Bringing years of experience and fluency, Rachel Austin's aim is to cultivate playfulness in both her music and absurdist theatrical work. Calling to mind comparisons with Nick Cave’s restless creative spirit, she rarely comes from the obvious perspective, by turns cajoling her way into the heart. Austin is an electronic composer, songwriter, and singer and has toured and recorded throughout Europe and North America. From folk opera to anti-corporate immigrant improvised punk (Rachel Discrimination), she plays with her vocal tone to create wonky, left-of-centre songs in live performances. Her absurdist theatrical performances jab at deeper issues of white female identity (Bad Light), obsessions with power (Entra, Silvio!, Rags to Riches), and celebrating histories of avant garde music makers (QUBe, ikon). Austin has performed with Kronos Quartet, David Thomson, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, gabby fluke-mogul, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Molissa Fenley, Crow Nishimura and Joshua Kohl, Alvin Curran, Dohee Lee, and many others.

Rachel Austin

Bringing years of experience and fluency, Rachel Austin's aim is to cultivate playfulness in both her music and absurdist theatrical work. Calling to mind comparisons with Nick Cave’s restless creative spirit, she rarely comes from the obvious perspective, by turns cajoling her way into the heart. Austin is an electronic composer, songwriter, and singer and has toured and recorded throughout Europe and North America. From folk opera to anti-corporate immigrant improvised punk (Rachel Discrimination), she plays with her vocal tone to create wonky, left-of-centre songs in live performances. Her absurdist theatrical performances jab at deeper issues of white female identity (Bad Light), obsessions with power (Entra, Silvio!, Rags to Riches), and celebrating histories of avant garde music makers (QUBe, ikon). Austin has performed with Kronos Quartet, David Thomson, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, gabby fluke-mogul, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Molissa Fenley, Crow Nishimura and Joshua Kohl, Alvin Curran, Dohee Lee, and many others.

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Bringing years of experience and fluency, Rachel Austin’s aim is to cultivate playfulness in both her music and absurdist theatrical work. Calling to mind comparisons with Nick Cave’s restless creative spirit, she rarely comes from the obvious perspective, by turns cajoling her way into the heart. Austin is an electronic composer, songwriter, and singer and has toured and recorded throughout Europe and North America. From folk opera to anti-corporate immigrant improvised punk (Rachel Discrimination), she plays with her vocal tone to create wonky, left-of-centre songs in live performances. Her absurdist theatrical performances jab at deeper issues of white female identity (Bad Light), obsessions with power (Entra, Silvio!, Rags to Riches), and celebrating histories of avant garde music makers (QUBe, ikon).
Austin has performed with Kronos Quartet, David Thomson, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, gabby fluke-mogul, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Molissa Fenley, Crow Nishimura and Joshua Kohl, Alvin Curran, Dohee Lee, and many others.

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Skills

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Backing Vocal
Co
Composition
Fr
Freelance Gig
Le
Lead Vocal
Mu
Music Video
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Experience Level

Backing Vocal
Expert
Composition
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
Lead Vocal
Expert
Music Video
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert
Music Theory
Expert
Ableton Live
Expert
Adobe Audition
Expert
Guitar Pro
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Mills College
May 15, 2016
Majored in Electronic Composition and Recording Media.
MFA in Performance + Performance Studies at Pratt Institute
May 14, 2022

Qualifications

Isadora Duncan Award: special recognition for inkboat's "95 Rituals (for Anna Halprin)"
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2014
Performer and sound designer for site specific performance project.

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Gaming, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Live original music: "Oh Heart"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WfPIDEGSII&ab_channel=CrowleysMusic
    uniE613 Original music: "Don't Go"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHymv6KiEA
    uniE613 Original music: "The Making of Age of Love"
    See into my creative process and the kinds of amazing people I collaborate with: https://youtu.be/1QoPziXMXlc?si=1n9KU9RZ5Jbyi9ua
    uniE613 Original music: "Babydoll"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwBuBgJSzdQ&t=4s