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About Me

Rachel has been composing music since the age of six. When she was 18 her Symphony for Strings and Percussion was performed by the Alabama Symphony. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Rachel went on to study music for Film at the Ecole Normale Superieur de Musique in Paris, France.As a jazz singer, Rachel has performed at the Savannah, Rasselas, and other venues in the Bay Area.Rachel's beautiful voice and expressive phrasing have been compared to Tracy Thorne of Everything But the Girl. Her unique blend of acoustic/synth pop has gotten rave reviews from artists and fans across Europe, Canada, and in her Bay Area home.She is currently working on an album to be released later this year, and preparing to shoot a video.

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Member Since: 5/3/2006
Band Members: Rachel Margaret, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm GuitarBuena Vista Park: e guitar, mixing/production Bonnie Hayes; acoustic guitar, Eric Vogler; synths, vocals Rachel Margaret. Co-produced by Bonnie Hayes and Rachel Margaret, mixed by Bonnie Hayes. Vocal tracks and eguitars recorded at Bonnie Hayes' studio, all other tracks recorded at Rachel Margaret's home studio.Fade: e guitar, mixing/production Bonnie Hayes; piano, synths, vocals Rachel Margaret. Co-produced by Bonnie Hayes and Rachel Margaret, mixed by Bonnie Hayes. Vocal Tracks and eguitars recorded at Bonnie Hayes' studio, all other tracks recorded at Rachel Margaret's home studio.Solitude: e guitar, Tal Morris; acoustic guitar, Bonnie Hayes; vocals Rachel Margaret; synths by Rachel Margaret and Bonnie Hayes. Co-produced by Bonnie Hayes and Rachel Margaret. Mixed at Bonnie Hayes' studio. Backing vocals and some synths recorded at Rachel Margaret's studio. All other tracks recorded at Bonnie Hayes' studio.
Influences: Artists I admire: Nina Simone, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Dave Matthews, Death Cab for Cutie, Arctic Monkeys, Beth Orton, Massive Attack, Cowboy Junkies, Imogen Heap, Bernard Hermann (lovely film scores). And the list goes on and on...Bonnie Hayes (songwriter for Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, and many others)--"Bonnie is one of the most gifted people I have ever met. A wonderful songwriter and an awesome musician."
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My Blog

National Promotional Campaign starting in July

Hi Everyone, Hope you are having a great evening. I am very happy to announce that Rainmaker Public Relations, the firm that managed Guster before they got signed to a major record deal, has selected ...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:41:00 PST

Fade is back up/BV Park is down

Hi Everyone, I'm going to put Fade back up for a couple of days while I do some mixing to bv park. BV Park will be back up soon.Thanks, Rachel
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:17:00 PST

Buena Vista Park - Trance Remix by Alex PG

Hi Everyone, Alex PG has just finished a great trance remix of Buena Vista Park. It's up on his page now at www.myspace.com/alexpg. It's fun for me to hear the song done up in this style.Thanks so muc...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:08:00 PST

New song- Landfill

Hi Everyone, I should be coming out in about a week with a new song called landfill. It is a rockin, bratty, cynical new song about people who claw their way to the top. I think you'll like it. I had ...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:32:00 PST

Buena Vista Park - remix by Art Kerns from Submodern

Hi Everyone, Art released his remix today-- it's really awesome. I'll put it up on my myspace page as soon as I can. But here's the link to it. Best wishes!Rachelhttp://submodern.com/remixes/buenavist...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:50:00 PST

Buena Vista Park - remix by Submodern

Hey Guys, I hope you are having a great week!Art from Submodern is remixing Buena Vista Park and it sounds awesome! He said it would be finished some time next week. Whenever it is done, I'll either p...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:05:00 PST

Fade is down for some edits

Hi Everyone, I took Fade back down for some edits. It should be back up in a few days. Hope you are having a great week!Rachel
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:47:00 PST

Coming soon: The next 2 songs in my demo

Hi Everyone,I'm hard at work on the next couple of songs in my demo. They're sounding really good, so I'm excited! Buena Vista Park was the first one in the demo. Hazy Days will probably be the next o...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:40:00 PST

Buena Vista Park

Hi Guys, I just put up a new version of Buena Vista Park. The production on this song is a much higher quality than my previous songs thanks to the help of Bonnie Hayes. Hope you enjoy it. Have a grea...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:00:00 PST

Searching for collaborators

Searching for collaborators, Okay--here's the scoop.. I've written several songs that I'd like to have sung by an R&B/Soul singer. One, Fade, is up on the page now. Joy is another song I've written, m...
Posted by Rachel Margaret on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:45:00 PST