Biography

I grew up hearing the classical composers that my mom liked; Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, & many others. I find I like them, too. My mom knew all the instruments in an orchestra and bought one of the first stereo record players in the early 50's (a big floor console system, 2 cabinets with 12" speakers) so that the windows would shake when the cannons fired in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. I'm glad she taught me well to appreciate and seek good sound, in both the music and what's reproducing it.

As a kid, I played clarinet and oboe in my school band and orchestra in rural south Georgia, United States.

At 12 years of age, my family moved to northeast Atlanta. I was devastated, at least for a year or so, while I learned how to be a city girl. Once I got the hang of that, I latched onto the Hippy movement that was beginning and many times was mistaken for Janis Joplin. smiley

After collecting many 45s, my first LP purchase was The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was 1967, I was 15. That same year, my first live concert was Cream, during their first tour in the US. I saw Jimi Hendrix, opened for by Soft Machine. I saw Led Zeppelin, in a high school gym in some South Carolina town, on their first tour. All that is to say I loved the psychedelic scene of the late 60s and early 70s; the music, the visual enhancers, and the edginess of the exploration. Though, I gave up the visual enhancers many years ago, I still like edgy exploration.

I began playing guitar in my early teens. In my early 20s, I considered performing music live and after several many performances, decided my stage fright was too, ...well, frightful. Dang nerves. I continued to be involved in the music world by playing, writing, and listening. I worked for a major label, in the late '70s to early '80s, doing special art projects for promotion of new releases. Then, I started an independent record label, based in Atlanta, that produced Alternative music from 1986 to 1994, with national distribution of about 20 artists.

I found it very difficult to mix my love of music with the business of music. When I realized I wasn't really happy being on that side of the desk, I sold my Indy label to a larger Indy company, and returned to making music for the love of it. The art of music production fascinates me. I'm enthralled with the digital applications that have now taken music production out of the expensive studios to anyone's home, sidewalk, or imagination.

I am semi-retired and now live in Hawaii. I have also always been a visual artist. Check out my website for images. I'm Rebecca. My partner, Marilou, does some cool stuff, too.

Some favorite artists/groups: Bowie, Nigel Kennedy, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Moody Blues, Hendrix, Clapton, Gentle Giant, Soft Machine, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Procal Harem, Rush, Spirit, Quinn, Badmarsh & Shri, Clannad, Deep Forest, Gipsy Kings, Marillion, MIDIval PunditZ, New Model Army, Tin Machine, Sam n Dave, Otis Redding, Vangelis, ELP, Beatles, Godley n Creme, Eno.

You can see some of my favorite artists here on iC at the right. --->

Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
15 Weeks (HTB) Other Dec 16, 2008 164
There And Back (UF) Other Oct 17, 2008 372
Midnight On The Youkali Express (demo 2) Collab Spoken Word Oct 9, 2008 231
Youkali (first two combined, demo 2) Collab Spoken Word Sep 24, 2008 220
One For My Baby (cover) Other Jul 29, 2008 336
That Grand Ole Feeling (UF) Other Jul 21, 2008 279
A Light and Flame Collab Inspirational Jun 29, 2008 283
Casting Off (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word May 15, 2008 298
Lullaby (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word May 7, 2008 298
Internet Youkali (demo) Collab Spoken Word May 5, 2008 306
Youkali In Flames (demo) Collab Spoken Word May 1, 2008 391
Crossing (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Apr 5, 2008 331
Checkout (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Mar 25, 2008 353
Flesh Museum (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Mar 18, 2008 280
Thief (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Mar 11, 2008 356
Broken Chains Collab Classical Mar 8, 2008 523
Evolution Collab Spoken Word Feb 1, 2008 295
Room Service (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Jan 18, 2008 395
Urban Idyll (Youkali demo) Collab Spoken Word Jan 1, 2008 343
Youkali Hotel, Room 1308 (demo) Collab Spoken Word Dec 3, 2007 686
Midnight on the Youkali Express (demo) Collab Spoken Word Nov 15, 2007 445
Looking Into Fire (UF) Other Nov 6, 2007 558
Searching For Youkali (demo) Collab Spoken Word Oct 30, 2007 462
My Father (collab) Collab Other Oct 26, 2007 485
Overture (Youkali demo) Collab Other Oct 21, 2007 447
Loop Collab Spoken Word May 20, 2007 797
Protocol Collab Classical May 10, 2007 699
Angie (cover) Collab Other Apr 29, 2007 1460
The Big Mellow Collab Rock Apr 10, 2007 612
The Hunt (UF) Other Apr 8, 2007 954
Two Playing With Air Collab Other Mar 15, 2007 666
Spicy Acidic Limbo Collab Other Feb 15, 2007 784
The Keening Spell (UF) Classical Dec 10, 2006 1432
Let Us Improvise Motifs Collab Spoken Word Dec 3, 2006 874
Divergence (UF) World Sep 17, 2006 932
Pachyderm Sunset Collab World Aug 20, 2006 1035
Fear (5 of 5, Adverse Elements) Other Aug 18, 2006 559
Tension (4 of 5, Adverse Elements) Other Aug 5, 2006 561
Lucy's Homecoming (UF) World Aug 2, 2006 764
Cold (3 of 5, Adverse Elements) Other Jul 27, 2006 702
Discontent (2 of 5, Adverse Elements) Other Jul 23, 2006 522
Darkness (1 of 5, Adverse Elements) Other Jul 21, 2006 631
Mind The Gap (UF) Collab Jazz Jul 4, 2006 958
Unearthing Our Own (UF) Other Jun 20, 2006 729
Indigenous Mystery Other Apr 15, 2006 837
Novel Conservation Other Apr 14, 2006 569
Influential Supposition Other Apr 14, 2006 573
Voices Elsewhere Other Apr 14, 2006 691
Unknown Findings Other Apr 14, 2006 531
Gathering Evidence Other Apr 14, 2006 496
Abundant Display Other Apr 14, 2006 577
Natural Environment Jazz Apr 14, 2006 701
Interior Expedition Other Apr 14, 2006 520
Genetic Calling Other Apr 14, 2006 638
Isolated Foray Ambient Apr 14, 2006 951

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Youkali, The refit September 24, 2008
New versions, new sounds
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Searching For Youkali March 12, 2008
The glass is half full.
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Youkali Hotel, Room 1308 December 3, 2007
Fourth poem of Youkali
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Third tune of Series November 16, 2007
Critique please.
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Second Installment October 30, 2007
Feedback Please
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