Xavier Rudd Biography
Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Several of Rudd’s songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Aboriginal peoples.
10 Quick Facts About Xavier Rudd
- Name: Xavier Rudd
- Age: 44 years
- Birthday: 29 May
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Height: 5 Feet 4 Inches
- Nationality: Australian
- Occupation: Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under Review
- Net worth: $1 million -$5 million
Xavier Rudd Age
Xavier is 44 years old as of 2022, he was born on 29 May 1978, in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. He celebrates his birthday on 29 May every year and his birth sign is Gemini.
Xavier Rudd Height
Rudd stands at a height of 5 Feet 4 Inches.
Xavier Rudd Weight
Xavier has a weight of 70 kg.
Xavier Rudd Education
Xavier enrolled at St Joseph’s College, Geelong.
Xavier Rudd Family
Xavier was born and raised by his parents in Australia. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Xavier’s parents is still unclear. We will update this section once this information is available. He grew up in a family of seven children.
Xavier Rudd’s Wife
Rudd met Marci Lutken, an artist from Canada when she was backpacking in Fitzroy in 1999. The two married soon after and had two sons, Joaquin and Finojet. Rudd obtained Canadian dual citizenship. Lutken-Rudd ended the relationship in 2009 and the pair listed their off-grid, solar-powered home in Jan Juc for sale.
As of June 2015, Rudd was building a house near Byron Bay, which will include a music studio. This house is currently for sale. Shortly before Christmas in 2016, Rudd had his second marriage in a Byron Bay Australian Aboriginal Ceremony to Ashley Freeman, an Australian holistic wellness trainer.
Xavier Rudd’s Net Worth
Xavier has an estimated net worth of $1 million -$5 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money and income. His primary source of income is his career as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Through his various sources of income, Xavier has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Xavier Rudd Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Rudd.
Xavier Rudd Wiki
- Full Names: Xavier Rudd
- Popular As: Rudd
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Nationality: Australian
- Race / Ethnicity: Not Available
- Religion: Not Available
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Xavier Rudd Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 44 years
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Date of Birth: 29 May 1978
- Place of Birth: Torquay, Victoria, Australia
- Birthday: 29 May
Xavier Rudd Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?: 5 Feet 4 Inches
- Weight: 70 kg
- Eye Color: Not Available
- Hair Color: Not Available
- Shoe Size: Not Available
Xavier Rudd Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Not Available
- Mother: Not Available
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Seven
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Married to Ashley Freeman
- Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable
- Children: Sons (Two) Daughter(s) (None)
Xavier Rudd’s Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $1 million -$5 million dollars
- Salary: r Under Review
- Source of Income: His career as a Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Xavier Rudd Career
Before launching his solo career Rudd was part of the band ‘Xavier and the Hum’. He drew inspiration from artists such as Leo Kottke, Ben Harper, Natalie Merchant and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, as well as music from diverse sources, such as Hawaiian and Native American music. His music first took him overseas when he traveled to Whistler, British Columbia—Rudd was in a band and would play each night after a day of snowboarding.
Xavier Rudd Food in the Belly
Rudd released Solace, his first album, in 2004, to be distributed by a major label—Universal Music Australia. Rather than inviting guest artists to join him on the record, Rudd performed all the instrumentation for the album alone with only a few overdubs. Instruments included didgeridoos, slide guitars, stomp boxes, djembe drums, slit drums, and the harmonica. In his live show, Rudd came to be renowned for his ‘one man band’ performance. Rudd recorded Food in the Belly in mid-2004 whilst on break from an extensive North American tour. The recording was made in May 2004 at Bowen Island, part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
Xavier Rudd White Moth
The song White Moth was written about a moth that followed Rudd’s son Joaquin for several hours on his mother’s 30th birthday. Rudd thought it was the spirit of his then-wife grandmother. Rudd and his family were holidaying to celebrate the occasion on an island off Sri Lanka. Rudd partnered with Clif Bar’s GreenNotes program in 2007, to create the “Better People Campaign”. The campaign was about expressing gratitude to the people in the world taking steps to make positive change.
The first track on Rudd’s 2008 album Dark Shades of Blue, Black Water, was named after one of Lutken-Rudd’s paintings. The album saw Rudd introduce a heavier sound, using electric guitars in place of acoustic guitars and creating darker more somber tones. He recorded with Dave Tolley, a percussionist drummer, who he had previously collaborated with for White Moth and Food in the Belly. Reflecting on Dark Shades of Blue, Rudd told media he felt the heavier sound was a “precursor for things that might come… I feel like my music is ahead of me all the time. Rudd was referring to his and Lutken’s divorce, which was finalized in 2009.
