Suzanne Doucet

Suzanne Doucet (born 27 August 1944, Tübingen, Germany) is an award winning German artist, composer and producer. She has been living and working in the USA since 1983.[1] Suzanne was a well known singer, song writer, actress and TV host in Germany and Switzerland before coming to the USA, starting her career in New Age Music. She created the first New Age Music Conference in Los Angeles in 1989. [2] Her German song “Bunter Drachen“ was featured in the Guy Ritchie movie The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(2015) [3] In 2020 Fact Magazine listed Suzanne’s album Reflecting Light vol. 1 from 1983 at #4 of the 20 Best New Age Albums of all times. - [4]

Suzanne Doucet
Background information
Birth nameSuzanne Doucet
Born (1944-08-27) August 27, 1944
OriginTübingen, Germany
GenresElectronic, new-age
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter, producer
InstrumentsGuitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Years active1963- now
LabelsOnly New Age Music
Associated actsDoucet & Miraz, Zweistein
Websitehttp://www.suzannedoucet.com

Biography

Suzanne went to school in Meersburg am Bodensee, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Hamburg, Munich (college) and Paris(University). Her mother and her grandmother both named Helen von Muenchhofen were actresses. Her grandmother played in the history making silent movie Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang. Suzanne's father Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Doucet was a disciple of the famous psychologist Carl Gustav Jung and became a well-known author of over 40 books on parapsychology and other topics in Germany.- [5]

Before Suzanne started her career in the entertainment industry she worked as a designer and painter in Ascona (Switzerland). She moved to Munich in 1962 and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1963. She played the leading part in a theater comedy "Die Türen knallen" in Stuttgart in 1963 and was discovered by the record company Metronome. She had her first TV appearance in the live TV Show “Familienparty“ [6] in Hamburg in 1963 on NDR. Her first Hit record was the German version of "Be my Baby" (The Ronnettes) (Sei mein Baby) in 1964 und "Das geht doch keinen etwas an". Nine albums and 37 singles followed including a Cashbox "Best Bets" (Swansong) written by the Bee Gees on the US label Liberty Records. Suzanne Doucet's over 40 years in the entertainment industry have provided her with incomparable knowledge, experience and contacts. Beyond being co-founder and CEO of Only New Age Music, Inc., and newagemusic.com, Suzanne is an international recording and performing artist whose background encompasses being a prime time TV "Pop Show" hostess whose guests included the group Yes the Bee Gees, Grateful Dead, Keith Emerson and David Bowie, she is also a songwriter & composer, script writer, sound designer, producer, A&R record label executive (Prom), music publisher,(Golden Key Musik Verlag) label owner & manager, marketing consultant, and retailer.

Suzanne starred in the musical Godspell with Donna Summer in 1972 in Munich, Zurich and Vienna directed by Samy Molcho. She played in many TV plays and TV musicals with actors such as Thomas Fritsch, Hans Clarin, Marianne Hoppe, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Ulli Lommel. She wrote songs for Udo Juergens, Wenche Myhre, Mireille Mathieu, Margot Werner, and with Christian Bruhn (GEMA) and Abi Ofarim. She composed music for the TV play "Alle hatten sich abgewandt" and "Lieber Erwin", directed by award winning director Thomas Fantl.

She was married to actor Raphael Wilczek and they had a daughter (Natascha Wilzcek) in 1976. Suzanne moved to Los Angeles in 1983 after her divorce from Raphael. Together with her new American husband James Bell, Suzanne owned and operated the world-famous specialized audio gallery "Only New Age Music" in West Hollywood. She owns and operates now newagemusic.com - the #1 online source for new-age music and represents digital rights (streaming, downloads and webcasting) to major internet players as well as the portal site NewAgeUniverse.com with Beth Hilton from the B company. Her latest recording credits include "Resonance" with Gary Miraz as well as the audio series "Sounds of Nature" and "Tranquility" combining the state-of-the-art binaural recordings of Chuck Plaisance with her music.

Doucet also recorded with Christian Buehner and Tajalli. Seven of their titles made it into the top ten environmental charts at Amazon.com, including "Ocean Waves" and "Thunderstorm" being #1 and #2 for over two years. Shirley MacLaine used Suzanne's music on her best-selling video and audiocassette titled "Inner Workout" and "Going Within". Suzanne also produced and directed the award winning video "Starflight" together with well-known video and documentary producer Chris Toussaint. Suzanne has been a creative consultant to hundreds of artists, producers, record labels, radio programmers, distributors and music retailers. Her clients include such as Golana, Constance Demby, Ray, Liquid Mind, David & Steve Gordon, Armen Chakmakian (Shadowfax), Michael Hoppé, Christopher Franke and many others. Her production with Ray (Ray Leonard) "Celestial Touch won "Best Meditation" and "Best Electronic Music album".

