Meet Nicki Sage of Five Points

Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicki Sage

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I am a professional musician and also run an entertainment and media company called Simply Sage Media and Entertainment. We help artists nationwide, and operate as a booking agency for musicians and venues. We also provide videography, photography, and other digital media services to both musicians and other clients of many different varieties–anywhere from live shows to weddings, to events, to private parties, family photos, portraits, headshots for actors and professionals, etc etc. We are also about to launch our workshop program here in the next few months, called “Simply Sage Academy”, where we will be hosting a series of both virtual and in person workshops that feature big name players in the entertainment industry.

I have a lot of things going for me today, but I do have to admit that I was not always this way. Just a little under ten years ago, I was sleeping inside of a youth shelter in Nashville, where I had moved out of the blue in order to try to chase my dreams from the ground up. I’ve even hit as low of a note in life, or so to speak, to where I was literally sleeping on the streets or inside abandoned buildings at some point in my younger years. Being a starving artist isn’t easy, but I still found a way to make things work.

I’ve lived in many major cities in order to continue to work in the music and entertainment industry, which includes Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, and of course, Denver/Boulder. I’ve had to endure many hardships in order to get to where I am at today, and it took several years of trial and error in order for me to fully crawl out of that dark place that many of us have ended up giving away our souls to at some point in time. But what I feel counts the most is the fact that I never gave up, and now I can share about my experience through my songs.

As aside from my agency, I am also a singer-songwriter, recording artist, dancer, actress, and all in all performer, and am projected to go on tour this year for my own artist brand later this summer, and will also be touring with several national acts in the fall.

Throughout the course of my career, I have also has had the honor and opportunity of being able to work with LA-based Grammy-winning engineer Jonas WK, who mixed and mastered a single that she worked on with producer Nate Dodge, who is David Archuletta’s music producer.

I have also headlined PRIDE festivals in Colorado and have also helped opened up Albuquerque, New Mexico’s very first LGBTQ center. Combining my music endeavors with humanitarian efforts has long become a part of my brand.

Pop culture is society’s navigator. We are so deeply influenced by the entertainment industry, even in our day-to-day-lives–even when we don’t intend to be. As an artist, I’ve always found that it is part of my calling, to serve as a role model. I want my music to help people. So I often cover themes and topics that are very relatable, and resilient–I want my perseveering spirit to inspire others to go after the things that they want in life too, and to not be afraid to speak their truth.”

Thank you for allowing me to share my story!

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I would say that there’s been times when things felt so easy to where I felt as if the Universe was literally throwing me blessing after blessing, opportunity after opportunity. Other times, I wanted to throw in the towel and give up so bad to where I even ended up sabotaging my own mental health. That was not a good place to be, and I have worked on myself enough since then to now recognize that no matter what happens–at the end of the day, what matters is what your career and your music/art means to YOU, and nothing else. I’m lucky to be alive, I’m HAPPY to be alive, and I am forever grateful <3

Even my shortcomings still molded me into the person that I am today, and now I can help others’ through the stories that my songs often portray, which are all based on my real life experiences. I try to be as raw and real as I can be–there really is no other way to be!

I’ve come to find that scars simply make you human, and that sometimes it is okay to not be okay. And am so very excited for all of the great things that the future holds for my career!

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I honestly do my best to continue to express myself through a style that I personally believe brings something “fresh” and “new” to the table in this modern music industry…my top 40’s-inspired pop beats, paired with heavily storyline-based lyrics–a style of writing that I adopted from playing and writing country music in Nashville… finally topped off with the iconic emo/pop-punk sound of the 90’s and 2000’s– has evolved into the perfect lovechild of these extremely prominent genres that are very different from each other, but blend well together in my compositions.

What I am most proud of is the fact that I do music/entertainment full time–haven’t had a day job since 2016!

I would say that my choreography and dancing ability sets me apart from other artists and singers. It is something that I am very proud of, and I always go out of my way to produce and perform visually-compelling sets that allow me to “stand out”–as most indie artists do not bring in the production value that I tend to when I curate/perform at shows and events.

Do you have any advice for those looking to network or find a mentor?
In my experience, a mentor was always someone who came to me–they were not someone I sought out on my own, However, I understand that everyone will always have a different experience than me, and that there is no such thing as some kind of universal “mentorship application”,

If someone is looking for a mentor, my best advice is for them to network with as many people as they can, and simply be nice to everyone, because you never know who knows who and where someone is going to be in five years. The more you get involved, the more you will meet people in the industry who believe in you. Go out to events that talent buyers throw, attend workshops, and always keep your training chops active!

This is an industry where you get out what you put in!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://nickisage.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisageofficial/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickisageofficialmusic
• Twitter: https://x.com/SageNicki
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickisage

Image Credits

Photographers:
Alec Julias, Krista Knowles, Reygel Oliveros, Dave Ingraham