Niki Johnson is a contemporary percussionist and interdisciplinary artist, who seeks out experimental performance practices and presentation models. Her interest in collaborative form works, where percussion is not the primary artform, has led to her development of prototype ceramic instruments, development of a unique instrumentarium of repurposed discarded objects,and collaboration with artists from non-musical disciplines. Some of her recent interdisciplinary practices include collaborations with ceramic instrument designers, work with contemporary dancers, and freelancing as a contemporary percussionist.

Niki is a Speak Percussion Bespoke Artist and performs with chamber ensembles such as Ensemble Offspring, Hourglass Ensemble and Synergy Percussion. She is a member of multiple improvisation ensembles including Throat Pleats and SICKO, and is involved in multi art collaborations with dancers, ceramicists, and artists. In these ensembles and collaborations Niki explores sound, relationships through collaboration, and theatre.

She was a 2018 graduate of a Bachelor of Percussion Performance degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has recorded percussion for Tapsapce Publications, Studios 301, Trackdown Fox studios, and the ABC. She performed in the 2018 Sydney Festival, was a festival artist in the 2019 Canberra International Music Festival, performed in Concertos on Fire at City Recital Hall, was a 2019 Hatched Academy artist for Ensemble Offspring, performs with DrummerQueens, and is a member of the experimental music committee theNOWnow.