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Rae Marnie jazz/blues vocalist

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RE : ...* VIDEOS * ... --------------- To view vids from recent gigs/private parties - click on 'videos' under main profile pic - thanks!^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ...* GIGS *... --------------- Gigs aren't normally advertised in the calender as most are either by invite only for members at private parties/hotels/casinos/table booking restaurants/members clubs such as golf and yacht, or overseas - but do hit Rae up if you'd like to know more about any public gigs coming up, most of which are in London/South East if in the UK^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ RE : ... * YOUR VISIT * ... --------------- Although Rae hasn't opened htis profile for 'general' searching, mainly by invite to selected personal/business contacts and, of course, musicians on my space, if you have happened upon this profile by chance, tahnks for taking the time to read and listen. Hope your visit was worthwhile and please feel welcome to add/message/comment ; - ). You don't HAVE to be a musician to add!^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * PIC SLIDESHOW * ... ---------------Shots of live performance@London Nightclubs ..Rembrandt Club & Pigalle (Rae in pearls)via the very kind curtesy of Tim(Rembrandt)=www.tpr.photography.com. and Cisco(sepia dressing room shots at Pigalle)=www.thedualism.com.Thank u Tim and Cisco! Your pro' show shots are much appreciated guys!...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Here below is Raes' slideshow = approx 40 plus pics. Make sure you have your 'settings' on Adobe Flash Player to 'allow' and you have the most up to date version of Adobe downloaded. Click on slideshow then right click and click on 'allow' under settings for camera. The gig shot slide show takes approx 7 minutes to run through - around 3 songs, after that to take you through all songs on the player, there are some cd cover shots and general shots taken for cd covers, promos or general shots on the way to gigs, or afterwards etc. ...
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Myspace EditorRE: ... * HOW RAE GOT STARTED AND EXPERIENCE * ... ---------------Raes' vocal talent was discovered by default. Whilst working overseas her career at that time brought her into contact with professional entertainers. A highly experienced professional (who'd worked in West End theatre) heard her singing casually 'Capella' style when she was asked to help a Swedish singer phrase the song in English. Although Rae didn't have any formal training, she was immediately taken on as solo vocalist to perform for large audiences in an upscale nightclub, accompanied by a drummer and guitarist. Once Rae recovered from the initial stage fright - her journey as a vocalist continued... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Rae's performed in The Canaries and Spain at 4/5 star hotels and nightclubs on stage. Rae has also performed in London and South East Uk at hotels/nightclubs/ restaurants/wine bars/private members clubs/corporate events/weddings/parties etc. solo aswell as part of a duet.(with a Swedish guitarist-vocalist, a Chilean guitarist-vocalist (a former Tv performer in his native country) plus a London based TV actor/musician/vocalist.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE: ... * SOME EXAMPLES OF VENUES/LOCATIONS WHERE RAE HAS GIGGED * ... ---------------- ALADINOS NIGHTCLUB (on stage )- SAN AGUSTIN - GRAN CANARIA - *** PONTINENTAL 4 * (on stage ) COSTA DEL SOL - *** HOTEL ARGUINEGUIN - ARGUINEGUIN - GRAN CANARIA - *** HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN - MALLORCA - *** HOTEL BALI - MALLORCA - *** REMBRANDT BAR/NIGHTCLUB/RESTAURANT - located at CITY OF LONDON - *** PIGALLE NIGHTCLUB (on stage) - located at LONDON W1 - *** PIANO LOUNGE -llocated SOUTH EAST - (VERY UPMARKET TRENDY 'IN CROWD' CELEBRITY RESTAURANT -SANG TO RONNIE O' SULLIVAN ' HAPPY BIRTHDAY' HERE, (our famous snooker player)) - *** CLUB ONE ASCOT (on stage supporting ANDY ABRAHAMS X factor and Eurovision 2008) - ASCOT *** - MARRIOTT HOTEL WESTMINSTER IN LIBRARY ROOM located at RIVER THAMES LONDON - *** HOTEL EXCEL NOVOTEL 4 * located at LONDON DOCKLANDS - *** THE EDGE (on stage and black tie dinner jazz) - located at LONDON W1 - *** GREENWICH YACHT CLUB (ON STAGE) - located at RIVER THAMES - LONDON - *** THAI SILK ENTERTAIMENT AVENUE -located at 02 LONDON (on stage located at famous 02 London) - *** ROYAL OAK SOUTH EAST RESTAURANT - *** 'THE LONDON' EXCLUSIVE GOLF CLUB WHERE EUROPEAN OPEN IS BEING HELD IN 2008 (dinner jazz) - located in KENT *** MAXIMS CASINO (on stage) - located on the River Thames in South East - *** AVENIDAS - RESTAURANT/NIGHTCLUB - located in SOUTH EAST (on stage) - *** PLUS NUMEROUS OTHER RESTAURANTS/PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUBS/PRIVATE PARTIES ETC...