BRYCE MILLIKIN
MUSICIAN/COMPOSER/PRODUCER | PHOTOGRAPHER ACTOR | AUTHOR | WEB DESIGNER
WELCOME TO MY WORLD…
Like many artists & free-thinkers, my life has been far from ordinary. I never have & never will fit in any box you try to squeeze me into - and believe me, people have tried.
As a teenager, my only goal in life was to be a professional musician like those who inspired me to become the best musician I could.
Now at 54, I’m still pursuing my original dream. Because my life has been full of twists & turns, and disappointments - some resembling the Book of Job - my journey has taken much longer than I once thought it would.
But along the way, those unique opportunities and sometimes soul-wrenching challenges have turned me into someone I never could have imagined I would become, and have given me unique & invaluable perspectives on life.
Today, I continue to embrace & enjoy all that I have become, hope to inspire others to never give up on their dreams, and to learn to trust the process - whatever it looks like…
musician
My primary instruments are saxophone & drums. As much as I will never consider myself to be a pianist (like my dad was), I have developed my own style of piano playing that I very much enjoy using to explore musical ideas with.
My main genre could be considered contemporary jazz. Best put, my style has very much been inspired over the years by David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Marcus Miller, Tom Scott, Brandon Fields, & Gota - as well as Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer, Jamie Cullum and DMB.
To me, part of the thrill of being a composer - now with over 150 original compositions - is always challenging myself to create whatever I feel inspired to and to continually grow and evolve.
Afterall…isn’t that what life is all about?…
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photographer
To be honest, when photography entered my life, it felt like a [somewhat welcomed] distraction from my music at the time. The more I allowed myself to experiment & learn, the more I began enjoying it, and later realized that - in some ways - the photographer in me is more fun than the musician. Photography comes easy, and music takes more time, focus and dedication. I have ‘hung up my camera’ a few times and eventually came to realize my life is just not the same without it.
Since 2001, I’ve primarily shot fashion/modeling, headshots, dance, architecture, food, and fine art nudes. I even had the opportunity to shoot the ‘coveted’ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavs Girls Swimsuit Calendar three years in a row. Today I most enjoy shooting fine art nudes and food.
WARNING:
The Fine Art Nudes galleries contain artistic nudity. If you are underage, offended by, or are not interested, please don’t view those galleries.
actor
I acted in several plays and performed in a couple operas earlier in my life. Then in 2021, I was given the opportunity to play a substantial role in a feature film. I’ve now been in 5 features, filmed and was director of photographer (DP) for a short film, and have a feature screenplay in the wait to film in the near future.
Acting has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life: the opportunity to - even for a moment - play the role of a character or lifestyle you normally wouldn’t be able to.
author
Even though I definitely have my favorite books, I can’t say I’ve ever considered myself a ‘reader’.
In 2025, after a life-altering break-up, in an attempt to understand more deeply the soul-level changes that were taking place in me, I began - with the assistance of Ai - writing books, with the hopes of also helping others.
Many will downplay the ‘legitimacy’ of using Ai to assist in the writing process, but in reality, it’s no different than hiring a ghost-writer or writing team to assist in the process. I’m very selective with the information I include in my books, always with the goal of giving my reader the best information possible.
The titles in my library are currently only available as eBooks (pdfs), but I am in the process of converting them all to print and will make them available for purchase when they are ready.
web designer
Before my dad passed in 2012, he taught he a lot about business, marketing & networking. Being both a technical and creative way of making an impact in the business world, I learned all I could about web design, and was the first in my area to offer mobile design before it was integrated into every platform like it is now.
Today I build beautiful sites that serve as a digital extension of the business, designed to bring new and returning visitors to your door.
