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Supporting Musicians
Rachel Samuel (Cello)
Cellist Rachel Samuel has been Wendy’s musical collaborator for the past 12 years.
Rachel was born in Devon, England, and began playing the cello at an early age. She
went on to study at Trinity College Of Music in London, where after completing her study, she subsequently worked. At the same time, Rachel was teaching the art of the cello to several private students; she also played in a string quartet, which regularly performed at weddings and corporate functions.
In 1992, Rachel relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where she met Wendy Rule and began her first foray into musical genres other than classical. Wendy had just formed The Howl, and Rachel joined as cellist in an otherwise conventional rock outfit; she was with the band until their demise.
The experience gained during her work with The Howl, together with other recording work from time to time, helped Rachel discover her potential as a cellist, through the challenge of a move away from the familiarity of classical music. Following The Howl's break-up, she continued her musical alliance with Wendy and was subsequently joined by Craig Patterson, forming the musical core of Wendy's debut album Zero, which they recorded in 1995. Before the album was released, Rachel was already playing cello at Wendy's live shows, and she continues to do so to this day, the constant live work giving her the opportunity to further refine her craft.
"I feel," Rachel says, "that the creative fulfilment I have achieved through our work together has been invaluable to my musical life."
Rachel has contributed cello to all of Wendy's albums, as well as records by Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Monique Brumby (1998's Eventide EP and 2002's Signal Hill). In 2002 she also appeared on the album Out of Season by Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Rustin Man (Paul Webb, formerly of Talk Talk).
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Craig Patterson (Keyboards)
Pianist on Zero, Deity and World Between Worlds
Craig Patterson began his musical career in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, a
couple of hours' drive from Melbourne. During his school days, he toured with various bands as a saxophone player, and also studied classical piano.
In 1988, Craig moved to Melbourne to further his musical career. For several years he worked in a city music store, where he gained a great deal of knowledge of music technology through first-hand experience with samplers, synths and computer-based music programs.
Since then, Craig has played in numerous bands, covering a wide range of music. In all of these projects he has incorporated the technology offered by modern electronic instruments and software.
"The musical collaboration with Wendy and Rachel," Craig says, "has allowed me to experiment with sounds that, in other bands, I would not have the opportunity to explore. I find playing live a powerful and emotionally intense experience, one which I look forward to each time I play with them."
In addition to his work on Wendy's recordings and at her live shows, Craig is also currently exploring instrumental music in the form of a band named Orbis, which he formed in 1996 with guitarist and programmer Bonifacio Nardella. Their debut album, Believe, was released independently in late 1996. Its textured, layered atmospheres and cinematic melodies give an insight into Craig's versatilty and musical depth in a markedly different plane to his work on Wendy's records.
Recently Craig and Wendy have co written the sound track to the first feature film by Melbourne film maker Nick Verso, Max, A Cautionary Tale.
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Elissa Goodrich (Percussion)
Vibraphone and percussion on The Lotus Eaters
Since graduating from Victoria College of the Arts, percussionist Elissa Goodrich has carved a niche for herself as a versatile and talented musician and composer. Elissa extends her interest in sound beyond the purely musical, creating urban and natural soundscapes that draw from her use of vibraphone as a feature instrument. She has worked on numerous theatrical and mixed media pieces in Melbourne and has created many public art installations that have been commissioned by city councils and various private art and theatre groups. The most recent of these – “Stories form the Hidden City” involved a large cast of community performers and professional actors and dancers, was housed and performed at the Melbourne Museum, and funded by the Australia Council Theatre Board.
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