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Elisa Nicolas

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Born in Canada, raised in Georgia and Ohio, Elisa Nicolas had the sound of Pop and Classical music in her ears from the time she was an infant. "My parents had everything from Lynn Anderson’s ’Rose Garden’ to the Beatles ’Sergeant Pepper.’ I listened to all their great vocalist records like Ella Fitgerald and Nat King Cole." Elisa’s breathy alto brings to mind modern singers like Fiona Apple and Diana Krall.
Richard Byrne of the St Louis Riverfront Times writes, "Elisa Nicolas writes and sings some of the classiest and breeziest music we have yet to hear... Nicolas sings her lush melodies with a subtle strength and [her songs] hypnotize as they wind as tight as a boa constrictor, to finish off the metaphor, they’ll leave your breathless."
Elisa new album "Compass and a Pen" is available now at iTunes and CDBaby.

The Columbus Dispatch says Compass and a Pen is "a gorgeous album of low key - but definitely not low-wattage, jazz, blues and pop."


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Music:

Member Since: 5/1/2006
Band Website: elisanicolas.com
Band Members: In various incarnations:
Larry Cook - Bass
Drew Layman - Drums
Nate Hollman - Keys
Fumi Ariga - Cello
Cathy Wicks - Vocals
Megan Palmer - Vocals & Violin

Influences: Sam Phillips, Rickie Lee Jones, Billie Holiday, Joni Mitchell, Nat King Cole, Burt Bacharach, Brill Building, Nick Drake, early Everything But the Girl, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, Rilke, The Who, Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Mom.
Sounds Like: Sam Phillips, Diana Krall, Rickie Lee Jones, Shawn Colvin, Norah Jones, Sarah MacLachlan

Type of Label: None

My Blog

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Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:19:00 PST

Robert Nicolas ESQ

Today, I had to put my cat of 14 years, Bob to sleep. I've never liked the sound of that. It sounds like lying because, in fact, thats not what we're doing at all. Is it?I got Bob from a friend in Ger...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:46:00 PST

Mercury Retrograde and Guitar Solos

Yesterday I finished my last official day of tracking at Magic Garden. Jimmy Castoe - Drums, Larry Cook - Bass, Linda Dachtyl - Piano and Josh Hill - Guitar each lended one last hand to a couple of th...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:34:00 PST

The Magic Garden

I am recording my project at this wicked cool studio called Magic Garden in Delaware, Ohio. Its owned by Brian and Michelle Lucey and is a top tier mastering studio most of the time but also has some...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:50:00 PST

Sleepy in Waikiki

I'm writing this note from Waikiki in Hawaii.  Drew,Sue and I have come to get as far away from the rat race as is humanly possible.  Today I was out in the sun just a little too long and wi...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:02:00 PST

Writing and Recording

I just finished writing what I think is my first love song in, well...a very long time. And I'm in love with it. I don't often say that about one of my own songs. But this one, I'm in love with. M...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:00:00 PST

Busy Busy Busy!

Well, I'm finally getting used to writing 2007 on my checks. I'm no longer having that brain stutter as I write the date. For me, its as if the year has officially started once I actually get that m...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:36:00 PST

In the Studio

Aah! Today was in the 60's! I took a quick jaunt to the gym but couldn't keep myself away from the outdoors too long. Its been a glorious couple of sunny warm days here in Ohio. I'm taking a short ...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:36:00 PST

Cool Dog Days

Its been so hot and muggy lately that my dog has taken to sitting right in front of the air conditioning vent in our bedroom.  But while its miserably hot and humid outside, last night's gig ins...
Posted by Elisa Nicolas on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00:00 PST