1.Growing Up
I was such a shy child growing up. I always loved music but would only sing to myself in my room or in the shower. I then went to a performing arts school, where I gained a lot more confidence and started writing my own songs.
2.Inspirations
This is always such a hard question to answer for me: I love so many different songs and styles and it’s always changing. When I was growing up I was obsessed with Destiny’s Child. That was the first concert I ever went to. I am always updating a playlist of songs I listen to and it changes and evolves often. R&B and hip hop are key at the moment – those genres inspire me so much lyrically.
3.Your Crew
I used to put up songs on Myspace music: those songs were terrible. I then got introduced to Cosmo’s Midnight through my friend Jack. That was around the time that I started making more electronic-focused music. I basically wanted to work with everyone I met. Being in the studio and writing songs was so much fun to me. I quit my job in a cold-pressed juice store maybe two and a half years ago now, just after the Peking Duk collab came out.
4.The Music You Make And Play
My show is all about having fun: it’s really energetic and I jump around a lot on stage. I’ve got a three-piece band that includes lots and lots of drums! I perform songs from my EP Tremble, collaborations that I’ve done and some newbies that are about to be released, so I’m very excited every time I perform.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
There is a lot of great talent out there at the moment, especially in Australia. I swear there is a new artist popping up every day! I recently performed at Yours & Owls in Wollongong which was full of local talent: I loved Hermitude, Kilter, Client Liaison and so many more!
Nicole Millar, supported by Indian Summer and Moonbase Commander, performs Sunday October 23 at Metro Theatre as part ofV MoVement.
