Aside from ZINNIA, Rachael Cardiello is a session player and performer based in Toronto. On viola, voice and keys, her work ranges across many genres including classical, folk, pop and rock. She studied classical viola at the University of Victoria where she studied with Johanna Hood of the Lafayette Quartet. Cardiello has toured throughout Canada, the USA and Europe. Collaborators include:

RECORDING CREDITS 

Polaris winner Debby Friday (filmed live at Massey Hall), Sarah Slean, Canadian Film Centre, TIFF Gala Orchestra, Mary Lambert, The Wooden Sky, Abigail Lapell, Skye Wallace, Ten Moon, Hard Hugs, Bombshell Nightlight, Dave Beckingham, Ghost Caravan, Bart, Jerry, Dana Sipos, Evan J. Cartwright, Kurt Loewen, Cedarship Rocketship, Avery Florence, Kansas Lee, Great Lake Swimmers, Simon Moses, Les Duck, Sarah Hiltz, Erlichman, Westelaken, Faisel A Bhabha, Victoria Carr, David Gluck

TOURING/PERFORMANCE CREDITS

Canadian Film Centre, Sarah Slean, Debby Friday, Brent Forever, Charlotte Cornfield, Tim Darcy, Dave Beckingham, Grand Analog, Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer,  Miss Quincy, Gabrielle Papillon, Hannah Epperson, Charlotte Cornfield, Fast Romantics, The Elwins, Hey Ocean!, Carly Dow, Mary Lambert, Sheal, Mary Lambert, Four on the Floor String Quartet, Carly Dow, Ty Walker and the Humanoids, David Beckingham, Grand Analog, Jenny Berkel, David Newberry, Junior, Merv XX Gotti, Ron Hawkins, Dana Sipos, Hard Hugs, Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra,  The O’Pears, Hush, Westelaken, Bara Zmekova