BIOGRAPHY
Anna Gutmanis is an award-winning Canadian songwriter, singer and keyboard player who writes and records across musical genres. She has released two albums and several singles, written and recorded the theme song for INSPIRE Awards, founded Artists 4 Racial Equality (ARE), and performed at countless concerts and benefits in the Greater Toronto Area and across North America. Anna has also contributed cover art and design for several of her releases. She embraces her constantly evolving aRtivist journey.
Musical Influences
Barbra Streisand
Laura Nyro
Billy Joel
Stevie Wonder
Very, very honourable mentions go to Bruce Springsteen, Joan Armatrading, Kate Bush, Melissa Etheridge, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bill Withers, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Gino Vannelli.
Fleetwood Mac
Earth Wind & Fire
Steely Dan
Rachmaninoff
Tchaikovsky
Gershwin
MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS
Colleen Allen
Roly Platt
Wayne DeAdder
Dan Neill
Karen Dinardo
Alyssa Wright
Terry Nash
Dajaun Martineau
Georgia Wilder
Bliss The Cat
Tony Mallard
Danny Pera
Steve Horrell
Donnie White
Chuck Angus
Don Breithaupt
Andrew Cash
Michael Clive
Randy Cook
Rich Dodson
Debbie Johnson
Rob Laidlaw
Rikki Rumball
Serge Savoie
Ken Tobias
Robert Webber
Don Zablotny
Carrie Chesnutt
Jennifer Gillmor
Elana Harte
Washboard Steve Fruitman
Lucio Agostini
Bryn Scott-Grimes
Bob Cohen
Don Popert
Karl Rigelhof
Roger Travassos
David Woodhead
Rosalee Peppard
Gannon Hamilton
Bruce P.M.
Peter Duffin
Bill Gilliam
Liz Lulu
Al Romero
Mark Patterson
Oriana Barbato
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Stephen Stanley
James Atin-Godden
Jade Elektra