“I am a musician and an artist. I try to present an autonomous package of who I am and how I interpret the world - lyrically, musically and artistically. My goal is to make a positive contribution to the world - whether it be through social commentary or by merely presenting music/art that someone can identify with. I write songs from inspiration. Some of my songs were inspired by life in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Other songs include “Garden of Remembrance”, which is a tribute to the v...
“I am a musician and an artist. I try to present an autonomous package of who I am and how I interpret the world - lyrically, musically and artistically. My goal is to make a positive contribution to the world - whether it be through social commentary or by merely presenting music/art that someone can identify with. I write songs from inspiration. Some of my songs were inspired by life in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Other songs include “Garden of Remembrance”, which is a tribute to the victims of September 11th; “Craig’s List” (a ‘tongue-in-cheek’ song about online dating); “Ode to a dog” (dedicated to all dogs), and two sonnets (Yeats and Shelley) put to music. “I never meant to change you” is inspired in part by a chapter in Kahlil Gibran's book "The Prophet"; “Lay down your arms” is a plea for peace; “Gratefully” is a song about loss; “When I was old” has lyrics written by my Mom. I am South African and I live in Los Angeles. I play anywhere from small coffee shops to festivals of 10,000 or more.”
Recent Awards:
Honourable Mention in 16th annual Billboard World Song Contest for "Make it up to you" (co-written with Jorgen Carlsson); Honourable Mention for Mike Pinder’s (Moody Blues) Songwars 2009 contest; "Suggested Artist" in the December 2007 round of the Song of the Year song and lyric competition; Featured Artist in the Indie Artists Alliance 2007 Songwriters and Storytellers Compilation Contest; Honourable Mention winner for 2006 Peacedriven Songwriting Award; Honourable Mention for 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards “We are Listening” Round 2; Honourable Mention Billboard Songwriting contest for "Dust on Dust"; obtained position #110 with “Lay down your arms” on Neil Young’s “Living With War” website; received Gold Auddy Award on uplaya.com for “Craig’s List”.
Discography:
“GRAND VIEW DRIVE” (2002) http://www.cdbaby.com/nicolette
Widely acclaimed for its enduring songs and deeply personal content including original paintings and ancestral family photographs. The track “Be the One” was featured on NBC’s international show “Passions”. ”Grand View Drive” was co-produced and engineered by Steve Holroyd (Counting Crows, Kara’s Flowers (Maroon 5), Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams, B.B. King, AC/DC, Joe Satriani, Stanley Clarke, Linda Ronstadt, Stray Cats, David Lee Roth, Robin Ford, Eddie Van Halen, Lisa Loeb, Lyle Lovett, etc.) Accompanying musicians include Adam Chester, Bob Sheehan, Charlie Bisharat, Doug Baker, Frank Simes, Gavin Lurssen, Jorgen Carlsson, Neil Sebba, Robert Fedeli, & Stefanie Fife.
“SONGS FROM WILLOW GLEN” (2007) ) http://www.cdbaby.com/nicolette2
Produced by Jorgen Carlsson. “Songs from Willow Glen” was recorded live deep in the Hollywood Hills and features several songs inspired by living in the hills, as well as the humorous song “Craig’s List”, and a song called “Garden of Remembrance” which is a tribute to the victims of September 11th. Accompanying musicians include Jorgen Carlsson, Jeff Young, Stefanie Fife, Erik Eldenius and Kenyon Frazer.
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