Jodi Shaw

Jodi Shaw is a self-taught Canadian born singer-songwriter who made the transition to songwriting from her work as a poet of "wicked little rhymes." Her songs, increasingly ambitious in scope and style, are hauntingly beautiful portraits.

Her first two albums "The Myth of Patience" and "The Pie-Love Sky" are the work of a young yet highly original artist finding her voice. They feature highly melodic songs accompanied by definitively original lyrics. 

After releasing her third album, the sparse and haunting "Snow on Saturn" (which includes a jubilant version of "The Book of Love" by the Magnetic Fields), Jodi commenced a three month tour of Europe, after which she spent much of her time back in New York City working as a secretary by day and busking on the subway platforms and writing songs at night.

In the spring of 2009 (shortly after finding out she was pregnant) she teamed up with fellow Canadian Malcolm Burn to record two new albums: the live in-studio album "Saturn Returns," in which she collaborated with a full band to play some of her older songs with a New-Orleans-Dixie twist, and "In Waterland," a richly layered work featuring her signature haunting vocals, startling lyrics, and unique phrasing.

After recording the initial tracks, Jodi discovered that not only was she pregnant, but she was going to be giving birth to twins! After the birth of her sons Stan and Hale, she took two years off before finally returning to the recordings she made with Burn. She ran a compelling and highly successful Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to mix and master the records, which were released on December 2012.

In 2007 Jodi was awarded the Songwriters Hall of Fame Abe Olman Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2010 she was chosen as an exhibitor for SoundGate2010 Sound Art Portal in Aalborg, Denmark, and in 2008 she was the Artist-in-Residence for Brooklyn College's Performance and Interactive Media Arts program. She has been included on several compilations, including the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame New Writers Showcase, JPF’s Music’s “15 Minutes," and "Rockrgrl Discoveries."

In addition to working as artist/producer of her two forthcoming albums, Jodi has written lyrics for three children's music DVDs, and has authored a children's ABC music book ("Juno's ABC's"). She is currently working on her sixth collection of original songs and a children's theatrical musical. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

To view the video Jodi made for her successful Kickstarter campaign, go to:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jodishaw/in-waterland-a-new-album-by-jodi-shaw