8217;s requirements, and this means reading beyond the obvious and moving into the sub-text. Nicolette has worked on many documentaries mainly those with a social conscience. However, world funk remains a special passion: mixing the traditional with contemporary musics. She began to learn piano when she was just four. For 20 years she has composed for all manner of mediums and taught music to children, teenagers and tertiary level students. The degree in Contemporary Music where she was a distinction average student, majored in composition & Aboriginal studies where she topped her year and was awarded the Gungil Jindaba prize. Now she offers compositions with a wealth of experience working with a deep understanding of ethnic musics including indigenous Australian, funk, classical and jazz, with or without the spoken word.