Nichole Thompson, a Jamaican-American flutist, is a graduate Music Performance major at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. Nichole graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor's of Music degree in Music Performance. She has participated in the ARIA Academy, Galway Festival, and 2022 National Flute Association Collegiate Flute Choir. She is a two-time winner of Bradley’s Concerto-Aria Competition and has won a Chicago Flute Club competition to perform for Emma Gerstein. Nichole's principal flute teachers include Ebonee Thomas, Kyle Dzapo, Jungah Yoon, and Joyce Oakes. In addition to Nichole's classical studies, she maintains an active social media presence with flute freestyle improvisations. Her freestyles have been recognized by artists including Jasmine Choi, Hans Zimmer, Lizzo, Lindsey Sterling, Black Violin, and Chloe Flower, as well as Black Entertainment TV, RapTv, and Genius Media Company.