Biography

Jill Tracy will transport you into a seductive and magical realm far beyond the Everyday. The place where we wished we lived. A dark, elegant netherworld full of hidden passageways, wonder cabinets, and opium dens. Of monsters, marvels and mayhem. You know it’s not safe here; but with Jill Tracy as your guide, you’ll be in no hurry to leave. The composer/pianist/storyteller has garnered multiple awards and a passionate following for her eerie and beautiful cinematic music, sophisticated lyrics, old-world glamour, and curious passion for strange tales. Hailed a “femme fatale for the thinking man” by San Francisco Chronicle, Jill Tracy was described by NPR’s All Things Considered as “utterly intriguing, transporting you into a magical world solely of her creation.” LA Weekly deemed her “the cult darling of the Underworld.” Jill Tracy’s music has appeared on CBS, NBC, PBS, and numerous independent and feature films. Showtime Networks chose Jill Tracy’s “Evil Night Together” as the promo campaign for the wildly anticipated last season of DEXTER. Her acclaimed short “The Fine Art of Poisoning,” ( with filmmaker Bill Domonkos) has won over 30 film festival awards internationally. With her affinity for peculiar history , the occult, and unexpected inspirations, Jill Tracy is known for traveling to unusual locales to research and compose spontaneous piano music. She has conjured music in abandoned asylums, ancient redwoods, and haunted castles.