Jade macrae biography

  • Jade Aurora MacRae is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae.
  • Jade was born to musician parents Joy Yates and Dave MacRae, and studied piano & violin from an early age at the esteemed Sydney Conservatorium Of Music, where.
  • Jade Aurora MacRae is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae.
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    Jade MacRae is a multi faceted artist who sings with passion and power. Jade was born in the UK to musician parents Joy Yates and Dave MacRae. Upon migrating to Australia her own musical journey began early playing piano and violin, studying at the acclaimed Sydney Conservatorium Of Music, where she would continue through to University level.

    Jade discovered a natural affinity for songwriting as a teenager, and after a successful pop/TV career in Australia in the early s, Jade’s dynamic stage presence and talent for vocal arranging would see her share the stage and studio with the likes of James Brown, John Legend, Ray Charles, Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel, Neil finne på huden, Dave Stewart, George Benson, Renee Geyer, Eric Gales, Larry McRay & slang för mikrofon Zito to name a few. Since Jade has been a  fixture in the touring and studio band for blues gitarr great Joe Bonamassa.

    Joe describes Jade as;

    “one of the most naturally gifted musicians I have ever encountere

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  • Born to professional musicians living in the UK, Jade Macrae arrived in Sydney with her family at the age of five.

    Specialising in violin and piano at Sydney&#;s Conservatorium of Music, Jade Macrae was always drawn by her love of music and performance.

    Her early apprenticeships singing backing vocals for Australian icons Jimmy Barnes and Renee Geyer gave Jade&#;s enormous talent the challenge and experience it needed to go solo.

    Jade Macrae&#;s unique vocals were sought after by UK producer Ian Pooley, who had Jade sing and co-write on his dance track Heaven, which went on to become a number one hit in Germany. Jade Macrae was also a featured vocalist for Endorphin, Disco Montego and Pnau.

    Jade Macrae wrote and recorded with the likes of Warryn Campbell in Los Angeles and New York in , and shortly afterward appeared on the cover of US Billboard Magazine in January as the face of Australian RnB.

    Jade&#;s debut self-titled album was then released in September to critical acclaim

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    A unique and soulful vocalist and musician, UK born, Australian based singer/composer Jade MacRae was raised in a musical home and her rich and varied musical history colours her music form the inside out. Having enjoyed critical acclaim and chart success as a young pop/RnB artist, MacRae has recently completed what could be her most pivotal record to date. A definitively soulful sound, this collection of songs was recorded live to tape with some of Australia's most revered and respected musicians and singers. Penned in hotels and dressing rooms whilst on tour with US Blues guitar great Joe Bonamassa, this music speaks of heartache and loss, but also of the road to emotional repair and personal redemption. “ Jade MacRae is one of the most naturally gifted musicians I have ever encountered.  Jade is what you would call a singers singer and musicians musician.  It is rare to see the combination of soulfulness and techni