Doucet founded the International New Age Music Network in 1987. She produced and directed three International Conferences and the first New Age/World Music Festival at the Wiltern Theater (featuring artists such as Paul Horn, Steven Halpern, Tim Wheater, Jai Uttal a.o.) - [7] Suzanne took the New Age Music Network online in 2008 at https://newagemusik.ning.com

Since 2009 she produced with Beth Hilton the successful MP3-compilation series "Sounds from the Circle", which consists of 11 volumes so far, with artists from all over the world, such as Peter Kater, Steven Halpern, Ricky Kej, Fiona Joy, Omar Akram, Bernward Koch, Laura Sullivan and many others.

MacMillan guide to new-age music compares her to Kitaro, Andreas Vollenweider, Vangelis, Georg Deuter, Klaus Schulze, Paul Horn, Brian Eno and Paul Winter,

Life magazine began their report on new-age music with a quote from Suzanne, while specialized Keyboard Magazine acknowledged Suzanne for having "the most authoritative view on new-age music", and the LA Times devoted a full page article to Suzanne in their Sunday Calendar section. Magazines and TV production companies have interviewed her for their publications in Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Greece, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Suzanne was part of the Presidential/Key Executive MBA Program at Pepperdine University, where she studied business administration from 1989 to 1992. In Munich, Suzanne studied Psychology, at the Institute for Esoteric Psychology founded by Thorwald Dethlefsen, as well as Composition at the Munich State Conservatory.

Discography

In Germany

  • Schenk mir einen Tag mit viel Amore (1963)
  • Das Geht Doch Keinen Etwas An (1964)
  • Okay - Ich Geh (1965)
  • So Long, So Long (1966)
  • Das Steht In Keinem Schulbuch
  • Glück Und Liebe (1967)
  • Rot Wie Rubin (1966)
  • Suzanne Doucet International (1968)
  • In Essig und Oel (1973)
  • Reisefieber (1979)
  • Koerper und Chakra Meditation(1980)

In the USA

  • Transformation (1982)
  • Transmission (1983)
  • Reflecting Light Vol.1 (1983)
  • Reflecting Light (1984)
  • The Voyage Beyond (1986)
  • Brilliance (1984)
  • Shasta - Sacred Mountain (2004)
  • Tantra Zone (2004)
  • The Om sound (2005)
  • Resonance (2001)
  • As It Is Now (2005)
  • Sounds of Nature Sampler (1998)
  • Tranquility Sampler (1999)
  • Ocean Waves (1998)
  • Rainstorms (1998)
  • Mountain Ranch (1998)
  • Desert Oasis (1998)
  • Thunderstorm & Rain (1998)
  • Bubbling Creek (1998)
  • Pine Forest (1998)
  • The River (1998)
  • Southern Swamp (1998)
  • At the Lake (1998)
  • Rainforest (1998)
  • Night in the Canyon (1998)
  • Summer Nights (1998)
  • Song of the Whales (1998)
  • Forest Morning (1998)
  • A Walk at the Beach (1998)
  • Wetlands (1998)
  • Dancing Waves (1999)
  • Bayou Plaisance (1999)
  • Forever Rain (1999)
  • River of Life (1999)
  • Tijuca Falls (1999)
  • Secret Lake (1999)
  • Malibu Beach (1999)
  • Deep Thunder (1999)
  • Cypress Magic (1999)
  • Enchanted Rainforest (1999)
  • Moonlight in the Canyon (1999)
  • Desert Dreams (1999)
  • Sacred Forest (1999)
  • Cosmic Night (1999)
  • Morning in the Forest(1999)
  • Thunder over Shasta (1999)

See also

References
  1. "Suzanne Doucet". AllMusic.
  2. "Opposites attract at International New Age Conference". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "Suzanne Doucet". IMBd.
  4. "The 20 Best New Age Albums". FactMag.
  5. "F.W.Doucet". Amazon.
  6. "Familienparty". IMDB.
  7. "New Age Music Conference". New Age Music Guide.
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