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About Colleen Rae http://www.colleen-rae.com
http://www.myspace.com/colleenraecrcmusic
Passion,
determination, and natural talent make Colleen Rae a triple threat.
Edmonton based country recording artist Colleen Rae released her debut
CD What You Need Is Me in 2006. The following year Rae received
nominations for her independent CD by the WCMA, TIMA, and CCMA.
“I am totally hands-on with my career. From deciding when and where I
will perform to the types of songs I sing, I feel I am being true to
what is in my heart.”
Most CD's have three or four good songs and the rest are fillers. When
Colleen Rae went in the studio with Canadian producer Louis Sedmak, she
wanted each song to count, to be something she'd release. Colleen Rae’s
album has yielded seven nationally and internationally charted singles.
The title track reached #1 on Alberta radio station CFCW’s Top Canadian
Singles. 'Family' crossed over from the country stations to the gospel
stations. And 'What Was It' is Colleen Rae’s most successful single to
date. In only a few months of its release ‘What Was It” also went #1 on
CFCW.
“My goal was to record a traditional country CD, songs with strong
messages, lively up tempo pieces for my fans to dance to and modern
enough that country radio would embrace it.”
Eight years ago, Colleen joined the band Cornerstone, teaming up with
seasoned musicians Randy Busby (drums), Del Cocks (bass) and Rene
Boisvert (guitar). Their uniqueness and versatility has captured
audiences throughout Western Canada. Rae’s high-energy live show was
noted by Premier Ed Stelmach during her performance at the 2007 CFR
Round-up Breakfast “She sure has a wonderful voice, very powerful; we
really enjoyed her singing, so much energy!.”
Colleen Rae has built a very loyal fan base from her genuine personality
and ability to entertain crowds. Rae has performed at several clubs,
festivals, and casinos for over a decade now. She is a natural on stage.
Colleen Rae's career highlights include singing at the Winspear, The
Brier, Big Valley Jamboree, and performing on a Cruise to Alaska in
2009.
“It is thrilling for me to know how many people I’ve met and how many places I’ve been able to travel to because of my music”.
Canadian icon Dan Aykroyd took the time to join Colleen Rae and
Cornerstone on stage while he was in Colleen Rae’s hometown. Colleen Rae
and Cornerstone have also shared the stage with such artists as Corb
Lund, Adam Gregory, Clay Walker, Julian Austin, and Charlie Major.
Colleen Rae is a member of AMIA, CCMA, SAC, and many other music
organizations. Her love of “the business” began at age six when Colleen
staged shows in the family basement. She’d have homemade posters lining
the stairway, she’d sell popcorn and Kool-Aid to her audiences. Colleen
Rae is proud to be an independent recording artist.
Music has always been in Colleen’s life. Whether it was family jams
around a kitchen table or performing in the Choir, Colleen was always
singing. Colleen Rae is a classically trained vocalist. Colleen
completed Royal Conservatory of Toronto Piano achieving First Class
Honors and she is self taught on guitar. In the early years Colleen Rae
performed a tribute to Connie Smith, and was a part of the trio Rocky
Mountain Roses. Colleen recalls her love of performing starting as early
as elementary school.
“I’d ask the principal if I could sing during the monthly assemblies and I would sing songs by Reba, Madonna and Tiffany.”
Rae is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, and an
entertainer. Colleen Rae is currently creating material for an upcoming
project. Colleen Rae ran into country music's hottest couple Tim McGraw
and Faith Hill during their Soul2Soul tour in Oregon. Colleen wasted no
time; she pitched her original song 'Do I Have Your Eyes' to Faith.
Colleen Rae has faith that one day her song will be an anthem for those
who have been adopted. Colleen Rae has also co-written with renowned
songwriters such as Byron Hill, Dennis Charney, Shawn Christian, Rob
Heath, Tim Taylor, Rene Boisvert and Wood Newton.
Colleen Rae has what it takes to be successful in the music industry.
Colleen Rae's passion, determination, and natural talent is obvious. See
it and hear it for yourself.