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Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria.
He has developed a strong reputation for playing live performances at musical festivals and concerts in Australia and in North America. His following is particularly strong in Australia and in Canada, where he has recorded several albums.
Many of Rudd's songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as environmentalism and the rights of Aborigines
. In addition to playing the didgeridoo in many of his songs, he has also included both Australian and Canadian Aboriginal vocals in some of his songs.
HistoryXavier Rudd showed a keen interest in music growing up and learned to play the didgeridoo by practicing on a vacuum cleaner hose. Before his solo career he began playing music as part of the band 'Xavier and the Hum'.
To Let: 2002-2003Rudd's first studio album, To Let was released in 2002. It was self produced along with Chris Thompson, who also recorded and mixed it.
Solace: 2004Solace was released on March 28, 2004 and debuted in the top twenty in the Australian album charts.
With time, the album was certified platinum by ARIA.["Xavier Rudd: Them Belly Full". JamBase. February 21, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.]["Xavier Rudd Food in the Belly Review". Triple j. Retrieved January 7, 2008.]
The album was released on June 7, 2005 in the United States on the Universal Records label. To support the album in the U.S., Rudd embarked on a 25-date tour of the country throughout the summer of 2005, starting on June 3 in Boston and ending in Chicago on July 31.["Australia's Xavier Rudd to Release Solace". JamBase. May 20, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2008.]
Food in the Belly: 2005-2006After Rudd released the live album Good Spirit in early 2005, Rudd's third studio album, Food in the Belly, was released on October 27, 2005 in Australia. When describing the album, Rudd said: Food in the Belly (2005)
cquote "(I had) no thoughts or aims. It was just a reflection of my journey out of the closet for the past two years after recording Solace. Those two years were full of travel and connection with people and places and spirit, and definitely Food in the Belly is a reflection of that. I feel really good about this album it contains a lot of good memories. The whole process of recording it was really positive."[Xavier Rudd. "Xavier Rudd gives the lowdown on Food In The Belly". Australian Music Online. June 1, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2007.]
Food in the Belly earned Rudd an ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Blues and Roots Album at the 2006 ceremony. This was Rudd's second nomination in this category, the first for Solace. In addition, the album was soon certified gold by the ARIA.["Xavier Rudd: White Moth". JamBase. March 1, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.]
Food in the Belly was the first album by Rudd released in the United States by Epitaph's ANTI- record label. Rudd chose to release the album through an independent label in the States, instead of through his Australian label, Universal.["Xavier Rudd: Them Belly Full". JamBase. February 21, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.] The album was released on January 31, 2007.
Touring followed the release of the album, including a string of European dates with supporting act Keller Williams.["Keller World Wide". JamBase. September 18, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2008.]
White Moth: 2007In February 2007, Rudd stated that he was "in the studio right now recording the next album, which should come out sometime in the next year".["Xavier Rudd: Them Belly Full". JamBase. February 21, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.] Four months later in June of 2007, Rudd's fourth studio album, White Moth was released. It was Rudd's first album with the ANTI- record company. The album peaked at #30 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in June.["Xavier Rudd is Going to US and Canada with Tour in 2008". Sound Chronicle. November 17, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.] The first single from White Moth was the first track off the album, "Better People".[Heisler, Brian. "Xavier Rudd :: White Moth". Twangville. September 21, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.]
White Moth's success earned an ARIA Music Awards nomination for Best Blues and Roots Album at the 2007 ceremony, but lost to John Butler Trio's multi-platinum Grand National.
To promote album, Rudd performed as both a headlining act and as an opening act for the Dave Matthews Band in a portion of their summer North American tour. In addition to the Dave Matthews Band, Rudd toured with Canadian singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher for much of 2007, stopping in North America during the summer and Australia later in the year. As a headlining act, Rudd performed at many music festivals in both the United States and Australia such as the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Bonnaroo, and High Sierra. In November, he was featured in the MySpace "Rock for Darfur" event in Sydney. In the same month, a North American tour starting in 2008 was announced. It started in January in Santa Clause, and the last date was in the end of February in Vancouver.["Xavier Rudd U.S. Tour". JamBase. November 16, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.][ "Xavier Rudd is Going to US and Canada with Tour in 2008". Sound Chronicle. November 17, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.] Rudd also performed at various Australian festivals such as the West Coast Blues & Roots and East Coast Blues & Roots festivals in March, before a brief European tour spanning from August to September.
Dark Shades of Blue: 2008On June 18, 2008, Rudd announced via his official website and MySpace that he was preparing to release his fifth studio album, Dark Shades of Blue, two months later on August 19, 2008.["Xavier Rudd Releasing Dark Shades of Blue August 19th". Glide Magazine. June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.]["Bio". xavierrudd.com. June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.] According to Rudd, the bulk of the album is "darker", but on the contrary, that "there is a lot of sunshine in the record."
In between touring, Rudd has been busy writing the score for the upcoming Tarun Tikoo surf film Surfer Dude.["Xavier Rudd U.S. Tour". JamBase. November 16, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.]
, June 28, 2008
Live performancesRudd has become a fixture at festivals including the Falls Festival (2002, 2003 & 2004), Woodford Folk Festival (2003 & 2006), Meredith Music Festival (2003 & 2004), Wakarusa (2005), the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, & 2008), the Melbourne International Music Festival (2004), Womadelaide (2004), Pyramid Rock Festival (2006), The Great Escape (festival) (2006), West Coast Blues & Roots Festival (2004, 2005, 2007, & 2008), V2006 Festival, Rock Werchter (2006), T in the Park (2006), Oxegen (2006), High Sierra (2004 & 2007), FloydFest World Music Festival, Optimus Alive (2008), the Bonnaroo Music Festival (2004, 2005, & 2007), and the Bumbershoot Music Festival in Seattle, WA (2008).
He has also worked extensively in North America including a support slot for Ani DiFranco, a support slot at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, 2 consecutive years at the Ottawa Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario, and a Moonshine benefit at Laguna Beach, California with Jack Johnson and Love Sauce].
He also appeared at the Beautiful Days festival in Devon, UK in August 2008.
Personal lifeXavier is married to a Canadian, Marci, whom he met while she was backpacking in Australia. He has two sons, Joaquin and Finojet. He carries his son's sock (Joaquin) with him on tour.[title=Xavier Rudd interview] Rudd has a management company named Thompson Management based in Vancouver.
Rudd describes himself as a full-time barefooter, claiming not to own or wear footwear. Rudd is also a vegetarian,
Instrumentation- Vocals
- Weissenborn slide guitars
- 6 and 12 string Acoustic/ Electric Guitars
- Yidakis (Didgeridoos)
- Stomp Box
- Harmonicas
- Aztec Drum
- Slit Drum
- Strumpet
- Aztec Organette
- Djembe
- Shakers
- Slide Banjo
- Ankle Bells
- Bass Guitar
DiscographyStudio albums- 2002: To Let
- 2004: Solace
- 2005: Food in the Belly
- 2007: White Moth
- 2008: Dark Shades of Blue
Live albums- Live in Canada - Independent (2001)
- Live At The Grid - Independent (2003)
- Good Spirit - Independent (April 11, 2005)
- Live Bonnaroo 2005
- Live Bonnaroo 2007
Copyright Citations
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