Multi-award winning pianist, composer and singer-songwriter with 70+ million streams. I collaborated with 100+ composers and songwriters around the world.
I can perform and record the piano part for your project if you have the score or I can arrange your song or instrumental myself and create the piano line for you. I can provide you with an acoustic or a digital recording, including el.piano, organ or synths (with MIDI too). Being also a vocalist, I can sing your lyrics or write lyrics for you, or just add a vocalization in different styles. I can also score your film or a video game.
Music has been running in my family for many generations. I started playing piano when I was four years old and have had greatest teachers, including my own grandmother and my dad, who introduced me to the magic of improvising and playing by ear. My tastes and experience are eclectic: from classical, folk, blues, opera and Middle Eastern, to my soft spots for rock and jazz.
In the recent years I released three original sheet music books for solo piano, twenty original albums and also participated in several collaborative ones, winning multiple awards. I also scored a few documentaries, short films, animations and mobile games. My orchestral and piano solo works were selected by Leipzig ballet for their 2022-2023/2024 show based on "The Little Prince".
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AllMusic verified credits for Milana ZilnikLanguages
- English
- Hebrew
- Russian
186 Reviews - 40 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedI always love working with Milana. She takes my piano parts and makes them sound better while still maintaining the overall vibe. The most recent piano she recorded for me was phenomenal as always.
check_circleVerifiedIt is always a pleasure to work with Milana. She is unbelievably creative and always goes above and beyond to make sure the end result is perfect. I have worked with her on many projects and she always elevates each track! Perfect experience! Highly recommended!
check_circleVerifiedMilana is not only a talented artist but also patient and professional with her clients. Highly recommend
check_circleVerifiedAmazing musician and top quality recording quality. We were inspired to take our track in a new exciting direction thanks to Milana's work.
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Milana is a wonderful piano player with beautiful style.
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Milana is an incredible and brilliant musician! She brought a beautiful piece of art to life with a story that is so deep and special to me! Working with her after my first single “come through” a year and half later was so magical and I can’t wait for our next song together! Always so much love and light
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Milana did an exceptional job with the rearrangement of my song, playing electric piano, synths and grand piano. A truly amazing experience to see my song blossom into something so beautiful. Milana is a truly gifted and accomplished pianist. I very highly recommend her.
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Milana's vocal recording of my song was truly excellent. It was pitch perfect, expressive, and she added vocal inflections that really enhanced the song. She is very talented and I look forward to working with her again. I recommend her without reservation.
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Great piano version of a song I wrote for a big Christian Organization.
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Great performance and very quick turnaround on my latest job with Milana. Highly recommended.
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Terrific sight-reading and sensitive performances as usual from Milana on my latest project - highly reccommended.
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I really enjoyed working with Milana. She was able to take my midi score, spruce it up a bit and add her own creative input to it, and perform a masterful take on a beautiful sounding grand piano. The recording quality was pristine! The composition itself was quite complex with many meter changes, and Milana handled it excellently! Would love to work with her again in the future!
check_circleVerifiedMilana's piano performance on our song was exceptional! She's very professional and easy to work with. Highly recommended.
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Milana once again performed exceptionally. She pays the utmost attention to details, super professional and faster than any other musicians I’ve worked with. Thanks so much Milana!
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Milana was a real pleasure to work with! I would highly recommend her—she is both very talented & friendly. Glad I reached out to her! She did an amazing job on my project.
check_circleVerifiedMilana is simply extraordinary. We reached out to her to contribute a piece for our forthcoming album "Keys for Peace," and her professionalism, expertise, and meticulous attention to detail surpassed all expectations! We are thrilled to include her work in our album and eagerly anticipate sharing it with the world. If you're considering Milana for your project, she wont disappoint.
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Milana did an absolute perfect job on my song that I had her play for me. She is professional, attentive to detail and thorough. I had her play a song on her grand piano that she played beautifully and her husband did the mix and master to finish it with the perfect touch and blend it all together. 5 stars will definitely ask her again for future projects. Thank you!
