Episode 1: Rachel Solomon
Episode 1: Rachel Solomon
Listen to Rachel describe her process in becoming a professional keyboardist, singer and entertainer. She discusses topics such as growing up with a musical father; her Classical piano background; the influence from creative piano teachers such as Dave Limina and Bruce Katz; heroes such as Queen, Elton John, Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel; the importance of versatility in the music business; the availability of notated improvisatory musical styles; ideas on how to stay in good technical shape; interesting gifts from fans; being on the road; playing hit songs with the artists who made them hits; solo piano bar work; making songs your own; what it’s really like to play different types of gigs; cruise ship and dueling piano work; and she closes the interview by playing her arrangement of the theme song from “The Splendid Table”.
Resources:
Rachel Solomon’s website, rachelsolo.com
“Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden (Rachel Solomon cover)