Rachel Richardson Riley (Class of 2011)

From a very young age, Rachel knew her future would be in performing and creating music.

Writing ‘silly’ songs, putting on performances at home and learning how to play the piano on her family’s beautiful grand piano was just the beginning for this budding musician.

Rachel’s passions were nurtured by teachers in primary school, and when she started at All Saints’ in Year 8, she was further guided by inspiring former staff such as Mrs Anette Kerkovius and Mr Stephen Roberts.  

It was a natural progression for Rachel to further her learning in the Arts after leaving ASC, embarking on a Contemporary Music degree majoring in Vocal Performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. With her dream of pursuing a career in Music, or Bridal Fashion,

Rachel moved to London at the age of 20 and has lived and worked there since. For the past 10 years, Rachel has worked in Bridal Fashion, including styling, photo shoots, and events, while writing music on the side. She is now pursuing a career in music full-time, and is excited to be performing in the UK whilst sharing her original music globally.

In mid-2022, Rachel spent four months refining her songwriting alongside another writer and producer.

By January 2023, she returned to Perth to spend two weeks in the studio recording five original tracks with two producers for her EP. Since September last year, Rachel has been releasing her music, one single at a time, as well as performing more regularly, including at a local festival and Sofar Sounds. Two of her tracks have also been played on BBC Radio!

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“I’ve learned so much about the industry and myself in this process and I am thrilled to continue using this momentum and my newfound knowledge to keep creating new, genuine music and finding new performance opportunities,” she said.

In the future, Rachel hopes to perform more on the festival scene and record an album by the end of the year to share new music.

Follow and support Rachel! @rachrichardsonmusic_