through life.
  • Nicholas has an extensive academic background that ranges from religious studies and philosophy to music and STEM.

Experience

Nicholas has been a professional writer for more than a decade. He has written for Cracked, Listverse, Glossy News, Points in Case, and several other online publications, covering a diverse range of topics with humor and journalistic rigor. From 2021–2023, he wrote comedy sketches for a YouTube sketch channel while working on a middle grade fiction novel before returning to independent journalism the following year.

Education

Nicholas holds a dual degrees in religious studies and philosophy from the University of Iowa.

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