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Rachelle Garniez
Born in New York City, Rachelle Garniez
is a performer, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Hailed by the New York Press as "one of the greatest songwriters of our time", described by the New Yorker as "a certified free spirit with a rich voice and a wild imagination", and featured in Paper magazine's annual "Beautiful People 2008" issue; Garniez’s adventures began as a street musician in Europe and a fixture in the art scene of 1980’s New York City.
Rachelle
formed her own band, The Fortunate Few,
in 1997 and has since then released four CDs of original songs on her
label, Real Cool Records (named in honor
of author Chester Himes); while also participating in a variety of music
ventures including performances and collaborations with Thomas
Dolby, Sxip Shirey, Claywoman,
the Marvin Sewell Group, Rufus
Wainwright, Hazmat Modine and Jenny
Scheinman to name a few. At the present time, she is the co-musical
director of renowned musical theater troupe The
Citizens Band.
Rachelle's songs are featured in celebrated animator Bill Plympton's first full-length film, "Idiots and Angels" (2008) and have been recorded and performed by Catherine Russell, Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos, and The Citizens Band.
Rachelle is currently collaborating with performance artist extraordinaire Taylor Mac, composing music for his piece "The Lily's Revenge" which will premiere in October 2009; and is busy writing songs and music for the Franklin Stage Company's adaptation of L. Frank Baum's "American Fairy Tales", which she will be performing in Franklin, NY August 2009.
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