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Biography Life-changing revelations can come at odd moments. For singer/songwriter Rachanee, it was during a job interview. Unable to choose between pursuing a career in music or a career in photojournalism, her mentor and interviewer Nancy suggested she flip a coin to decide which one to focus on for a year. "But," Nancy warned Rachanee, "picking one means completely giving up the other. So if it comes up photography, you stop writing songs, you quit the band, you put away your guitar... are you ready?" Rachanee replied, "Don't flip the coin." And that one little decision sparked the pursuit of a dream. Rachanee has been compared to "Michelle Branch [and] Christian artist Jennifer Knapp, [with] a voice that can sound like Natalie Merchant" (Noise, Oct. 2003). Her music has a guitar-driven folk/rock feel; her heartfelt lyrics appeal to any audience. Though Rachanee just came on the independent music scene in 2003, she hasn't been idle. That year, she released her EP "Chosen Path," which she wrote, distributed and co-produced. In 2004 she released her first full-length LP, "Ordinary Girl." She has been featured in the Lansing State Journal, in the Noise (a Lansing, Michigan weekly newspaper), on WILX-TV 10 in Lansing, and on WTRK 89.1 (The Rock) in Bay City, Michigan. Her singles, "Let Me In" and "Across the Miles" also debuted on WTRK 89.1. Other songs from her 2004 release “Ordinary Girl†are being featured on College, AAA and Christian radio stations around the country. "Here With Me" from Rachanee's current album "Ordinary Girl" was named Best Contemporary Christian Song for the 2006 Independent Music Awards, sponsored by the Music Resource Group. Rachanee is comfortable in any venue, having played in various bookstores, churches, clubs, bars and coffeehouses around the country. She has appeared at several music festivals, such as the Faithfest and Unity festivals in Michigan and Lifelight in South Dakota. She has also appeared on (“Tuesdays with Morrie†author) Mitch Albom’s nationally syndicated radio program. She has opened for national acts such as Warren Barfield, former Caedmon's Call member Derek Webb, Paul Wright, and Brian VanderArk of the Verve Pipe. But most importantly, she has been able to share her life and love for God through her music. For more information, please see http://www.rachanee.net. Check out the artist's website: http://www.rachanee.net Track List: 1. You 2. Here with Me 3. Still the Same 4. Run to You 5. Unspoken 6. When You Look at Me 7. From Here 8. Across the Miles 9. Beneath My Skin 10. Ordinary Girl 11. Where You Are (I Can't Go) Other Genres: |