Gabrielle Thorndyke started life at Crutchfield as a member of the award-winning Tech Support team, where she spent years translating rarified technical concepts into something real people can understand. She brings this deep understanding to her assignment as a member of Crutchfield car A/V copywriting team. When not at work, Gabrielle writes and performs music with Painchant, reviews local bands in her blog and hangs with her husband (Andrew) and kids (Tristan, Gareth and Vincent). Born to a family of gypsy musician-educators in upstate New York, Gabrielle has traveled throughout the U.S. (extensively), Europe and Asia (to a lesser extent). Her adventures in these strange and wondrous lands brought her in contact with talented musicians, writers, gearheads, and other mystics, whose teachings contribute to her unique writing perspective.