Steven
Halpern says in his foreword to the New Age Music Guide by P.J.Birosik,
published by MacMillan "...explorers, who helped lay the groundwork
for what we now term New Age Music include Kitaro, Andreas Vollenweider,
Vangelis, C.H.Deuter, Klaus Schulze, Paul Horn, Suzanne Doucet, Brian
Eno and Paul Winter."
Suzanne
Doucet was a Pop/Rockstar in the '60s and '70s with
#1 hit records - she hosted 2 of the most popular pop TV shows in Germany and Switzerland (with guests such as the Bee Gees and Keith
Emerson), but she also studied classical music, psychology and business
administration.
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Mr. Universe (Arnold Schwarzenegger) & Suzanne 1968 Munich
She worked as a designer in an architect's office in
Locarno/Switzerland when she was 16 and sold oil paintings to the mayor
of Ascona. She sang in the streets of Paris, Florence, Venice (Italy),
Munich and hitchiked all over Europe when she was only 15 years old.
"HOT&SWEET" T.V.-show 1969 -
World Rollerskate Champions & Suzanne 1979 (mouse over)
Suzanne
& Tajalli 2004, Hollywood,California (on mouse
over) Doucet & Miraz more
SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES
Suzanne's Father was a Jungian Psychologist who studied with Carl Gustav Jung in Zuerich at the Jung Institute. Dr. F.W. Doucet wrote over 40 books on parapsychology. He also inspired Suzanne to do extensive research on Pythagorean Harmonics which influenced Suzanne's Music dramatically. Since the early seventies Suzanne incorporates healing frequencies and sound proportions into her music that have a profound impact on body, mind and soul. She studied various philosophies and spiritual directions. Her favorite spiritual teacher is Ramana Maharshi, the sage from Arunachala and Alan Watts is her favorite spiritual entertainer.
Suzanne Doucet published Finian's Rainbow in Germany
1972
Suzanne with Yip Harburg
(lyricist, "Somewhere over the Rainbow")
in NewYork. He also wrote "Finian's Rainbow"which Suzanne brought to the German Theaters. (On mouse over ZWEISTEIN 1970) Suzanne also played in many musicals (with collegues
such as Donna Summer and Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
Suzanne's
over 40 years in the world of Music and Show business have provided her
with incomparable knowledge, experience and contacts. Beyond being an
international recording and performing artist, a singer, songwriter &
composer (several hit records and albums in Europe, Asia and the USA),
prime time TV "Pop Show" hostess (guests included the BeeGees,
Eric Burdon, Grateful Dead, Keith Emerson, Donovan) Suzanne is also an
established actress and musical star (Godspell with Donna Summer), director,
producer, script writer, art director, sound designer, publisher, label
owner, marketing consultant and online-retailer.
She moved to California
in 1983 and became one of the foremost experts in New Age Music worldwide.
She recorded and released many instrumental
albums, opened up the first "New Age Music" store in the
World, directed and produced 3 international New Age Music conferences
and became a creative consultant to artists and record labels.
Munich 1966 & mouse over Baden-Baden 1964
Suzanne was always interested in the paranormal and
studied esoteric psychology and Astrology with Thorwald Dethlefsen in
Munich. She
produced a legendary avant-garde triple album under the name ZWEISTEIN for Phonogram and was according to Ado Schlier (Radio Bavaria) the first
"Liedermacherin" in Germany. She started her own music publishing
company Golden Key Music in 1966 and her own record label Isis Music
in 1980.
Christian
Buehner & Suzanne
(on mouse over) Ralf Toursel & Suzanne 1980 Munich
Suzanne
at the Lach&Schiessgesellschaft 1974 in der Show mit Juergen Scheller "Solo fuer Zwei"
Her mother, Helen von Muenchhofen, a well known theater actress introduced her to all classic
theater plays and eclectic films - and Suzanne played theater at the
age of 11, gave her voice to characters of the famous "Augsburger
Puppenkiste" but also did script writing, directory assistance,dubbing
and she directed and produced shows and commercials for radio and TV. She also composed music for Film, commercials and TV plays. Suzanne and her ex-husband Raphael Wilczek wrote a TV show called PSI (means ESP) for her father which aired in
Saarbruecken (TV) after connecting with Uri Geller and his professor
Andrija Puharich in New York in 1972.
Suzanne won several awards
(including the Silver Award for her Visual Music Music work STARFLIGHT) and studied at Pepperdine University in California.
SUZANNE DOUCET & RIO GREGORY
Suzanne and Rio Gregory were friends since Suzanne lived inAscona / Switzerland where they met. Rio became Suzanne 's musical mentor. They wrote numerous songs together and recorded many of them for Radio, TV and various albums. Rio was a well known pianist, composer and arrangeur who worked with Helmut Zacharias, Catharina Valente, Eartha Kitt, Donna Highthower and many others.
Rio Gregory and Suzanne
in Munich 1966 - Bar Ascona
