“Aside from her beautiful words and music, there is something intangible in Joni Mitchell’s music which takes me into a particular space of wonder and inspiration. Only Joni’s music does this for me and I guess that’s why I hold it so close to my heart… Her songs unfurl line by line and I get swept up in the story, the mood, the textures. There is always something new to discover at each listening. I see Joni Mitchell as a truly natural and masterful artist, someone who found herself perfectly expressed through her music. I admire that greatly.”

- Rachel Gaudry

Described by The Los Angeles Times as possessing ‘angelic grace and voice‘, Rachel Gaudry is a multi award-winning composer, singer, songwriter and pianist. With a diverse musical background in jazz, classical and pop genres, she has toured extensively in the USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan and has composed soundtracks for film, TV, animation, documentary and theatre.

Hailing from Canberra, Gaudry relocated to Sydney after studying jazz performance at the Canberra School of Music and immersed herself in songwriting and performing. To date, she has released two critically-acclaimed albums of original songs titled ‘Leaving Traces’ and ‘Bright Window’. Sydney Morning Herald journalist John Shand aptly described the music on ‘Bright Window’ as ‘dreamy combinations of words and music‘.

Since 2004, Gaudry has composed music for a number of film and TV projects and in 2008 graduated from the renowned Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) with a Masters degree in Screen Composition. Most recently, Gaudry was nominated for an APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award for her music for the short film ‘Shot Open’ and in October 2008 won the University of Canberra National Composition Competition. In addition to performing and composing, Gaudry currently tutors part-time at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney.