Rachel Gaudry 'Leaving Traces' CD (2001) - $15 from www.cdbaby.com features:
Rachel Gaudry: pianos, Rhodes, vocals
Mark Punch: acoustic guitar
James Muller: electric guitar, acoustic guitar on track 10
Leon Gaer: bass
Chad Wackerman: drums
Naomi Star: backing vocals on track 7
Rachel Gaudry 'Bright Window' CD (2003) - $15 from www.cdbaby.com features:
Rachel Gaudry: piano, Rhodes, vocals
Bill Risby: piano
Sam Hawksley: guitars
Ben Butler: guitar
Louise Perryman: backing vocals
Sarah McGregor: backing vocals
Leon Gaer: bass
Matt Fell: bass
Chad Wackerman: drums
Influences
Current and longtime: Broulee, Tiger cat, reading, thinking, writing, Japanese sensibility and culture, food, feeling, art, love mostly. Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Gabriel Yared, Bernard Hermann, Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Issa, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Vega, Willie Nelson, Carole King, Kate Bush, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Van the Man, Burt Bacharach, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Jonatha Brooke, Tori Amos, Rickie-Lee Jones, Clannad, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Betty Carter, Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim... there are certainly more ....
Rachel Gaudry is an Australian composer, songwriter and performer with a diverse background in jazz, classical and pop/rock genres.
She studied classical piano from the age of six and later started writing and performing her own songs. She completed a Diploma of Music in jazz performance at the Canberra School of Music and then moved to Sydney in 1995. Around this time, she sang in various jazz bands, but eventually went back to her piano roots, playing solo piano bar gigs and working on her songwriting.
In 1999 Rachel met drummer extraordinaire Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa, James Taylor, Allan Holdsworth) and he produced her debut album 'Leaving Traces'. He also plays on the record. In 2003 Rachel released a second album 'Bright Window', produced by Sam Hawksley.
Rachel has performed in the USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, and her music has been featured on radio and TV broadcasts in Australia, Canada, USA, Spain and Taiwan.
In 2004, Rachel moved into writing music for film and theatre. Since then, she has composed orchestral and acoustic-electronic works for film, tv, animation, documentaries, theatre and radio. In April 2008, she graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School with an MA in Screen Composition.
Rachel is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including the Johnny Dennis Music Award and Australia Arts Council International Pathways grants. In 2007, she won a Golden Reel Award for her work as music editor on the short film 'Shot Open' and has been nominated for her music for the film in the 'Best Music for a Short Film' category of the 2008 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards.
In October 2008, Rachel won the University of Canberra National Composition Competition. The winning piece titled 'Canberra' will be played at graduation ceremonies and other official events for years to come. Listen to the piece and an interview with Rachel on the ABC1 television programme 'Stateline' here
Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Luv your tunes & keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All da Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week!
Thank you Rachel! That is high praise coming from you!!! I can't wait to hear more of your beautiful compostions, you make absulutely divine, inspiring music, you truly do. Sammy xox
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