Simonne Draper is a Czech acoustic-classical music composer and guitarist with a strong connection to England due to her English family. She is a member of the CZECH COMPOSERS SOCIETY and a voting member of THE RECORDING ACADEMY™ for the GRAMMY® Awards. After dedicating a significant part of her life to studying law, she made a decisive turn to pursue her true passion - classical and orchestral music composition. She is classically trained in Spanish guitar, having started learning to play the guitar at an early age, and later studied with the renowned classical guitar composer Milan Tesař at the Conservatoire in Prague.
During her music studies, Simonne performed in collaboration with other guitarists in Prague churches and local concert halls. In 2019, her debut album, "Portraits In Guitar," was released under the record label MSR Classics in the USA. The album received positive acclaim from publications such as Fanfare, American Record Guide, and Concertonet, among others, and gained airplay on hundreds of radio stations across the globe, including BBC Radio Kent, Radio Six International, and Classic Praha FM. Music from that album has also been featured on various established radio shows such as the "Mike Rogers Show" and "Lively Lounge with Tony Currie."
As an active classical guitar player, she also collaborates with various award-winning artists who present her music at concert venues and festivals. Her first remix, titled "Eclipse/Jon Kennedy Remix," done in collaboration with Jon Kennedy, was submitted for the 66th Grammy Awards® in the category 'Best Remixed Recording' and later appeared on a compilation called "66th FYC" album by various artists, released by Bongo Boy Records. She continues to collaborate with Bongo Boy Records on her new music. The compilation albums titled "Escape the Mind" and "Volume XXIII" were released in May 2024. Her new solo album, titled "Silence of Eclipse," was released in June 2024