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Rachel Gaudry Rachel Gaudry is a Sydney based composer with a diverse background in jazz, classical and pop / rock genres. She has composed vocal, electro-acoustic and orchestral works for film, tv, animation, documentary, theatre and radio. |
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After completing a Diploma of Music in Jazz Studies at the Canberra School of Music, Rachel moved to Sydney and immersed herself in songwriting and performing. In 2001 and 2003, she released two albums of original songs, produced by Chad Wackerman and Sam Hawksley respectively. The albums garnered favourable reviews and took her on tours of North America and Asia.
Since 2004, Rachel has worked on a variety of interesting film and TV projects and in 2008 she graduated from the renowned Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) with a Masters degree in Screen Composition. She was recently nominated for an APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award in the 'Best Music for a Short Film' category for her music for the short film 'Shot Open'.
Selected Credits:
2008
The Red Kite (Composer) Animation Short
Blind Date (Composer) Short
2007
Shot Open (Composer / Music Editor) Short
Jigsaw Girl (Composer) Short
Searching for Michael Peterson (Co-Composer) Documentary
The Chocolate Closet (Composer) Documentary
Purgatory Closing Titles (Co-Composer) TV Theme
Yummy (Composer) TVC
ABC2 (Composer) TV Network ID
2006
Ethnic Business Awards 2006 (Composer) TV
2005
Ethnic Business Awards 2005 (Composer) TV
2004
Who Dunnit, Sunny? (Composer) Short
Short & Sweet Theatre
Awards / Nominations
Winner of University of Canberra Composition Competition
Winner of MPSE Golden Reel Award
Winner of Johnny Dennis Music Award
Australia Council International Pathways Grant Recipient
AIR (Australian Independent Record Association) and MMY (Music Managers Forum) Music Travel Grant Recipient
MusicOz Awards 'APRA Songwriter of The Year' Top 5 Finalist / 'Pop' Top 10 Finalist / 'Jazz' Top 10 Finalist / 'Blues' Top 10 Finalist