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Ewok. A Song For My Dog.

Ewok. A Song For My Dog.

An original I wrote for my beautiful Havanese dog Ewok when I discovered he had advanced liver disease and the vet said there was nothing I could do.

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

A hard lesson learned by those who venture where they should not, to prove a point. A dark poem by Nicola Milan.

5 Ways to Get Inspired to Write a Song

5 Ways to Get Inspired to Write a Song

5 things you can do to get inspired to write a song. These are useful for coming up with new song ideas and getting you in the mood to write.

nicolacmilan

Singer/songwriter & illustrator. Inspired by jazz, history, circus, cabaret, folklore & magic. I also teach singing. @nicolamilanart

Doing a little keys prac.

Doing a little keys prac.

Thought I'd celebrate the release of my latest You

Thought I'd celebrate the release of my latest YouTube vid by lounging around in this little 'ol frock and eat pizza....
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There's a new vid up on my channel about how to get inspired to write songs even when you have zero motivation/ inspiration/ ideas. I've gone through a bit of a songwriting drought myself lately and I actually used some of the tips I share in the video to get my songwriting brain working again.
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First and foremost though, I do believe that the more you write the better you get. You need to write regularly to get into a flow and to really have the ideas pumping. So my next songwriting video is going to be the result of writing a new song every day for a week.
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I thought about doing the challenge for two weeks but then I thought 'come on Nicky, let's be realistic' and decided that one week and seven songs would do nicely.
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So... pizza aside, let the challenge begin! What's your favourite pizza topping? Mine is caramelised onions with artichoke, olives, asparagus and feta. (Drool...)
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I wrote this song for my last album 'Forbidden Mom

I wrote this song for my last album 'Forbidden Moments' but never got around to doing an acoustic version, so I figured it was about time.
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We played this recently at my jazz show with the full band and it sounded pretty epic, which inspired me to do this version. Hope you like, and let me know if you want to hear more original folk songs! Full version on YT. Link in bio.
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#acousticfolk #folksongs #originalfolk #pianofolkmusic #folkmusic #prettysongs #originalmusic #songwriter #songwritersofinstagram #newmusic #vocalqueen #_talentedmusicians_ #musicislife #acousticvibes #acousticworld

Vibing with the funky pants. . . . . . . #tartan #

Vibing with the funky pants.
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#tartan #photooftheday #lifestyle #musiciansofig #hydepark #perthaustralia #perthmusicians

A bit of improv over My Future by Billie Eilish. S

A bit of improv over My Future by Billie Eilish. See the full vid on my YT channel 😊🎵

Fear of failure. As creatives, it can be the bigge

Fear of failure. As creatives, it can be the biggest thing standing in the way of success. We tend to be perfectionists; throwing out new songs or videos like they didn't take hours and hours to make. We feel like we aren't good enough, or worry that we'll come across as inauthentic. We wonder if people will understand our message, or think we are going too far. And so we don't post.
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I've done this so many times with so many photos and cover songs. So much content that should have been shared never sees the light of day.
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That's why I created the latest video up on my YouTube channel. It is for all the creatives who hold back on hitting 'publish' on content that pushes boundaries, content that is a little uncomfortable to share. It explains why we SHOULD share, even if we don't think the work is good enough and to not let fear hold us back.
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#fearless #motivation #inspiration #creativelifestyle #thoughtoftheday #musicianslife #creator #musicianphoto #musiciansofinstagram

Had to do a cover of this beautiful song 'My Futur

Had to do a cover of this beautiful song 'My Future' by Billie Eilish. Love it so much. Full version on YouTube (link in bio) xx
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#newmusic #billieeilish #myfuturecover #coversong #talented #newmusic #vocals #vocalist #melody #musicianship #songoftheday #_talentedmusicians_ #musicislife #lovemusic

Three pics from the shoot that didn't quite make t

Three pics from the shoot that didn't quite make the album cover for my single 'Like the Last Time'. My fave is the middle one. Its slightly blurry but for some reason, its my fave.
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Which do you like best out of these three? Swipe to the end to see the actual cover!
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#choose #music #pictures #albumcover #artwork #albumart #newmusic #musicvideoshoot #musicshoot #musician #vaudeville #circus #ringmaster #tophat #sequins #theatre #burlesque #cabaret #performer

Gettin' that blue feelin'... Nah not really, I jus

Gettin' that blue feelin'... Nah not really, I just really like this song. 😉 I've been playing a lot of blues on my piano lately (great for practice) so it's been inspiring more bluesy jazz songs to be sung and some crap blues tunes that sound like a thousand others to be written and hastily discarded.
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#blues #billieholiday #heartache #mattersoftheheart #breakupsongs #breakup #coversong #jazzsongs #jazzcover #singer #jazzblue #jazzstandard #talentedmusicians #lovemusic

Fear. It holds us back. Makes us pause and think,

Fear. It holds us back. Makes us pause and think, 'Will anyone even like this?' So we don't post. We hide what we were fleetingly proud of because of an unspoken, and often irrational fear of what other people will think.
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We are afraid of being judged. It's funny because as creatives, many of us want to be a little bit different and to stand out from the crowd, but when we are singled out for it, we then want to hide. To fit in. To blend in. 'Don't look at me'...
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Or maybe this is just me.
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Take these pants for example. Firey red and totally BANGIN'. Yeah, I got heaps of stares in them (especially in surf gear only, beachy Perth), but stuff em'. So I rocked those pants and it felt damn good.
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Be fearless.
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#thoughts #motivation #lifestyle #creativelifestyle #creativity #tartan #red #model #streetfashion #singer #shootoftheday #lifestyle #fearless

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