Monique Rhodes is a singer, songwriter and producer born in

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. She has toured the world performing and composing music. Monique has produced two platinum selling albums in New Zealand, toured Europe twice with

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and collaborated on music projects with some of the most well known inspirational teachers in the world including

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Biography

Rhodes, originally from New Zealand, moved to Sydney to pursue her career as a musician. In 2002, her first self-titled EP was released by Barefaced Records. She then released ''Awakening'', her debut album in 2005, while in Sydney. Over the next few years, Rhodes toured Europe twice as an opening act for

performances. She later produced two platinum selling charity albums, ''

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'' and ''So This is Christmas'' to raise awareness about child abuse in New Zealand.. In 2008, Rhodes created a vineyard tour of New Zealand performing with Kiwi musician

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. In 2010, Rhodes brought together a number of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Opshop, Nathan King,

and

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who contributed to the awareness of child abuse. She produced the Christmas album

whose proceeds went to the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society. In 2013 Rhodes teamed up with Colorado-based company

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to produce the album titled Heart Beats which contains spiritual teachings and features spiritual teachers such as

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, Adyashanti,

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, Sogyal Rinpoche, and

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. In 2015, she pioneered The 10 Minute Mind, a digital

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programme.

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rhodes, Monique Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand singer-songwriters New Zealand emigrants to Australia