Rudi Urbach

Rudi Urbach is a 16-year-old guitarist and singer-songwriter from Deep River, Ontario. Influenced by the pop-punk of Green Day, the glam lyricism of Hawksley Workman, and the classic rock John Fogerty, Rudi’s sound is coming into its own on the shores of the Ottawa River.

Rudi was a winner of the 2021 Henhouse Express Contest for young songwriters, through which he got to record his song “Make Believe Is Real” with Steve Dawson. He returned to the Henhouse Virtual Studio to record three more original songs and released his first EP in December 2022.

After the release of his EP, Rudi started playing shows around his community and developing his live performance skills. In the spring of 2024, Rudi had his first music festival experience as a musician on the 2024 Springtide Music Festival’s Youth Stage. Following Springtide, Rudi had the opportunity to play a few songs alongside JW Jones and his band at JW’s 613-Future-Blues event. He also got to headline Deep River’s SummerFest in August 2024.

Rudi is excited for what lies ahead on his musical journey.