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Milana's playing will breathe life into a score that required an expressive, beautiful piano recording. Great communication, delivered on time, and a wonderful recording that will mix well with the rest of my score.
check_circleVerifiedVery prompt and responsive! Also, a beautiful recording of my composition! Thank you!
check_circleVerifiedMilana recorded a very beautiful arrangement of my song on her grand piano. Very cool style and choices. Amazingly professional communication. Thanks Milana!
Interview with Milana Zilnik
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Yoed Nir for cello and Craig Akin for electric and upright bass. They both did an amazing job for my albums.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I’ve been recording and composing an original material since 2012 and been providing remote session services since 2015
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: - Acoustic 6’2” grand piano Kawai GX3 with a stereo pair of Audio Technica 4041 mics and AKG414 in a studio treated with acoustic panels. . - Komplete Kontrol 88, Yamaha Clavinova digital piano, Korg SP250 keyboard. MIDI recording can be provided along with the synthesized WAV file, using various sampled pianos, including electric piano, organ or any other synth of your choice. - Stereo pair of Rode NT1A mics along with AKG414 for recording lead and back vocals in an acoustically treated room. - Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 - Host computer: PC, 64GB RAM, 6TB HD + 4TB SSDs + 2TB NVMe (for sample libraries) - DAW: Pro Tools, Propellerhead Reason 8, Native Instrument Komplete 12 Ultimate.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: An acoustic or a digital recording? Is there a score? What genre and style (e.g. more chords or more melodies, repetitive or free, etc)? Are there any existing songs, which sound similar?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: To save time on the back and forth communication, please include all the details with your request: acoustic piano or sampled one, the genre, the style, the structure, the bpm, whether you have the score (if not then the list of chords), what other instruments are there in your composition. All this helps to estimate the effort and provide you with the accurate quote from the beginning.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill is piano improvisation: taking some simple melodies and extending them into a full composition on the fly.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The feeling, the emotion.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Usually I ask many clarifying questions at first to get the exact picture of what client wants, then I record 2-3 quick rough takes and send them back, asking which version the client likes the best. Once I get the answer, I produce the final version by polishing the chosen take (fixing wrong notes, the timing, rerecording some parts and so on) and send it back to the client.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: An acoustic or a digital recording? Is there a score? What genre and style (e.g. more chords or more melodies, repetitive or free, etc)? Are there any existing songs, which sound similar?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: To save time on the back and forth communication, please include all the details with your request: acoustic piano or sampled one, the genre, the style, the structure, the bpm, whether you have the score (if not then the list of chords), what other instruments are there in your composition. All this helps to estimate the effort and provide you with the accurate quote from the beginning.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill is piano improvisation: taking some simple melodies and extending them into a full composition on the fly.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The feeling, the emotion.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Usually I ask many clarifying questions at first to get the exact picture of client wants, then I record 2-3 quick rough takes and send them back, asking which version the client likes the best. Once I get the answer, I produce the final version by polishing the chosen take (fixing wrong notes, the timing, rerecording some parts and so on) and send it back to the client.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. It really depends on the production and on the goals.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: A crossover between jazz, classical and soft-rock.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: All kinds ranging from middle-eastern to hip-hop, classical to jazz, cinematic soundtracks to alternative rocks.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording acoustic and digital piano for songs, composing original soundtracks for short films and advertisements.
I was the Pianist, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, orchestrator in this production
- "For Bach" / "Frozen Song" / "Dream of a Child" / "Dark Affairs" / "Exotic Vocalizzo" / "Underwater Nocturne" / "The Snow Queen Waltz" by Milana Zilnik
- "Distant Memories" by Milana Zilnik
- Liebestraume No 3 (F. Liszt)
- PianoAverage price - $200 per song
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $150 per song
- Singer - FemaleAverage price - $200 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $200 per song
- Film ComposerAverage price - $300 per minute
2-3 days turnaround for digital recordings, 7-10 days for acoustic piano. 2-3 revisions included. Full re-writes at additional cost.
- Tori Amos
- Sarah McLachlan
- Nina Simone
- 6'2" conservatory grand piano (Kawai GX-3)
- AKG414 XLII + stereo pairs of Neumann KM184
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 audio interface
- Pro Tools & Propellerhead Reason 8
- Native Instruments Komplete 13
