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Gilli's restless creativity and rebellious nature continually urge her to push the envelope in the studio, on stage and with whatever she touches. Gilli, (pronounced like as with a 'j'), is an illustrious, energetic poly-media artist and her multifaceted albums and dynamic, entertaining live shows have touched music lovers worldwide garnering high praise from the most jaded of critics. Read her music bio here.

With music as her passion, gilli is equally thrilled when she is on stage or behind a camera as an actress. Her acting began at the age of 8 in local school theatre, especially in comedic and musical theater roles. As a child she was always the one in her circle of friends to create plays and get everyone to perform in them with her on a regular basis. At the same time she excelled in drama, modern dance and piano (she began classical piano at 4 years old and to this day it inspires her rock music, which she has become quite well known for in the music industry.)

Oliver in "Oliver" (I know they couldn’t find the right “guy”!), Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz", Liesl in the "Sound of Music" and the Narrator in "Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat" are just some of her musical theater roles in Australia. In the States, Gilli has done numerous one woman shows with her songs across the country, for several years, as well as hosted a music “TV style” Internet show for a year for the non-profit organization, Songsalive!, which she created.

In 1992 gilli set flight to New York City, with her eyes on Broadway. There, she worked in theater as an assistant stage manager for an off-Broadway 'modern Hamlet' style play called "The Best Part". While in New York she began writing a musical based on the entertainment industry, plus a series of original songs for the score and for her first CD album. She spent 3 months auditioning for Broadway shows and off-Broadway plays, but she decided to travel to Rome Italy to continue her writing.

While in Italy, she landed a job of a lifetime as assistant producer to the Opera "Tosca" which was televised live around the world to 144 countries, and starred Placido Domingo, with Zubin Mehta conducting. 

Various short films, theatre roles, voice over and music came next, back in Australia, until she became restless again and in search of the bright lights. Los Angeles, California has been, to date, the best base for gilli moon. Home for the last 10 years, gilli has produced 6 albums of her music, continues her musical and film script writing, and has written a book for all artists and actors about surviving and succeeding in the business, called "I AM A Professional Artist".

Over the past 10 years, gilli moon's music career trajectory has been increasing steadfast with her non-stop touring across the United States, her album releases as a music artist, and as an independent record company owner. Last year she was interviewed in Newsweek Magazine for her tenacity with the Internet.

The eternal chameleon in artistry and thought,gilli moon has received numerous print and online press reviews for her courage, power and dynamic energy as an artist and inspiration for other artists, has won many awards and has worked with other highly respected prominent artists. In 2003 gilli began to combine her music and her love of theatre. She created her first One Woman Show which is a 1 hour music, song and monologue show about her life as an artist, woman, troubadour and adventurer. She began to tour the United States now 4 times, and Australia, with her One Woman Show and released a CD called "Woman" as part of the project. She has been invited to put on her One Woman Show in New York.

Also, as life really does do full circles, gilli landed a unique position as featured performer (using her music and comic experience) and stage director (combining her left and right brain talents) for Eric Idle's "Greedy Bastard Tour". Eric Idle, from Monty Python, with gilli in the cast, toured the United States and Canada for 3 months in '03, delivering a 2 hour show of comedy and song to 3000+ seater theaters and venues. 

Gilli has studied at NIDA, Sydney, the Howard Fine Studios and Groundlings in Los Angeles in various short term courses, interwoven into the fabric of her extensive and busy professional life.

Future plans? gilli is exploring creative opportunities for more film acting in her life, and combining music with her performances. She has also been continuing to develop her one woman show, plus she’s adding the finishing touches to her first major motion film script about her experiences in the music industry, which will be a musical film. She releases her 6th album in 2010 and a second artist motivational handbook, "Just Get Out There".

Discover the complete gilli moon at www.gillimoon.com 

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