Tara Rae began her music studies at age 5, picked up clarinet at age 11, flute at age 13, and electric bass and saxophone at age 18. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Moores School of Music, University of Houston with a minor in Radio & Television.

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At age 17, she began training for a career as an audio engineer and spent years mixing both live and studio sound, including mixing records at the SSL studio Southeast Recorders and teaching Audio Engineering at Houston Community College. She has also taught private music lessons and master classes and transcribed sheet music, most notably for the Houston Ballet Orchestra and San Jacinto College Music Department.

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Tara's been performing in bands since she was 18, including alto and tenor saxophones and flute for the World Beat bands The Swamis and Bacchanal, and electric bass for the Filipino folk-rock bands Archipelago and Kayumunggi, the Latin band Zun Zun, as well as working as a bass sub for other groups.

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Tara Rae is the bassist for RagDolls - The Ultimate All Female Aerosmith Tribute.