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Rita Satch
Rita Satch is a critically acclaimed jazz/soul vocalist and violinist from Melbourne, Australia. Her debut EP “Awoken” was recorded at Sing Sing studio’s in Melbourne with band members Mark Fitzgibbon, Phillip Rex and Hugh Harvey. The CD was well received by a sell-out launch at Bennett's Lane Jazz Club in Melbourne, a stage graced also by the likes of Prince and Harry Connick, Jr. Rita's career as a singer/songwriter began after winning a high school talent competition at age 16, which catapaulted her into professional performance. In 2011 she supported renowned soul singer (musician) Renee Geyer and Kate Ceberano. She's become well known in Melbourne's jazz circuit and regularly plays sell-out shows at locations such as the Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne's CBD as well as Melbourne's iconic Bennett's Lane Jazz Club.

Acclaim
sucker for the kind've smart singing you do. Killer tone." - Jeff Paris - Co-writer of "The Itch". ('Kevin' refers to 3 x Grammy Award Winner Kevin Moore aka Keb Mo').
 * Highly Commended recognition in the Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA) competition (2012)
 * "Rita Satch is the best singer songwriter to hit the scene in a long time, a precocious talent" - Mark Fitzgibbon, internationally renowned pianist (2011)
 * Featured artist on http://www.tuneday.com/ (2011)
 * “Featured artist of the week” - Alex’s mixed bag, 88.3 FM. (2011)
 * [On Rita's cover of 'The Itch'] "That's a slamming version and I'm sure Kevin's as blown away as I am. I'm a

Education
Rita has been extensively trained in both classical piano and violin since the age of 7, and has since then been performing these instruments periodically for showcases and eisteddfods. She uses these skills to write melodies for all her original work and regularly plays instrumental breaks on her electric violin during live performances. Rita has not had any classical vocal training.