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * TESTIMONIALS * ... --------------- - JUST A FEW SELECTED QUOTES RECEIVED BY TEXT/EMAIL OR VERBALLY FROM ORGANISERS OF VENUES WHERE RAE HAS PERFORMED ... ---------------............................................. ............................................................ ........" First Class! as before Rae, but then I wouldn't expect anything less from you! Our members loved you "- Social Secretary - GYC - Centenary River Thames Black Tie function attended by Local Mayor - 3 x sets of dinner jazz for around 100 people - 8th March 2008.... Also received very positive quotes from this venue during the first performance there for a 40 minute set on April 22nd 2007 - hence the re-booking the following year for a longer set and a more high profile occasion.................................................... ............................................................ " Rae, that was really beautiful! My family and I really enjoyed your performance tonight. Sorry I had to leave before you finished your last song but I'm off to Bangkok to continue setting up the new restaurant, but would like to talk to you again soon about more gigs "- Owner of - Thai 02 Venue - 3 x sets on stage - 25th November 2007........................................................ ........................................................" Thank you so much for your performance here on Easter Sunday – have had some really good feedback – especially from the Chairman! I’ll also add you to our list of recommended suppliers, which is automatically sent to brides on booking.Once again, many thanks for all your help. It was lovely to work with you and hope the opportunity to do so again arises soon! "- Events Manager - The London - 3 x sets of lunchtime jazz for around 75 members and the Honorary Club President and Chairman - Easter Sunday, 25th March, 2008........................................................ ........................................................" I’m off to Egypt tomorrow, that’s where the possible overseas gigs will be, beautiful resort; I will let you know when I return. I will definitely keep you in mind for future gigs of course. Lots of enquires coming in for Christmas, so you will be top of my list if they want entertainment "- Manager - Club One Ascot - 1 x 40 minute set of 9 songs for around 100 ticketed seats on stage as a warm up for Andy Abrahams (X Factor 2005/Eurovision 2008) - October 2007........................................................ ........................................................" Thank you for your lovely email. !I will go on your website very shortly to have look; just to let you know, we already put your details as a recommended performer, as discussed on Sunday, on our future wedding brochures for brides using our venue. I still have your contact in file, you are the first on the list if any queries for an evening jazz is enquired! "- from the Conference Sales Coordinator at Excel Novotel - Docklands, London (recommendation based on live performance using own PA system at a Wedding Fair singing around 6 sets over a 7 hour period) - Bank Holiday Weekend May 2007........................................................ ........................................................" Rae, thanks for Sunday! Superb very classy and smooth! (as you know our chef said that you were like a " female Frank Sinatra! "), I will be in touch soon regarding some Xmas bookings, please let me have some dates "- Partner and Manager - Piano Lounge - (celebrity upmarket restaurant/bar) around 5 x 30 minute sets of lunchtime jazz performed from 2pm to 6.30 pm - November 4th, 2007........................................................ ........................................................" I was very impressed by your vocal technique , and yes I'd like to use you for some Friday evenings in the Spring on stage in the bar area for the 10.30pm to 12.30pm set "- verbal quote from - PR Manager of Maxims Casinos - after a 3 (belters!) song audition where Rae had to perform full of the flu and without a speaking voice, but pulled off all songs during the audition leading to 3 booked paid stage gigs in March to May 2008 - quote from audition day February 2008........................................................ ........................................................The above are just examples of some of the written quotes by text/email that Raes' received from venue bookers etc. since the My Space website has been opened. Rae's also received very positive verbal feedback from her audiences at the venues and also at private parties leading to recommendations for future bookingsRae appreciates that performance is of paramount importance but so is time keeping, total professionalism, a warm and friendly approach, attitude and immaculate personal presentation and a willingness to adapt to the audience and ambience of each venue....................................................... .........................................................^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ RE : ... * RAES' CURRENT PERFORMANCE INFO * ... ---------------Rae is currently performing SOLO SELF CONTAINED, using 300watt YAMAHA award winning PA system and excellent jazz/soul/blues backing tracks. Repertoire is around 3 hours (usual gig time for bookings is 90 mins ie. 3 x 30 mins or 2 x 45 mins). Examples of songs within repertoire are listed on this page, but the playlist is constantly being updated, so please contact Rae regarding any specific song requests/genres. Raes' music is ideal for the 'cocktail and canapes' and 'liquers and lullabys' classy vibe. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Therefore, as Rae has lived and worked in Spain/Canaries and duetted with a Latin performer, given the words she can sing Spanish with decent pronounciation with no problem....(eg. last verse of Autumn Leaves on demo attached)...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Raes' audiences always comment on the 100% emotion she gives to her performance to enable the meaning of the words of each song to reach the listeners. Her voice has been described by experienced professionals as "warm", "smooth", "rich tone", "tender", "sultry", "seductive", and also "clear and strong". Any agents, musicians and producers requiring this type of vocal for their projects, Rae would be keen to hear from you. Rae also 'raunches' up the vocal for more upbeat numbers if required (versatile repertoire). Rae is currently living in London but would also be happy to perform overseas on short term contracts subject to venue and location.(EUROPE, some parts of the FAR EAST , DUBAI and STATES would all be considered)^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ RE : ... * A BIT ABOUT THE DEMO CD * ... ---------------The demo cd produced in 06 with 2nd mix JUST being released for promo to Agents/Record Company Producers/Event Organisers/Conference & Banqueting organisers/Cruise Ship Entertainment Directors for Spring /Summer of 07. The demo was recorded in a friends loft where a studio is set up.(he is a composer/producer for tv & theatre soundtracks). Recorded in Summer 06 during a 40 deg. heatwave!! Due to limited studio time 12 songs were laid down in just a few hours,. 6 were chosen to tell a story of love, ... yearning and searching, finding & accepting, realising & rejecting the reality & finally... reflecting & missing .....^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^The Six Tracks from The Changing Moods of Love are ...---------------THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU - LOOK OF LOVE - WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - MY MAN (MON HOMME) - CRY ME A RIVER - AUTUMN LEAVES - (bonus track 'You've Changed' available on Request ...)-all 6 tracks are currently uploaded to this website (playlist may be altered from time to time on the site) - correct at time of edit - Nov. -------------The outcome of limited studio time has resulted in a very 'organic' demo, ie. no clever tricks, no re-recording of verses & the track being laid down on 1st or 2nd take, so its very indicative of a 'live' performance. Rae had only heard the backing tracks the day before, so there was extremely limited time to get comfortable with the backing tracks ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE: ... * HEARING DEMO AT IT'S BEST ADVANTAGE AND DOWNLOADING * ... --------------- If you download the attached music to disc and play on decent car system or hi fi on full bass treble and volume you'll the the true 'live/organic' effect rather than listening through a computer sound card. Through the computer the sound will be better via 'earphone' attachment. By request, from musicians and professionals looking for entertainment for your venue, Rae's happy to email mp3s by attachment or post a demo cd to you. RAE WILL BE RECORDING MORE SONGS IN 2008 AND WILL UPLOAD SAMPLES WHEN READY TO SHARE^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * EXAMPLES OF RAES' PLAYLIST AND REPERTOIRE * ...