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BRYCE MILLIKIN
MUSICIAN / COMPOSER / PRODUCER
PHOTOGRAPHER | AUTHOR | WEB DESIGNER | ACTOR
FILM MAKER | POLYMATH | ENTREPRENEUR
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, and 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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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.
