Rachel Walker Mason

Biography

Rachel is a GRAMMY voting member, the recipient of a prestigious British Citizen Award for contribution to the arts, and was named “a songwriting expert” by BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme.
The writer of new British musical The Circle and winner of the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023, Rachel is currently writing songs with Grammy, Emmy and Ivor Novello award winners, The Voice UK and American Idol alumni and Oscar nominees.

Rachel is also a mentor for The GRAMMYs, Help Musicians and the Ivor Novello Academy. She is also a featured artist for Columbia University’s Songcraft Anthology and an executive member of The Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

Named a Woman Of The Year 2020, the only British musician to be inducted into the Indie Music Hall Of Fame, and hailed “an inspiration” by Prince Harry, Rachel is the youngest person to be made a Fellow of the London College of Music by Professional Achievement and is one of the British representatives for the World Choir Council.

As a well-respected music industry judge Rachel has been on the judging panels for Intercontinental Music Awards, The British Short Film Awards, Sky TV’s Sing: Ultimate A Cappella, The UK Songwriting Contest and many others. 

Rachel has written for hundreds of artists including Jamie Lawson, The Puppini Sisters, Leslie Satcher (Willie Nelson, Jason Aldean, Kellie Pickler, Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Martina McBride, Ariana Grande, Lee Ann Womack) Karl Morgan (Sam Ryder, Olly Murs) Mary Leay (Becky Hill, Cher) Luke Jackson (Amy Wadge) Gregor Philp (Deacon Blue) Luke Concannon (Nizlopi, Ed Sheeran), Lloyd Hinshelwood (Mabel, Fleur East, Izzy Bizu).