Praised by Chicago Magazine for her “raw beauty,” Chicago singer/songwriter Gayle Ritt debuts her fourth release and second full length album, Becoming [vaut records 2002], and will tour extinsively throughout 2003 in support of the album. This live offering of emotion and life experience exemplifies her Chicago Sun-Times Accolades: “Ritt’s gutsy voice is an
impressive instrument.” Ritt also debuts her first music video, Every Day (Is the First Day of Your Life) which has been submitted to the LA film festival.

A native of Flagstaff, Arizona, Ritt has been singing and performing most of her life. From the days as a singing waitress at Black Bart’s Steakhouse to playing for sold out audiences at the House of Blues -- her “considerable ability to create subtle, song specific arrangements,” (Illinois Entertainer) and constant performing have made her a household name in Chicago. Ritt’s new release, Becoming is a live recording that captures passion, regret and anger so well... the wrestle with the past and lyrics that are filled with emotional vibes.

Other releases by Ritt are Naked Tunes, an acoustic EP [1999 vaut records]; somewhere to turn, Ritt’s debut full length album [2000 vaut records]; and the single Love Always Wins [2001 vaut records] which is also on Becoming in an acoustic and produced format. An early review of her debut album by local music writer Mike O’Cull hailed, “Fans of the singer songwriter tradition would do well to seek Ritt out and get in on the ground floor of something that just might do our city proud.”

“Ritt captures the essence of what makes love and life worth living,” says the Las Cruces Sun-News in a recent review of her latest CD, Becoming. Ritt is also currently endorsed by Martin Guitar strings and Dunlop pics and capos.

Ritt has sang on numerous albums and commercials nationwide; most recently Ike Reilly’s debut Universal Records release Salesmen and Racists -- and will release her fifth recording with the debut album of her band 13 flowers this spring.