"Seattle artist, Susan Harper, plays a live show that is not to be missed! Earthy, soulful vocals and funky acoustic guitar work are enhanced with Susan's catchy, insightful songcrafting." KEXP Radio DJ Michele Myers

The Acoustic Conspiracy is Susan solo with her guitar or a rotating cast of top notch musicians who explore jazz, pop/rock and originals. Susan's mission is to connect people using music, art and creativity.

Susan brimmed with energy growing up, and was often mistaken for being incorrigible. She was always looking for adventure and shunning boredom. Born in Spain, the youngest of a family of five, her mother is British, and the man who she thought was her father, an American Serviceman, was really not. Her mother divorced him and married again. All the while, Susan did not know the secret of her birth father.

Susan found out her true roots when she was in college. After years of wondering why she was "ambiguously ethnic" in a family of four fair-skinned siblings, she was thrilled to find out she had Mediterranean blood, and her natural father was Spanish. She finally understood deeply the fire that fuels her creativity. Susan performs and writes songs that illustrate her life – unpredictable.

Early on, Susan started playing guitar with a little formal training and a lot of heart. Singing and strumming cover tunes was one of her favorite pastimes. Moving to Seattle in 1992, she started writing her own songs, and performing them at countless venues from outdoor festivals to intimate settings, all the while sharing the stage with some of Seattle's finest musicians.

Susan continues to have an abundance of energy and thrives on being creative. She is jumping into jazz and singing standards alongside her originals, finding this to be a natural fit. The Conspiracy is about discovery for Susan, and she brings her authenticity to every performance.

As a vocalist, guitar player and songwriter, she is continually working to improve her craft. In Seattle she's studied with vocal coaches Gretta Matassa, Dina Blade, Andy Shaw and Robert Lunte. In 2008 she attended Jazz Camp West in San Francisco; In 2006, she completed the University of Washington Song Writing Certificate Program where she studied with the legendary Sue Ennis (Heart, Lovemongers) and Christy McWilson (The Pickets). Her song, The Climb, appeared on the Seattle Songwriters Collective CD, Exposed. And in 2008, Susan released her debut CD, Unpredictable.

Hugh was born in Seattle, Washington quite a number of years ago. Between that time and now, he learned to play the piano and accordion, went to music school, grew a beard, started collecting vintage ties and vinyl record albums and joined Zazou. He has played with a great many folks including Baby Gramps, Sheila Fox's Erotic Klezmer Cabaret, Jack Cook, Mummery, Paul Benoit, Powerlight, Hanuman, The Dudley Manlove Quartet, Reggie Miles and really just a whole lot of folks. He is a member of Seattle's Circus Contraption. He is the musical director of children's musical productions in several schools; and has been in numerous performances and productions, scored a film, composed music, collaborated with artists, made many recordings and been an integral part of a great many fine musical projects in the Northwest.

Adrian's rock music career started in 1986, in Stamford Connecticut. He and his best friend Doug drew straws to see who would play lead guitar. Adrian got the short straw and was stuck with bass. He went on to write, perform and record music through his career, and picked up the guitar, too. Adrian has played with the New York fusion group (Helmet of Gnats), a San Diego jam band (Noodle), a San Francisco dotcom groove band (jp*orbit) an experimental cabaret ensemble (Madd Vibe Orchestra) and a parent-friendly kid's band (Orange Sherbet). He is also a singer and songwriter with a debut CD.

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Percussionist Martin Goldstein started out in his Mama's kitchen on pots and pans. Since those early days, Martin has gone on to play everything from hardwood floors, coffee tables, and his friends' backs, Martin's notable projects include pop jam bands Zen Voodoo and Organica, acoustic folk rock project Dust, singer songwriter Alisa Wolfe, bosa nova quintet The Freeborn 5, 11-piece funk cover band Func Pro Tunc, and the funky jam band, Happy Savage.

A veteran of many Northwest bands (Bad Sneakers, Dos Pesos, and Bentwood Rockers to name a few), Bruce Blood is a Puget Sound Guitar Workshop board member and habitual "guitar camper." He performs solo and with his long-time partner, Bill "Dr. Biscotti" Scott, and is charter member of the infamous Guitar Outlaws.

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