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THE NIK ASLAM PROJECT – The Story so Far

An insight in to the hard work and life of Nicolas Leach the man behind The Nik Aslam Project, A Singing song writing sensation.

From One Place To Another was an instant No 1 in his local area of Burton On Trent outlining a deeper insight in to familiar personal experiences, it wasnt to our knowledge but Nick had already accumulated a wealth of life experience which in turn gives his rugged sounding  songs genuine emotional content. By many people’s standards he’d had a tough, itinerant childhood, a broken family and endless house moves – although he’d be the first to shrug and say it was no big deal. But he’d also admit that most of the emotion in his singing has come from his upbringing.

Nicolas’s reputation as a must-see live performer soared. Following his jaw dropping, first ever live performance supporting U2UK in his home town of  Burton On Trent at the legendary Brewhouse. This was the platform that was to lift Nicolas’s performing career, since playing amazing shows to adoring crowds: including the OXjam festival – in 2008.Conckers festival - 2008

He toured across the UK and particularly found love in the north of England “People were amazing in Bradford – really friendly, loud and lairy. They don’t mind what type of your music you play they are up for everything.

The further Nicolas travelled both physically and career-wise, the more he craved the people he loved. “Everything I had ever been so close to, was passing me buy and there was nothing I could do about it,” he says. “You have to remain positive and make sure you’re both singing off the same song sheet and most important letting people know why you’re doing this,”

He finally stopped in September 2008. For two weeks. where he got a new job too support the new family he was having, And then he sat down to write a Second Album. And at first it did prove difficult. He tried to write rockier, harder tunes – as glimpsed on From One Place To Another song Let Go, which touched on the subject of mental abuse. “I went for something with a bit more rock and took inspiration from my brothers relationship, but after playing it back to myself it just wasn’t me.”

As record companies were closing in on what seemed to be the bigest brightest star of the future the pressure was on and it was making him try too hard, too self-consciously. “As soon as I’d get something good I’d think about it and think about it and think about it.” And then it was like seeing all the codeing from the Matrix: “Just go for what you’re feeling at the time and stop over complicating your the music I think that’s some of the reason why people liked my first Album From One Place To Another. I wasn’t trying too hard.”

And so the people who really made him feel, the ones who became the subjects of his songs on From One Place To Another– his family and friends – his relationship with each of them, and the new chapters in all their lives, became central to the new album. Nick went with whatever and whoever was on his mind, and took it from there. The songs began to flow.

“I’ve called the new album Just Me, because that’s what it is, a pure acoustic album with what was ever on my mind at the time, you will get a feel for who I am as a person and an appreciation of what my own style is actually like without having the influence of despirate people that are looking to make a fast buck. I can only write about what I feel.”