All About Suz’s Composing and Songwriting
Suz has composed songs for musicals, for dozens of albums, and for production use worldwide for a variety of clients. She is known for her on-the-spot songwriting, in which she creates complete songs in the moment based on audience suggestions.
A multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, mandolin, cello, charango), Suz has performed in choirs since childhood, and in a diverse array of bands, playing tunes from the Great American Songbook, novelty songs from the early 1900s, torch songs, and music from multiple eras and styles. This informed her ear for melody and harmony, and gave her extensive experience in popular music from the 1800s on.
In essence, Suz is a multi-era genre-juggling composer specializing in musical styles that include: Quirky, children’s, comedy, genre/ style/ era parodies (e.g. film noir, game show themes, classic TV and news themes) smooth jazz, new age, gospel, broadway, big band standards, meditation/ relaxation, and reflective hospice music.
She is influenced by Nelson Riddle, Danny Elfman, Marc Shaiman, Dan Fogelberg, Eva Cassidy, Kenny Rankin, Windham Hill, and — of course — Monty Python, Allen Sherman, and Weird Al.