--------------- Raes' repertoire includes many Great American Songbook classic standards, the popularity of which are reaching a younger audience now, due to a renaissance amongst current artistes. Examples of which can be heard on the six tracks already uploaded to this site. However, Raes' repertoires ISN'T JUST JAZZ!! ... She sings in most genres, but prefers Jazz, Soul, Blues, and Country Rock (not so keen on 'cheesy' pop) prefers to sing 'Easy Listening' type standards heard regularly on radio stations inthe Uk such as Smooth FM and Magic FM and Heart FM ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Raes' playlist exampels are below but please note that this repertoire is constantly being added to and updated (subject to backing track sourcing and / or being accompanied by musicians). Basically, classic, well known ballads/standards from the Divas and Crooners of the past 5 Decades, type of songs which are regularly played in the Uk on radio stations 'Smooth Fm' and 'Magic FM'. Rae also writes her own lyrics and vocals^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES OVER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY PERIOD : ... Jazzy versions of .. Jingle Bells/Winter Wonderland/Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer/Let it Snow/Santa Baby/The Christmas Song (chestnusts roasting)/White Christmas/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/ ...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^NORMAL REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES : ...NOTE ... THESE ARE USUALLY THEMED AS EG 'TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLlIDAY/ELLA FITZGERALD AND THE JAZZ DIVAS OF THE 50s and/ or ' TRIBUTE TO THE DIVAS OF THE 60s & 70s CAROLE KING/DUSTY SPRINGFIELD/GLADYS KNIGHT/DIONNE WARWICK AND MORE ' and/ or 'TRIBUTE TO THE SOUL, JAZZ AND BLUES DIVAS AND CROONERS OF THE PAST 5 DECADES ' (WHICH MIXES UP ALL THE SONGS)..(DEPENDS ON VENUE/GIG TIME AND WHETHER STAGE CABARET SLOT OR LOUNGE - DINNER JAZZ/SOUL^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ROMANTIC JAZZ BLUES EXAMPLES : ........The Man I Love (someday he'll come along..), ..... Way you Look Tonight, ..... All of Me, ..... Making Whoopee, ..... I'm in the Mood For Love, ..... Masquerade, ..... Lover Man( oh where can you be), ..... Good Morning Heartache, ..... Funny Valentine, ..... When I Fall in Love, ..... Someone to Watch Over Me, ..... All of me, ..... Dream a little Dream, ..... One Fine Day, ..... Can't Help Loving that Man of Mine, ..... Round Midnight, ..... Misty, ..... You've Changed, ..... Tenderly, ..... Every Time We Say Goodbye, ..... Night and Day, ..... Summertime, ..... The Nearness of You, ..... God Bless the Child, ..... Unforgettable, ..... Look of Love, ..... Cry me a River (Rae has 5 versions, and doesn't generally sing the version uploaded to this site, but a slower, lower version), ..... The Way you Look Tonight, ..... Autumn Leaves, ..... Mon Homme - He's My Man I love him So, ..... The Very Thought of You, ..... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^SOUL, BLUES, COUNTRY ROCK AND GENERAL GENRE EXAMPLES : ........ I Would Rather Go Blind, ..... Pearl's a Singer, ..... Don't Cry out Loud, ..... Close to You, ..... First time ever I saw your Face, ..... Natural Woman, ..... You Got a Friend, ..... Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, ..... Too late, ..... Get Here, ..... All Woman, ..... Girl Put your Records on, ..... Son of Preacher Man, ..... Take Another Little Piece of my Heart, ..... Goin' Back, ..... Neither One of Us (wants to be the 1st to say Goodbye), ..... Don't Know Why I Didn't Come, ..... Turn Me On, .... Rainy Night in Georgia, ..... Black Velvet, ..... Have I told you Lately That I Love You, ..... First Cut is the Deepest, ..... The Rose, ..... Killing me Softly, ..... Close My Eyes and Count to Ten, ..... The Way We Were ..... Imagine ..... Somewhere Over the Rainbow ..... First Cut is the Deepest, ..... House is not a Home, ..... Alfie, ..... Take Me to the River, ..... Boots are Made for Walking, ..... Help Me Make it Through the Night, ..... Spooky, .....^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^UPBEAT JAZZ EXAMPLES : ...All of Me, ..... Boy From Ipanema, ..... Call me Irresponsible, ..... Ole Devil Called Love Again, ..... Mad about the Boy, ..... Feeling Good, ..... I Just Wanna Make Love To You, ..... My Baby Just Cares for me, ..... Fever, ..... Where or When, ..... Tender Trap, ..... Lady is a Tramp, ..... He's a Tramp, .....PLUS NUMEROUS AND VARIOUS OTHERS (EVEN including .....dare it be mentioned?..... !!! I WILL SURVIVE!) ..... (but only on hen party requests!!) .....