Greta Gertler is a composer-lyricist and performer, and a dual citizen who splits her time between NYC and Australia. Her current projects include a musical adaptation of
Joan Lindsay's novel 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (also a 1975 film by Peter Weir), an original musical '
Anna Hit' with TONY Award-winning artist,
Stew ('Passing Strange'), a children's musical based on a best-selling picture book, '
Alphabetical Sydney' (produced by Critical Stages), '
Triplight' a rock musical with Melbourne playwright/author, Ally Collier, the songs and score for a variety of
Dr. Seuss Toniebox characters and a musical adaptation of
Shaun Tan's 'The Red Tree'. She and her husband, producer/ drummer,
Adam Gold, lead the band
The Universal Thump , whose most recent release '
Walking the Cat' was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.