Jane Nicola Douglas
SINGER AND GUITARIST
Hi Folks, This month is passing quickly and I take the time to practice and reshape newly written songs! I'm also busy teaching music to younger folk in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Plus delighted to be involved with community projects, I love to dip in and out of different genres and traditions through interactive sessions and workshops.
CREATIVE PROCESS: "Most of my work has been recorded live in different studios around the world, as a result I have just re-released 5 albums and one single independently of a record label. I have spent a lot of time scribbling lyrics, jamming out chords into a tape recorder. Nobody actually taught me to songwrite but I was immersed around a lot of music, so it felt very natural to be creating my own songs. I get a kick out of turning up at random places throughout the world and songwriting. Getting lost in a new place is often my muse. I was so lucky to have had Graeme Holdaway as my sound engineer and producer for many of my albums. I hope you will enjoy my music, as much as I do creating it!"
Jane Nicola
Jane Nicola
ABOUT HER; Jane Nicola Douglas is a musician, teacher and music therapist based in the UK. She has performed at seasonal events, festivals, weddings, and community events, both in the UK and abroad. Over the years, Jane Nicola has collaborated with a variety of recreational and educational organisations across China, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Her fifth soul-folk album, *Railtrack* (2018), was produced by Graeme Holdaway in the UK and recorded at Sky Production Studios in Hong Kong.
Jane began songwriting at a young age, performing locally in the Southwest of the UK. Her debut album, *Stacey J. Douglas* (1996), was recorded in London. After relocating to Asia, Jane continued her music career, recording in Singapore and Hong Kong. She holds a Popular Music Degree from Middlesex University, London, and a Masters Degree in Music Therapy from Cambridge. Originally trained as a classical guitarist by Pat Benham, she later expanded her musical style to include composition, improvisation, and songwriting.
As a state registered music therapist and a music tutor, Jane Nicola currently works in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire.
Jane began songwriting at a young age, performing locally in the Southwest of the UK. Her debut album, *Stacey J. Douglas* (1996), was recorded in London. After relocating to Asia, Jane continued her music career, recording in Singapore and Hong Kong. She holds a Popular Music Degree from Middlesex University, London, and a Masters Degree in Music Therapy from Cambridge. Originally trained as a classical guitarist by Pat Benham, she later expanded her musical style to include composition, improvisation, and songwriting.
As a state registered music therapist and a music tutor, Jane Nicola currently works in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire.
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FILM-TIME: SOUL-FOLK PROJECT Living out Rough is Jane Nicola's first short film in collaboration with Remo Notarianni, an award winning film maker and writer. This original song Living out Rough, was produced by Graeme Holdaway and recorded at Sky Production studios in Hong Kong. Together with Remo, they collected footage in China and collaborated together, it was aired at Homey 88 in Hangzhou. Later Living out Rough was officially selected for Rome video awards, Prague video awards and was also a winner for Cineverse Festival. Below you will also find Jane Nicola's podcast with Remo who speaks about his work throughout Asia and Europe and delves into what it is like to work as an expatriate film maker abroad.
"Songwriting came naturally to me, it was a form of expression that came through jamming, recording and writing in my diaries! I loved it and it was something that felt exciting to do. Songs come quickly to me and then they take a new and more diverse shape as I perform or record them!"
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