^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^REPERTOIRE IS CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED SUBJECT TO SOURCING GOOD NEW BACKING TRACKS TO SUIT RAES' VOCAL RANGE AND STYLE ..... (RAE'S ALSO HAPPY TO GO MORE UPBEAT BY REQUEST SUBJECT TO SUITABLE BACKING - some of the more upbeat backing for 'pop' songs is are pretty rough, hence although Rae can sing any kind of song with a band, when using backing tracks for solo gigs , she mainly sticks to Jazz, Blues, Soul where the backing tracks she sources and uses are much easier on the ear and better for her to improvise her vocal with) ... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Note ... Repertoire is sometimes currently limited as a self-contained vocalist subject to sourcing nice quality backing tracks which tend to be much more indicative of a live band in the jazz, blues and soul library ... hence Rae is currently mainly singing that genre, but has sung Country/Rock and basically all sorts in the past ... loves the whole Latin vibe (Spanish guitar) and also Funk, AND LOVES SINGING WITH GUITAR/PIANO AND LIVE JAZZ BANDS, SO GET IN TOUCH IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A VOCALIST TO ACCOMPANY YOUR MUSICIAN SKILLS^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ BESPOKE PLAYLIST : ... Rae is always open to suggestions of playlist for your venue,(bespoke service can be arranged subject to suitable backing track sourcing and rehearsal time) ..... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * COLLABORATIONS * ... ---------------Although Rae is currently gigging Solo Self Contained, she's also happy to accompany any musicians who have gigs lined up who need a female vocalist - it's always fun to gig as part of a duo or band - SO HIT ME UP IF YOU NEED MY KINDA VOCAL AND YOU'RE A BAND OR PIANIST OR GUITARIST.. DITTO RECORD PRODUCERS SEE BELOW...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Rae would is always pleased to hear from record producers who require a female vocalist and is currently songwriting - laying down her own lyrics and vocals to disc for future collaborations with musicians and producers ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * THANKS FOR VISITING * ... --------------- Thanks for taking the time to read this bio. and for listening - HOPE YOU ENJOYED?! ...^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... * AND FINALLY * ... ---------------Final footnote to special 'non cyberspace' friends who check into this site from time to time from UK,NYC and Viriginia in the USA,Uppsala and Stockholm in Sweden, Wiesbaden in Germany, Mallorca, Spain, Sydney in Australia and Cape Town in South Africa ..... YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND ..... - THIS IS FOR YOU ..... (click on link below to see vid') .....^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&a mp;videoid=17405783^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^..... Thank you all for the texts/emails/phone calls and messages of support and encouragement which truly gave Rae the push to make the ' leap of faith ' ! And for those who made contributions to charity for copies of the 1st mix demo ( ... you know who you are ! ... ) - You're ** STARS ** x^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^RE : ... PS ... * DON'T FORGET TO VISIT * ... ---------------www.myspace.com/stregone groove collective.. 2nd mix of the tracks with jazzy alto sax played by Stregone who kindly added his sexy sax take on Raes' songs with the original vocal & backing tracks - Merci Stregone!: - ) my french 'friend' in Grenoble x? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
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Member Since: 4/5/2007
Band Website: uk.music-jobs/cv/raemarnie
Band Members: CURRENTLY JUST RAE, HER ,LARGE REPERTOIRE OF BACKING TRACKS AND HER 300watt yamaha PA FOR A NEAT, SELF CONTAINED PERFORMANCE ... (HOWEVER ... IF REQUIRED BY THE CLIENT, AND ALSO FOR FUN AND COLLABORATION/EXPERIENCE, RAE WOULD ALSO BE VERY HAPPY TO GIG WITH EITHER VOCALISTS(AS A DUO)/GUITARISTS/PIANISTS AND BANDS eg. jazz or general all round performance bands.PRESENTLY, RAE'S PERFORMING SELF CONTAINED WHICH WORKS VERY WELL FOR SMALLER, INTIMATE VENUES, ASWELL AS LARGER EVENT MEETING ROOMS/HOTEL BARS/ - SUPPER CLUB LOUNGE AREAS/RESTAURANTS/PRIVATE HOUSE PARTIES/RIVER CRUISES ETC.
