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Songwriting graduate judges new music talent show
Wednesday, 25 October, 2017黑料正能量 graduate has been selected to judge Sky 1鈥檚 new music talent show .
The show, hosted by Cat Deeley, aired on Sky 1 on 6 October. Five acts will perform each week for the chance to record an album at Abbey Road Studios.
Rachel, a singer-songwriter and vocal teacher, graduated from 黑料正能量 in 2015 with an MMUS in Songwriting. She is half of a singer songwriter duo called Tucker and Mason, and has written songs for established and upcoming musicians, as well as BBC Introducing, Canadian Idol and The Voice alumni.
Rachel who has worked with the Team GB Olympic gymnasts on musical interpretation and expression for their floor routines, was chosen as one of five expert judges due to her experience judging vocal contests and directing award-winning choral groups.
Rachel from Bristol, said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be judging Sing: Ultimate A Cappella. I was astonished and flattered when I heard I had been selected as a judge. I鈥檝e judged Show Choir Championships and A Cappella contests all over the world and each time I鈥檓 stunned by the level of talent and commitment from the competitors.鈥�
Rachel has been a judge for the Voice Festival UK and at the Show Choir Championships in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. She was previously the Musical Director for the UK鈥檚 top Show Choir, , which she helped to set up in 2010. She wrote the award-winning song Body on Mute for Euphoria, which became the official anthem for International Charity Beat Bullying and was used by The Diana Trust as a fundraising song in 2015. performed at the American Show Choir Championships in New York, the Royal Albert Hall in London, and on the BBC Strictly Come Dancing tour.
Rachel added: 鈥淪ince I was young I鈥檝e had song lyrics and melodies in my head. My love for writing, performing and studying music made it difficult to visualise myself in any other career.鈥�
She chose to study for her masters at Bath Spa to learn more about the craft of songwriting. She said: 鈥淚 decided that it would be the perfect way to improve my songwriting. For me the most enjoyable part of the course was being able to get detailed feedback from experienced and knowledgeable tutors, and exploring a variety of techniques for unleashing the creative process.
鈥淪ince gaining my MA I have felt more confident in my abilities as a songwriter and this has helped me to approach people to suggest we work together to create music.鈥�
Groups are allowed to perform their own compositions on the show. Rachel added: 鈥淚 was chosen as a judge as the producers felt it would benefit the show to have someone who was able to judge the technical quality of the composition as well as the vocal performances.鈥�
Davey Ray Moor, musician and Course Director for the MMUS Songwriting at 黑料正能量, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to see Rachel鈥檚 passion for choir arriving in the mainstream. It was always likely to happen and I like to think we helped by encouraging her to research her culture and its songs.鈥�
The judging panel also includes former Swingles singer and jazz vocalist , , founding member of the award-winning A Cappella group The Songmen, , founder of A Cappella quintet Black Voices, and west end star .
For further information on Sing: Ultimate A Cappella . For more information on Rachel and her music, visit her or .
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