"What Matters" music video for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, featuring Noah Heldman and Dave Eggar
About Randi
Randi Driscoll is a singer and songwriter whose original music, voice and passionate stage performances have earned her many accolades including; Campus Activities Magazine's, "Female Performer of the Year 2004" and "Best Small Venue Performer 2004". Her performance credits include sharing the stage with Bob Weir's Ratdog, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, Dar Williams, Jonatha Brooke, Jason Mraz, Rufus Wainwright, Pat Benatar, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and many others. Randi has performed at Lincoln Center in the "Bang on a Can Festival", the 2001 HRC dinner in Washington, D.C., with keynote speaker, Hillary Clinton, and the New York City Hall Pride Awards honoring Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis. Randi's music has been featured in documentaries, commercials, and the WB hit series, "Dawson's Creek". Without any major label behind her, Randi has been able to sell over 20,000 CDs and successfully tour the country, building a devoted following.
Randi's greatest personal accomplishment is her song, "What Matters", written in 1998, in response to the death of Matthew Shepard, a young man killed in a brutal hate crime. The song was written to honor his life, his family and the unconditional love they represent. "What Matters" has become the official benefit single for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, a charity started by Matthew's parents whose goal is to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance. To date, the benefit single has raised over $40,000 for the foundation and has been featured in several documentaries as well as a commercial directed by Spike Lee that aired during the 1999 Academy Awards. "What Matters" was also featured in the NBC film, "The Matthew Shepard Story", starring Sam Waterston and Stockard Channing.
Proceeds from the sheet music also benefit the foundation exclusively and the choral version of "What Matters", arranged by Kevin Robison, has been performed all over the world, including concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall, Place des Artes in Montreal, and the Disney Hall in Los Angeles.
A documentary based on the making of Randi's song, "What Matters", has won several film awards, including the 2006 Summit International Silver Award Winner in Creative Excellence and the Spring 2006 DV Award Winner. Randi has performed the song over 1,000 times and the film documents Randi's journey with this song, her travels performing it nationwide, and the creation of the music video.
Randi is an independent artist who tours and performs year round at colleges, clubs, festivals, and benefit concerts. Randi can often be seen performing with her musical partner and percussionist, the amazing, Noah Heldman. www.myspace/noahheldman
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Hey Randi... thanks for the message a while back. Im a loser and didnt get back to you right away! I am doing ok... hanging in there. I hope you are doing well!
Randi - thanks! you are really terrific!! i love ur voice and material..I'm going to put a demo song up soon called Falling, and I will message or post when it's up...so look out for it..i'm hoping you'll like it. Thanks again for accepting :) ~ Simon
The show was great. It was good to catch up and touch base. Now as for new music. haha. I'm loving Witness and the love song you sang was so sweet, I liked it a lot. So Witness - new album? Oh yeah a bsides collection maybe with Little Red Ryder (I just tiled it that), Ghost, Climb.. uhm what else. haha
Great Show. I met some great people there, all full of support. Now I have a whole list of new people I want to sleep with- starting with you and then moving on to the Lesbians, then your Fiance'. Yeah, I'm all getting near that.
Okay, well...doesn't that feel better, having me for a friend :) Thank you for putting together such a wonderful evening and all for a great cause. See you around!
Hey Randi, you were great last night at the EE in Edinboro! You're absolutely gorgeous and have an amazing voice, wish you performed here more often, keep it up!
Hi Randi, Didn't get a chance to introduce myself at One Piano but you were great. Happy I finally got to see you play live. I hope to catch and photograph a full set real soon.
