A classically trained British musician, Rachel Fuller was born on 24th July in the year 1973. She is a successful web cast host, a popular pop music artist and is an occasional collaborator with partner and rock musician Pete Townshend.
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Fuller was born in Ipswich, England. Later with her family she shifted to Southend – on – Sea. At the tender age of six years Fuller started playing the piano and around the age of ten years she started composing music. Her aim in life was to become a concert performer. “St. Michaels,” was the school that she attended. It was a private school in Leigh where her mother worked as the school deputy officer. Upon reaching the age of fifteen, Fuller won a scholarship to Oxford but turned down the offer as she thought she wouldn’t be comfortable there.
As a child Fuller was energetic and enthusiastic. She took part in various competitions. Her teenage years were filled with several songwriting music competitions and with her best friend Mikey Cuthbert she performed as an organist in a funeral home, up to eleven times a day.
In the year 1996, Rachel met Pete Townshend and they at present reside in Richmond, England. The London Chamber Orchestra has recorded Rachel's orchestral works. She has also contributed her musical excellence for Pete Townshend's “The Lifehouse Chronicles” album. Fuller has also orchestrated in concerts at London's “Sadler's Wells Theater.”
She co - wrote a song entitled “It's Not Enough,” with Townshend. It was featured on The Who's studio album, “Endless Wire.” This song also appeared in “The Boy Who Heard Music,” Pete Townshend's musical, along side the song “I Can Fly,” written by Fuller herself.
Fuller collaborated with Delerium and on their 2003 Nettwerk release “Chimera,” performed her own track “Touched.” In the year 2005, “Cigarettes and Housework” her debut album was released. The following year saw the release of her second work “Shine.”
Apart from singing and writing songs she has also appeared on VH1's reality show “Kept” as a sidekick to her friend Jerry Hall.
Fuller hosted the show “In the Attic” in the beginning of the year 2005, which was a live web cast of music and guests and included The Raconteurs, The Flaming Lips, Foy Vance, E and Martha Wainwright from Townshend's Oceanic studios in London. The show was an attempt to change the manner of live performances of artistes.
In the year 2006 and 2007, she went on a tour with “The Who.” Fuller performed her own music live at several venues, which included South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. They also produced live web casts of “In the Attic.”
Come and enjoy the powerful performance of this talented musician. Information on availability of the shows can be had from her official website www.rachelfuller.org