Having been introduced to the bass by her older brother, Rhonda was learning
bass licks from the recordings of her childhood idols, Jaco Pastorius
and Stanley Clarke at an early age.
A native of Montreal, Rhonda established herself as a first-call session
player and toured with several successful French Canadian pop artists
including Claude Dubois. She received Canada's prestigious Juno Award
in 1995 for her performance on the best contemporary jazz album (The Merlin
Factor/Amplitude).
For the past several years Rhonda has received major exposure in the
U.S. and Europe as the bassist and background vocalist for The Artist
Formerly Known as Prince. She has recorded five albums with him including
the double platinum Emancipation as well as his most recent release, Rave
Un2 The Joy Fantastic. She also appears on the latest release from Chaka
Khan.
Recently, Rhonda relocated to Los Angeles where she is pursuing a variety
of other projects.