Randi Driscoll Profile
Randi Driscoll is an award winning singer/ songwriter who has shared the stage with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Jason Mraz, Bruce Hornsby, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Koz, Pat Benetar, Rufas Wainwright and numerous others. Her accolades include; two special mentions in Rolling Stone Magazine and Campus Activities Magazine's Female Performer of the Year and Best Small Venue Performer, 2004/ Randi's music has been featured in films, a commercial directed by Spike Lee and the hit series Dawson's Creek.
Randi's performance credits include appearances at, Lincoln Center, The Seattle Opera House, The Walnut Creek Theatre, The Joint, (Las Vegas) The Japan Center for the Arts (Los Angeles), Place des Artes (Montreal), Paramount Studios, The National HRC Dinner honoring Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and hundreds of clubs, theaters colleges and universities nationwide.
Randi is perhaps best known for her song What Matters, a benefit single that has raised more than $45,000 dollars for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, whose goal is to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance. A documentary about What Matters, has won several film festival awards and the song was featured in the NBC film, The Matthew Shepard Story. Several choirs have performed the choral version of Randi's song, (arranged by Kevin Robison) including the GMCLA, live at the Disney Hall, and the NYGMC live on stage at Carnegie Hall.
Randi tours year round promoting her independent music and has successfully moved over 20,000 copies of her original music.
Randi is a trained actress, pianist and vocalist and she has appeared in commercials, documentaries and most recently, alongside Mary McDonnell and Bradley Whitford in The Laramie Project, Epilogue at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
Randi is also a professional public speaker and she appears regularly at Colleges and Universities, presenting her program, "Music That Matters"
Other Awards & Mentions:
What Matters- Advocate Magazine's Top 10 Pride Anthem, 2004
Essential Piece Award Recipient, Matthew Shepard Foundation, 2006
Lilith's Child, Performer of the Year
Femmemusic.com's Performer of the Month
Four Time San Diego Music Award Nominee
Randi Driscoll's latest release, 365 Days, is a musical collaboration with Grammy Award Winning Producer, Larry Mitchell and can be found at cdbaby.com and iTunes.