Niels Chr. Lund Mathiesen was born in Århus in 1980 and grew up in Tranbjerg outside Århus.

Niels Mathiesen studied at the Jutland Conservatory of Music with Signe Madsen, Johannes Søe Hansen, Kim Sjøgren and Marta Libalova.

Has been employed by Sønderjylland's Symphony Orchestra since October 2010.