Suzanne Doucet

Suzanne Doucet is a German new-age musician, producer, composer, singer, actress, and TV Host, best known for being one of the founders of new age music. She was the founder of the first new age music store in Hollywood, California Only New Age Music in 1987 and founded the first New Age Music Conference in Los Angeles in 1989.[1]

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

Doucet was an actress and singer in Germany and Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s receiving European airplay for her German version of Be My Baby, which charted at number 1 on German music charts. Bunter Drachen, which appeared in the Guy Ritchie film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. also charted at number 1.[2] She starred in Godspell, alongside Donna Summer, which toured throughout Europe.

In 2020, Fact Magazine listed Doucet's album Reflecting Light, Vol. 1 from 1983 at number 4 of the 20 Best New Age Albums of all Time.[3] Her single, Forever, was featured in Shirley Maclaine's videos, Inner Workout and Going Within.[4]

Early Life and Career

Suzanne Doucet was born on August 27, 1944 in Tübingen, Germany. Her father, Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Doucet, wrote numerous books on dream interpretation and parapsychological phenomena and her mother, Helen von Muenchhofen was a theater actress.[5][6] Her grandmother, also named Helen von Muenchhofen was an actress as well and played a role in the silent movie, Metropolis.[7]

She moved to Munich in 1962 and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1963. By the age of 18, Doucet was an established pop star in Germany.[8]

Career

Before Doucet started her career in the entertainment industry she worked as a designer and painter in Ascona (Switzerland). 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"[9] in Hamburg in 1963 on NDR.

As a pop music artist, Doucet's first hit song was the German version of Be My Baby (Sei mein Baby) in 1964 which reached #1 on the German pop charts. Shortly afterward she released, Das Geht Doch Keinen Etwas An which made the Top-10 on German charts.[10][11][12] Her first U.S. single release was, Swan Song (Liberty Records), which was listed as a Best Bet by Cashbox Magazine.[13]

As an actress Suzanne played also in the musical Godspell with Donna Summer directed by Samy Molcho in 1972 in Munich, Zurich and Vienna. She also played in many German TV plays and TV musicals with actors such as Thomas Fritsch, Hans Clarin, Marianne Hoppe, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Ulli Lommel.[14][15] She wrote songs for Udo Jürgens, Wenche Myhre, Mireille Mathieu, and Abi Ofarim. Doucet moderated several TV shows in Germany and Switzerland. Her guests included the group Yes the Bee Gees, Grateful Dead, Keith Emerson and David Bowie.[16] She composed music for the TV play "Alle hatten sich abgewandt" and "Lieber Erwin", directed by award-winning director Thomas Fantl.[17]

Doucet moved to the US in 1983. She opened Only New Age Music in Hollywood, CA With her husband James Bell as well as founding the International New Age Music Network in 1987.[18] 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.).[19][20] Doucet recorded and released 50+ albums in the US with New Age music also collaborating with Chuck Plaisance, Gary Miraz, and Tajalli (See discography).

Doucet established herself in the US as a composer and producer as well. She won the Silver award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for her music video Starflight. She also produced albums with other artists and released 12 compilation albums called Sounds From the Circle with many well known new age artists such as Steven Halpern, Chuck Wild, Peter Kater, Sangeeta Kaur, Ricky Kej, Wouter Kellerman, and Anaya Kunst.[21][22]

Discography

In Germany[23]

  • Schenk mir einen Tag mit viel Amore (single) (1963)
  • Das Geht Doch Keinen Etwas An (single) (1964)
  • Okay - Ich Geh (1965) (single)
  • So Long, So Long (single) (1966)
  • Das Steht In Keinem Schulbuch (single) (1967)
  • Glück Und Liebe (single) (1967)
  • Rot Wie Rubin (album) (1966)
  • Suzanne Doucet International (album) (1968)
  • In Essig und Oel (album) (1973)
  • Reisefieber LP Vinyl (album) (1979)
  • Koerper und Chakra Meditation (album/cassette) (1980)
  • Wo Sind All Die Schoenen Jahre (album/CD) (2011)

In the USA

  • Transformation (1982)
  • Transmission (1983)
  • Reflecting Light Vol.1 (1983)
  • Reflecting Light (vol.2) (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)
  • Singles
  • Moon Valley (Ambient Introspection) (2015)
  • Gobi (Desert Meditation & Shamanic Drumming) (2015)
  • Bunter Drachen - Single (2015)
  • Spirit Walk (2018)

Produced In the USA

  • Sounds from the Circle (MP3 Compilation) vol. 1 - 12
  • Music Video STARFLIGHT

See also

References
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