KGRL.FM: "Artist of the Month" November, 2009

Rie spent her time growing up in the theater. She began performing at a young age. Songwriting on the other hand started out as a way to please two of her imaginary friends, Wana and Bealy. Aside from being influenced by the music of Burt Bacharach, Ray Livingstone, Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore, catchy commercial jingles served as one of her biggest inspirations during childhood. With a strong desire to write more music, Rie started learning to play the guitar on her own. Upon learning the guitar, she was able to hone her songwriting skills to perfection.

Rie spent years learning the ropes “below the line,” and on the business side of entertainment. She also did modeling for big companies like IBM, Kodak, and AT&T. It wasn't until 2004 that Rie got a big break in her songwriting gig. It was that year when her friend Bob Hartry introduced Rie to a contact at ABC Studios. Since then Rie has been writing music for ABC/Disney, where a majority of her songs have seen airplay.

Whether performed by Rie herself or other vocalists, her lyrics and melodies have captivated a wide range of fans, from indie followers to loyal daytime viewers. Not only was she the voice of SOAPnet’s first original series General Hospital: Night Shift, but numerous placements on various networks for many other primetime shows (like Ghost Whisperer, Dirt, Law & Order, Samantha Who, Bionic Woman, and other various MTV, ABC & NBC shows) demonstrate the composer's eclectic range. Her first theme song made its debut August 26th 2009 as the CW Network launched Blonde Charity Mafia.

To maintain full control over the music that she puts out, Rie launched her own indie label called I Miss You Records. On this newly-minted label, she released her very first EP titled Glow (Produced by Bob Hartry) in January 2006. The EP was followed by a full-length album, On The 5th Floor, which is essentially a collection of songs she wrote for TV shows. In February 2007, Rie dropped 3 other bittersweet love songs into an iTunes only release, Falling In Love.

Early in 2009, Rie launched a project with Abandoned Pools’ Tommy Walter, called Oliver The Penguin. Oliver was an unexpected collaboration between the two that began during a writing session one afternoon in June ‘07. The first album, Button Pusher, was officially released in March 2009. Button Pusher contains songs that are more of the indie electro-pop genre, as opposed to Rie's dark yet poppy ballads.

This December 2009, Rie is about to launch her official "debut" album titled A Moment You Never Dreamed. Although On The 5th Floor was the first full-length Rie put out, A Moment You Never Dreamed consists of songs written with an album in mind. The new album promises to finally capture Rie's dark, moody, atmospheric tones and epic melodies.


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