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Nikola M.

Pianist/Music producer/Engraver/Translator/Writer/AI Trainer

I am a professional musician with a BA in Piano performance and two MA degrees (in Piano performance and Music theory and education). I am fluent in English (TOEFL score 108/120, top 5% on Freelancer.com certification tests), and I have extensive experience as a writer in Serbian and English, including articles, e-books and academic writing. I have written multiple academic texts, including 2 theses, in both languages. As a pianist, I have performed solo, as soloist with orchestras, conductor, singer (incl. choir soloist), chamber musician, and collaborative pianist. In addition, I have experience with various non-classical music genres, as a singer and playing keyboards, guitar and bass. In addition to my experience and expertise as a pianist, I have formal education and professional experience as a music theorist and analyst. I have considerable experience with engraving using Sibelius (incl. 21-century music as well as large-scale vocal-instrumental works like Verdi's Requiem), teaching theory and music analysis, recording and editing in Cubase (using VSTi) and Audacity. In recent years, I have started to move more into music technology. This includes integrating XML exported from Sibelius, PDF scores, MIDI and audio tracks into an up-and-coming music app (under NDA) using custom in-house software, with a very steep learning curve that I successfully mastered. I am fluent in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and English (TOEFL ibt score 108), I speak basic to intermediate Hungarian and Czech, basic Norwegian and I have a rudimentary knowledge of French, German, Italian and a number of Slavic languages. In my Master's degree studies the tuition was in English, and I wrote a well-received thesis, which I edited and proofread myself. I have extensive experience as a freelance writer (mostly in English) of content ranging from online quizzes and such all the way to multiple series of e-books (several dozen in total) that I have ghostwritten. I also have professional experience in translation from English to Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and vice versa. I consider myself a bright, open-minded person, as well as a diligent and creative worker. I always see assignments as challenges and opportunities to excel. I have a punctual frame of mind and an absolute laser-focused approach to work. This means no distractions and no slowing down until the designated portion of work is finished. I find it much easier to avoid errors than to correct them later.

🇷🇸Novi Sad, Serbia$22/hr100% JSS5.00 (9)Since Jan 2015
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Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)
≈$149

An estimate from an earlier read

World#123,531 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#1,105 / 4,015
Revenue, last 30 days
$86

Last 6 months: $892

World#93,929 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#840 / 4,015
Total earnings
$59k

Billed in all: $59k

World#66,646 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#939 / 4,015
Per project
$2.9k

$446 in the last 6 months

World#56,803 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#611 / 4,015
Projects, last 6 months
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#736 / 4,015
Projects in all
20

Across 23 contracts

57% fixed43% hourly
World#133,447 / 412k
🇷🇸Country#1,725 / 4,015

Earnings, last 30 days

$58.9k+$80 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$58,800$58,850$58,900$58,950Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

No data since Nov 5, 2026.

Skill rankings: Top 19% in Article Writing

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  8. #3,826Proofreading14,990 freelancers · 🇷🇸 #25Top 26%