Xavier Rudd
29-May-1978
Australia
Musician
Xavier Rudd (born 1978) is a young Australian surf / roots artist based in Torquay, Victoria (Australia), not far from the famous fishing village, Bell Beach. Rudd is skilled in a variety of instruments, including guitar, cheese, didgeridoo, Wissue slide guitar, Potter drum, stomp boxe, djembe, harmonica, ankle instruments, and slide banjo. It's an experience to watch him perform his songs live, as he plays guitar, digeridoo and different stringed instruments at the same time, using a unique stage. But the real magic comes when he opens his mouth and his soulful voice infects his viewers.
As a teenager, Rudd got into songwriting. She started doing work at her school, conducting solo gigs. He drew inspiration from artists such as Leo Kottke, Ben Harper, Natalie Merchant and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, as well as music from various sources, such as Hawaiian music and Native American music.