“Impatient Girl”, singer/songwriter,
Actress, Producer, Director Milandra brings a rock, pop,
soul feel to her music.
Currently living in Melbourne Australia, and only just released her new
single "COLD", production by Damon Smith and BV's by
CLAIRA-J & Kamanu Dennis. She's been described as having a paradoxical
quality of jazz-like throatiness with the sweet air of innocence and youthful
energy that vibes on stage. Her sound is a little like Madonna, influenced by
Annie Lennox and 80s pop singers like Belinda Carlisle and Janet Jackson.
Theatrically trained in dance since the age of 3. She honed her singing skills
on stage with the classics of Judy Garland and Nina Simone during the strict
ballet and theatrical era. Admiring performers that powerfully and gracefully
danced around in leg warmers and tights, wanting to be just like them.
In her 20s, she would drive for hours to her uncle's place as often as
she could to record her original songs in his home studio. Those songs were
her way of expressing herself as Madonna told her to. They were young and fun
and gradually increased her experience, confidence and her belief in achieving
her dreams.
Performing and rehearsing in many bands, from rock, to pop through to soul,
helped build her collaboration and management skills. She became known as the
"Impatient Girl" from her song of the same name as she demonstrated
tenacity and desire to become a professional singer/songwriter and Actress.
After distributing her songs and performing live, she turned to acting,
studying how to perform for film so she could deliver stellar performances in
her music videos and entertaining stories. During this time, she raised her
son and transitioned her creative direction toward him and her family's IT
business. After COVID hit, it felt like this was her second chance, and it
wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that she was willing to try again,
even though it meant starting from scratch. Because so was the rest of the
world.
She is working on her next few songs, editing her music video about bullying
called "Moment", which portrays a redhead in high school with a
disturbing hair-pulling disease. Her songs come from her true experiences and
feelings with her own authentic sound and always have a message or story to
tell. Telling her truth and turning her pain into beautiful and meaningful
songs is her passion.
Persuading her parents to invest in dance and performance lessons from the
very young helped forge her dance and singing skills.
Venue’s Milandra has performed at are The Royal Melbourne
Hotel, Manchester Lane, The Blue
Tile Lounge, Alamanda Cafe,
The Cornish Arms Hotel, Mr.
Pockets, St. Mary’s Primary School
and Concord School to raise money for Breast Cancer.
Also performing at The Evelyn Hotel supporting
Pludo with Third Verse
Entertainment, not to mention the odd local sports club and
never missing a chance to perform for her family and friends at any
appropriate event.
Trained by the strong vocal pop/rock singer Lisa
Asta, the beautiful Kate
Ceberano’s vocal coach Glenda
Walsh and spiritually trained and connected to her crafty
voice with her mentor Lindsay Fields.
“My Pornography music video is surely going to turn heads
and possibly make you feel uncomfortable while leaving you wanting
more.” giggles Milandra.
Her current EP "Disloyal Proximal
Phalanges" is very catchy with song
'Impatient Girl' which has a feel-good sound
with a 60’s/80's influence along with her soul/pop songs:
Sleepless Nights, Moment,
Leaving and Pornography
Milandra is currently working in the studio with Damon Smith
set to release another single in the new year. She is seeking new
representation after finishing her acting studies at the Victorian
College of the Arts in Victoria, working the scenes with Screen
Acting Melbourne with Director & Producer Rohan Jones,
now studying also with Australian Actress Simone
Buchanan with Film
& TV Studio International and editing her music video
'Moment' out she has featured as lead in 2 short films. She is
described as a driven professional who is very honest, loving, grounded,
earthy, red head who is sometime brunette, with a fiery nature who has a warm,
infectious and colourful personality. You can catch her in her hippy skirts,
beaded necklaces surrounded by a cloud of incense hanging with her son Zander
and family. She hopes you enjoy her music and work as much as she enjoyed
making it.
“Milandra is an amazing act that turns heads whenever she
performs live. An amazing voice backed by a brilliant band sure to get any
crowd off their seat and start dancing. She is absolutely loved & adored
by the Limelight crowd. We will continue to book her!” - Full
Valve Entertainment
"With flavors of R&B and soul, Milandra delivers quality
pop songs with a big voice" - David Briggs (Little River
Band)
"A paradoxical quality of jazz-like throatiness with the sweet
air of innocence. An energy of youth." - Sean Goddard-Chase