At just twenty one years old, Jasmine Rae is a brand new talent with a very exciting future.
She's quirky, she's funny, she's fresh and, even though she's small in stature, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter, Jasmine Rae has a powerful, professionally-trained voice that is hugely impressive.
She has been a performer and writer since she was seven years old, when her poetry was sold at an independent fairy stall. She performed her first original song at eight years old and began vocal training at thirteen.
She first embraced country music in the late 90's after watching country music videos on pay television. She became the lead singer of alternate-country band, Jazz Lasso, in 2007, competing in the Battle Of The Bands Grand Final at Melbourne's Crown Casino. The diversity of the band members' various backgrounds from Rock, Reggae, Jazz and Country, helped create a raw and unique style of country music for Jasmine and, it was during that time, she wrote a couple of songs which will appear on her debut album.
One of those songs is her debut single, ‘Country Singer' which she performed during her winning Telstra Road to Tamworth performance in January 2008. By winning this National Competition, Jasmine was given the opportunity to perform at one of the biggest music festivals in the world in June this year - the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Over 200,000 people attended the event over four days this year. Jasmine also received a recording deal with ABC Music as part of the TRTT competition prize.
Rae's record deal with ABC Music presented her with the opportunity to record in both Australia and the US with two of Nashville's leading record producers.
‘Country Singer' was recorded with esteemed producer, Richard Landis, who has produced hit singles and albums for US artists including Vince Gill, Eddie Rabbitt, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers and Juice Newton, as well as Australia's Steve Forde and Peter Allen. But the recording didn't take place in the US. The single was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios in Sydney with many of Australia's finest musicians, including Rod McCormack, Matt Fell, Glenn Wilson and Mick Albeck. It was also engineered by Australian, Paul McKercher.
Louie Shelton, who played on The Jacksons' tracks, ABC, ‘I Want You Back' and ‘I'll Be There'; The Monkees hit, ‘Last Train to Clarksville'; Boz Scaggs classic, ‘Silk Degrees'; and Lionel Ritchie's ‘Hello', also contributed his considerable talent to the single.
Landis described Jasmine's session as “one of great camaraderie, stunning musicianship and lots of laughter. Jasmine came equipped with far more than a great voice. She had cool production ideas and a really good understanding of who she is as an artist.”
‘Country Singer' was released to media in May 2008 and Rae's video of the song appeared on the Country Music Channel in June.
Jasmine Rae recorded four tracks in all with Landis, and then completed the album in June with ex-pat Australian producer, Mark Moffatt in Nashville, after her performance at Nashville's 2008 CMA Music Festival. Moffatt's credits include Keith Urban, Tim Finn and Nick Cave.
Jasmine Rae also performed the Australian national anthem at the 3rd State of Origin game in Sydney in July, front of a television audience of nearly 2 million people before performing at Channel 9's Carols By Candlelight on Christmas Eve and opening for international superstars Brooks in May 2009.
Jasmine Rae's remarkable vocal talent has allowed her to stretch the boundaries in her debut album. It features a unique mix of raw country, country-pop and alt-country/blues.
Jasmine's Rae's debut album Look It Up is in stores and online now through ABC Music/Universal Music Australia
Jasmine at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for the Brooks & Dunn Tour (Video features appearances from Kix Brooks and Dierks Bentley)
Jasmine at the Perth Superdome for the Brooks & Dunn National Tour!
hey jasmine :) how are you??? hope everything is good :) i love all your songs, you have amazing talent! hope you come to western australia soon, would be so awesome to see you in concert!! X)
Thank you that means a lot. Did you see that you are in a photo cube on my page? Well deserved I thought as you are so cool and your music is so great. Hope you are ok. Sara XXX
Hey Jas! Look at you go guuurl!!! hehe saw u online so thought I'd drop in and say helloooooo!! Dad tells me ur in Sydneytown these days! Hopin to be up there soon so maybe one of these days we'll catch up! Great to see you so busy! take care of yourself xxx
Hey! I'm so glad we can be friends! I hope you've had the chance to check out my music! Let me know what you think! Have a great weekend!! And, please keep in touch!!
Hi there, how are you doing this week? I hope you are ok and having a good week. I have not been well but am slowly on the mend now again. Raining here at the moment. Work is too busy. Have a great rest of the week. Sara XXX
Hi there, hope you are ok and having a great week. Weather here is not so nice now. Gone is the sun and hot weather we were having replaced by storms, some heavy and cooler weather. I much prefer it a bit cooler as I am not a heat lover but the sun being out always makes you feel better and now that has gone it is not so nice. It is hard to believe that we are in July already, over half way through the year. Time does fly so fast now a days. Take care and do please keep in touch. Love Sara XXX
hey jasmine, i'm georgia, the girl you were going to give some tips to over the radio, with bob brown, last tuesday! i had no idea! i had the flu and couldn't talk. so sorry i didnt get to talk with you! i was so dissapointed that i didn't get to chat with you. good news, i'm coming to the riverstone bowling club on sunday the 19th, so hopefully i will chat to you then!
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