Nicolette Aubourg

Purchase CD's and individual tracks here:

"Grand View Drive" CD (2002)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nicolette
 
"Songs from Willow Glen" CD (2007)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nicolette2

"The Invitation" featuring the poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer  (single 2011)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nicoletteaubourg

“I am a South African-born musician/artist/writer now living in Los Angeles.  I acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English Literature, studied drama and music and was taught art by my accomplished artist mother, so 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 began playing the guitar at 8 years of age and started writing songs a few years later.  My love of  literature, my appreciation of nature, and my concern for people and animals inspires many of my songs.  Some of my songs were written in the Hollywood Hills area of 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” features lyrics written by my late mother.

Recent Awards:

Indie Artists Alliance Music Compilation Series 2011 singer-songwriter award for "Wild One" (http://www.imuzic.com/songwriter);  placed in top five for International “Song of the Year” December 2009 contest award lyric category for "Child of Darfur" (http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/2009/122009); 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;  "Collective Works Award" in the December 2007 International Song of the Year Contest (http://www.songoftheyear.com/results/nicoletteaubourg); 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”; Honourable Mention 3rd annual Billboard Songwriting contest for "Dust on Dust"; reached 110 with “Lay down your arms” on Neil Young’s “Living With War” website; Gold Auddy Award on uplaya.com for “Craig’s List”. 

 Photo by William Kroll ©; Montage by Nicolette Aubourg

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 by Steve Holroyd, Bob Sheehan and Nicolette Aubourg.  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 of Gov't Mule/POA. “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 11^th. Accompanying musicians include Jorgen Carlsson, Jeff Young, Stefanie Fife, Erik Eldenius and Kenyon Frazer.