Rudd was after the failure of his marriage, supported in his grief and recovery by new South African bandmates, bassist Tio Moloantoa and percussionist Andile Nqubezelo. Rudd had met Moloantoa and Nqubezelo performing at the 2008 Wiesen Nuke Festival. Rudd described his connection with Moloantoa and Nqubezelo as musical, spiritual and emotional—”I feel like they were sent to me,” he said.
Xavier Rudd Photo
In 2010 Rudd bought 20 hectares of property at Koonyum Range, Mullumbimby, the location was the inspiration for the name of the album Rudd would release with Moloantoa and Nqubezelo, Koonyum Sun. The album moved away from the heavier sound of Dark Shades of Blue to a more upbeat style.
Rudd underwent emergency back surgery, in 2011, to repair three herniated disks, bone spurs and nerve damage. Rudd wrote the track Comfortable In My Skin, on his 2012 album Spirit Bird, when he was suffering from major nerve pain before his surgery. In its entirety, the album sampled 30 species of Australian birds. The song Spirit Bird came about after an encounter Rudd had with a red-tailed black cockatoo in the Kimberley. The encounter coincided with Rudd experiencing a powerful rush of imagery and emotion.
Rudd released Nanna, the 2015 album,in collaboration with the United Nations, champions cultural understanding and condemns racism and intolerance. To record the album, Rudd and the United Nations worked with producer Errol Brown. Rudd in an interview published in The Aspen Times shared that Nanna had given him a chance to focus on his vocal performance. He said that he had never really liked his voice before and vocals were often little more than an afterthought, but by 2016 was embracing it.
The song Shame on Nanna was inspired by conversations about racism surrounding AFL player Adam Goodes, an Aboriginal football player who was repeatedly booed at matches. Rudd had previously declared his support for Goodes addressing the AFL Players’ Association 2014 Season Launch. At the time of writing the song Creancient for the album, Rudd was working with a Shaman in Peru. He participated in several ceremonies, including one that involved vomiting and experiencing hallucinations and another involving mud bathing. Rudd described the song as something that flowed out of him over a week while he felt like he was outside of himself, looking at his ego from a distance.
Rudd was forced to cut short his North American tour for Nanna in late 2015, to have disc replacement and fusion surgery in his lower back, having experienced chronic pain over several months. “Let Me Be” Rudd’s song featured in an Australian TV commercial in November 2015, promoting KFC, a large fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken. Many fans used social media to complain about the inclusion of the song on the commercial. PETA responded that they hoped that Rudd had not approved the use of his music for the advertising.
Xavier Rudd Events
- Fri, Sep 29
- Fri, Nov 24
- Queensland, Australia
- Queenscliff VIC, Australia
- Sat, Nov 25
- Sun, Nov 26
- Pokolbin NSW, Australia
- Bondi Beach NSW, Australia
- Sat, Dec 2
- Sun, Dec 3
- Western Australia, Australia
Xavier Rudd Albums
- Live in the Netherlands
- Nanna
- Spirit Bird
- Koonyum Sun
- Dark Shades of Blue
- White Moth
- Food in the Belly
- Good Spirit
- Solace
- To Let
- Live in Canada
- Live EP
- Live at the Grid
Xavier Rudd Sacred
- Connie’s Song
- 9 Times a Day
- Pockets of Peace
- Anni Kooko
- Soften the Blow
- Bow Down
- Creancient
- Sky to Ground
- Little Chief
- Where Do We Fit
- Generatin Fade
- Let Me Be
- Creating a Dream
- A 4TH WORLD
- Follow the Sun
- Spirit Bird
- Spirit Bird
- Come Let Go
- Lioness Eye
- Green Spandex
- Better People
- Flag
- Conceal Me
- Time to Smile
- No Woman No Cry
- My Missing
- Comfortable in My Skin
- Fortune Teller
- Come People
- Mystery Angel
- Energy Song
- Love Comes and Goes
Frequently Asked Questions About Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was born on 29th May 1978. Several of Rudd’s songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Aboriginal peoples.
Xavier is an Australian national born on 29 May 1978, in Torquay, Victoria, Australia.
Xavier stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Rudd met Marci Lutken, an artist from Canada when she was backpacking in Fitzroy in 1999. The two married soon after and had two sons, Joaquin and Finojet. Rudd obtained Canadian dual citizenship. Lutken-Rudd ended the relationship in 2009 and later he married Ashley Freeman, an Australian holistic wellness trainer.
Rudd has an approximate net worth of $1 million-$5 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
Details about Rudd’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.
Because of personal reasons Rudd has not shared his place of residence, we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.
Rudd is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
Rudd is still an active participant in his career as a Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
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