Influences: SEE LIST & SLIDE SHOW BELOW ...* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Rae was influenced as a child from listening to the songs of the 50s/60s her parents and grand parents played on their gramophones ... and from the 70s/80s/90s mainly soul/jazz/blues singers ... All the warm,smooth,melting vocals when singers sang their songs close to the mic' emoting every word they sang, so when listening to their vocal you feel they're singing directly to YOU ... Those featured in the slide show above & list below exemplify Raes' musical heroes, heroines and influences, old and new ...* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *... Dusty Sprinfield (gorgeous, breathy, heartfelt, sexy vocal), Peggy Lee, Julie London, Doris Day, Nina Simone, Etta James, Dinah Washington, Carole Sloane, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Janis Ian, Gladys Knight, Eva Cassidy, Bette Middler, Elkie Brooks, Syreeta, Randy Crawford (LOVE Tender Falls the Rain).., Dionne Warwick (in her Burt Batharach era.. love 'Valley of the Dolls' amongst many others) , Lisa Stansfield, Karen Carpenter, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Flack, Carole King, Kiki Dee, Joni Mitchell (love her style when she does jazz/blues, such a relaxed, husky, soulful, heartfelt vocal), Madeline Bell (amazing!) (Diana R-Mahogany/Lady Sings the Blues/Marvin duet period...) ----- &, of course. not forgetting the other gender!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Marvin Gaye(Whats Going On/I Want You/Let's get it on albums & Got to Give it up), Nat King Cole, Matt Monroe, Stevie Wonder (Innervisions). Quincy Jones (Jook Joint), George Benson - Living Inside your Love album (Unchained Melody & Hey Girl) last 5 tracks on LovexLove album & his versions of Summertime, Summer of '42, Nature Boy, Masquerade, Moodys Mood, Love all the Hurt Away and Late at Night, George Michael, Luther Vandross(Superman & all his Bacharach covers (Anyone who had a Heart, A House is not a Home etc) rather than his more commercial dance stuff.. what a voice!), Enrique Iglesias (Hero), Santana (Smooth/Maria Maria), Chet Baker, Maxwell, Joe, Michael Jackson, Al Green, Keith Washington, Peter Cox (soulful vocal),Paul Weller (You do Something to Me) Bill Withers,Chris Botti* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The fusion of music in the movie West Side Story also had a huge influence on Rae. Later, when life took her all over mainland Spain, the Baleares and the Canaries she fell in love with Latin music, particularly Spanish Classical Guitar heard on balmy evenings when strolling barefoot along the beach. Memories of "footprints in the sand". Nothing like the sound of the sea with the waves gently lapping against the shore with some lovely music echoing in the background and the sea glistening by the light of the silvery moon!.... ('let's take a walk together, near the open shore, hand in hand you and I, let's 'Cherish' every moment, we have been given, as time passes by...') - Love the song 'Ballad de Adelaide' I think it's called, classical peace, latin sound, beautiful on acoustic guitar, also love 'Cavatina' which also has that acoustic, gentle guitar sound and I've heard that played often by Latin guitarists whilst sitting late night/early hours of morning at a restaurant by the sea - evokes powerful and beautiful memories of a feeling of peace and calm with the world * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rae definately HASN'T been influenced by overcooked, overcomplicated vocals where the effort to be a power singer and prove technical ability overshadows the true meaning and words of the song being sung. ( Rae can't STAND that 'playing with the note' thing and sreechy high thing that a lot of the modern singers do, yes, it shows their range off, but it often (in Raes' opinion, murders the song!)...However, power singers admired = Donna Summer (effortless power), Chaka Khan (eg: her version of Funny Valentine- on Waiting to Exhale + Ain't Nobody - terrific dance track)...Rae enjoys singing Burt Bacharach covers (Valley of the Dolls, Walk on By, House is not a Home, Anyone who Had a Heart etc) and is constantly updating her repertoire to add songs she feels would be enjoyed by her audience and which suit her range/tone/phrasing and overall image, some of these being songs originally covered by male vocalists .....* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Along with Jazz/Blues/Soul & Latin Rae loves FUNK - DISCO - too (anythin' from the late 70s/80s that they play on HEART FM on Friday nights - that got people up on the mirrored disco floor dancing around the handbags.. loves : - Johnson Brothers - Whispers - Commodores (especially 'Nightshift') - Sugar Hill Gang (the best and ORIGINAL rap song !) - Disco Inferno - Temptations (Papa was a Rollin' Stone)- Prince - (The Vault album) - Earth Wind and Fire (Fantasy/After the Love has Gone/Boogie Wonderland/September etc!) - Chic (not so much 'le Freak 'as their LESS commercial tracks on THAT album - Warm Summer Night and Chic Cheer etc) - Rose Royce (fantastic memories!) - Eddie Kendricks (Keep on Truckin' Baby) - William de Vaughn (Diamond in the back, sunroof top diggin' the scene...) - Timmy Thomas (Everybody wants to live Together) - Imagination (Body Talk - camp but sexy track!(same vibe as 'Let's get it on'...) - Heatwave (Boogie Nights etc) - The Jacksons (Can you Feel it) - & Michael Jackson (Off the Wall was a great dance album & so many of his ...) all that 'can't sit still' stuff! (Rae really CAN'T! sit still to this kind of music, for example, whilst working in Mallorca with her right leg in plaster (torn ligaments from falling sideways in a pair of wedge sandals - not too much Sangria! honestly!) she used to still dance at the discos spinning around on the plastered leg in true handbag 'I will Survive' style! ;) )...* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Sounds Like: Hmmm ... Sounds like - Rae!!! ... those who've heard the demo cd vocal and listened to Rae sing live have different ideas regarding who her performance compares to, so ... rather than make comparisons to other vocalists, probably it is easier to suggest who Rae is influenced by rather than who she sounds like ... (think along the lines of the slow, long note phrasing of Roberta Flack & Eva Cassidy with a little bit of Peggy Lee/Julie London/Elkie Brooks/Carole King ... ) ... (and maybe a little bit of breathy Doris Day ... ) - Rae would also love to chill the vocal down when not working with backing tracks (which rely on strong vocal and restrictive phrasing ... ) so she'd enjoy trying out jazz/blues/latin in a less formed style where the vocal just flows with the music in a freefall kind of way... any musicians looking to collaborate - Rae would be keen to hear from you... send a message by myspace mail or myspace comment, or you can leave a voice message on the player below .....
* RADIO PLAYS * ..... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *RADIO SHOWS RAE HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY WHO HAVE PLAYED HER TRACKS AND VOICE INTROS - EDSTORY AT 979.FM(MELBOURNE), TORPEDO DJ OF MODRADIOUK FM (EUROPE/UK), SMOOTH ATLANTA FM (GEORGIA), HAPPY JAZZ FM (LONDON/SOUTH EAST), JAZZYJ OF TWINCITIESRADIO (MINNEAPOLIS) - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN FINDING, REQUESTING AND PLAYING - MUCH APPRECIATED DJ FRIENDS OUT THERE! ..... "spread the sound and the word" !! .....* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *BELOW INDEPENDENT UNBIASED AND UNSOLICITED REVIEW BY JAZZY J - POSTED 19 NOV 07 ON www.twincitiesradio.com WEBSITE .....* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *" During one of my searches for really good sounding music....pouring through the myrid of pages and webs....listening...hearing.... I happened accross Rae Marnie. The track that was playing was "Very Thought Of You" and it slowed me down. As usual it is the first twenty seconds of a track that either catches or doesn't. If it doesn't, I move on. "Very Thought Of You" by Rae Marnie stopped me dead in my tracks. At this point I had no choice but to listen to the rest of her tracks, just to make sure what I heard was real. Immediately swept away by the sound.....the touch of it. Immediately I contacted Rae and asked if she would please send me her tracks so they could be shared with our listeners.Most definately a "world class" jazz-blues singer, Rae Marnie will take you away from what you are focused upon. Grab you. Soften your tenseness and kick you right back. It is no wonder that Rae travels to exotic places singing her song.Give Rae Marnie a listen. You are promised to be touched and lifted away from whatever it is that has distracted. "* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *..... TO JAZZY J ANDYOUR TWINCITIESRADIO FANS OUT THERE ... RAE IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TOUCHED AND HONOURED BY YOUR REVIEW .....* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...........AND FINALLY..........(THE BEAUTIFUL PIC AND SONG BELOW HAS BEEN ADDED ON 18 FEB '08 OUT OF RESPECT FOR SENSITIVE SOULS NO LONGER WITH ME IN BODY BUT, I PRAY, IN SPIRIT - BOTH OF WHOM LOVED THIS BAND AND IN PARTICULAR THIS SONG AND IT'S MESSAGE)...........* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : : real editor: best profile tools : real editor: best profile tools :

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