Musician
Instruments: Guitar, Piano, Voice
Teaches in: Sonoma County
Rachel was born into a musically rich family and her wide range of musical tastes and experience exemplifies this. Beginning classical piano lessons at age 5 and writing/performing her own songs by the age of eight, it was no surprise she would chose music and the performing arts as her lifelong career path. From the time she was 13, Rachel has been either the front woman of a band (Rock, Soul, Reggae, Funk, R&B, Folk, Country) or accompanying herself on piano or guitar, performing solo. After enrolling in the Recording Artist program at Musicians institute, Hollywood in 2004, she was recruited and toured the U.S. and internationally for 4 years as lead back up singer to Tre Harsdon of the legendary Los Angeles based hip-hop group Pharcyde. Rachel has toured with acts such as Michael Franti & Spearhead, Talib Kweli, Damien and Ziggy Marley, the Wailers, and with her Solo projects opened for acts such as Coco Montoya and Charlie Muscle White. Rachel has been signed to 3 independent labels in her hometown of Los Angeles, CA; written, produced and recorded two full length albums in the R&B/POP/SOUL genre and co-written and performed 3 contemporary Country hits that topped the national radio charts for 2 years in a row. She has written/produced/performed music for short films and pitches to major record labels. After relocating to Sonoma County in 2015 to start a family, she met Stevie Mac, founder and Guitarist of Lost Dog found, an award wining, local Sonoma County Swing/Soul/Big Band. Originally Rachel came in to sing lead as only a substitute, but she quickly acquired the role of lead singer/permanent feature of the group. After giving birth to her son in the summer of 2017, Rachel felt a strong pull to pursue working with children who had the same dreams and aspirations as she did. She hopes to inspire likeminded kids to use their creativity through musical expression to make a difference in the world.
