Yvette Audain currently resides in her birth city of Auckland, New Zealand. She has also lived and worked as a composing musician in Whitianga, Wellington and Melbourne (Australia). Yvette is predominantly a woodwind player (single reed instruments) and she has professional experience in a variety of genres: classical (Auckland Philharmonia; Auckland Chamber Orchestra; New Zealand Opera), jazz (a variety of ensembles), military band (the full-time Royal New Zealand Navy Band), Celtic-style originals (trio 'Doris'), free improvisation (Vitamin S), salsa (Cuban Accent Banda) and many more settings beyond these.