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Jen Wood
Folk Rock / Indie / Acoustic

"Finds You In Love"

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
United States

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   Jen Wood: General Info
Member Since12/26/2004
Band Websitemyspace.com/jenwood
Band MembersJen Wood: guitar,vocals,piano
Wolf Carr: bass,fender rhodes, banjo, backing vocals
Joel Harmon: percussion, backing vocals, bells
Tomo Nakayama: piano, guitar, bass, xylophone, backing vocals
Influencesas of late: nada surf's album "let go"
snowpatrol (please don't make fun of me but i like that song called "run"
iron and wine
drive like jehu
fugazi's album "13 songs"
goldfrapp's new album
ella fitzgerald is always on my playlist
classical
movin 92.5fm
npr
Sounds Likeit's for real.
Record Labeltbd
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Aug 30 2008 4:00P
Bumbershoot, NW Stage w/ Damien Jurado Seattle, Washington

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   About Jen Wood
“This album is about finding the light inside the darkest places of my mind and my past” says Seattle-based singer/songwriter Jen Wood of her record Finds You In Love. Trust, unconditional love and forgiveness are some of the themes that run through the record.

Over three years in the making, Finds You In Love is Wood’s most accomplished release to date. It’s also the most personal, but yet is still the most optimistic. “When I first started out as a musician, with Tattle Tale, I was 15 at the time, and a lot of the songs captured the angst I was feeling. With Finds You In Love, I wanted to explore a different facet of my personality – one that was not so bleak.”

Working closely together with her band that includes members of some of the most respected and accomplished bands in Seattle, Wood’s band includes Tomo Nakayama of Grand Hallway, Joel Harmon of Sleepy Eyes of Death and Wolf Carr of Wesafari. Of her band, Wood says, “I’ve been playing music with Joel and Tomo since 2002; and there has not been one day where I felt truly blessed and lucky to have them be a part of my music and my life. They are two of the most gifted and intuitive musicians I’ve ever known, and they are like family to me. I’ve known Wolf since he was 12. He is an amazing bassist and a trained vocalist (and voice instructor).” She adds, “What makes my bandmates so amazing is that I don’t ever have to tell them what to play. Every melody they create is on their own and is perfect and well crafted between the three of them. I show up with a new song and I pitch it to them. I then let them decide how they feel about it, and whether or not to keep it. They help me find the diamonds in the haystacks of songs that I’m always writing”

Finds was helmed by producer/engineer Shawn Simmons, who has worked with such diverse artists as Brandi Carlile, Tim Seely, and SUNN O))). “I knew Shawn was the person I wanted for this record because of the work ethic he showed in getting the absolute best recordings from me and my bandmates. He really pushed each of us to 200%. I have never worked with a producer so dedicated to a project as he was to this” says Wood. On the recording process, Tomo Nakayama adds, “When it came time to do overdubs, Jen was open minded enough to let us try anything we wanted, from any angle, and that kept the process fresh and vital. ‘People Like Us’, for example, has the sound of Joel and I knocking on a chair, and the huge choir sound at the end was also something that happened very spontaneously…With so much freedom, however, there was also a fair amount of arguing between the four of us, and Shawn was the perfect arbitrator. He was incredibly patient, but also very firm and convincing when he felt an idea worked or did not work. He also came up with some brilliant atmospheric parts of his own (the eerie, ghostlike middle section of ‘You Are The Promise,’ for example) that really served the songs well, and tied our different ideas together.”

Known for her delicate and gorgeous voice, Wood has appeared on some very high profile releases including singing on the Postal Service’s landmark 2002 album Give Up, singing the duet “Nothing Better” with Benjamin Gibbard as well as providing the backing harmonies for the single “Such Great Heights”. She also has appeared on recordings by artists such as Jeremy Enigk, Black Heart Procession and Joan of Arc. She has also played guitar as a member of the popular indie rock band Aveo.

Several years in the making, Finds You In Love is the perfect storm that results from a gifted singer-songwriter writing the best songs of her career, a dynamic band and the right producer working together and trusting one another to create such a powerful and special album.

- Chris Burlingame, June 2008

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Kris





Aug 8 2008 4:57 PM

You're voice is amazing. Thank you for writing the music that you do. It touches my soul =].
I moved away from Seattle 10 years ago and miss it!!
The Art of Screaming





Aug 5 2008 7:28 PM

Thanks for the support Jen! Check out my new DVD! It's available at
www. theartofscreaming. com
Brownstar





Jul 31 2008 9:45 PM

Yes Yet again we have dropped another song Onto the Space although weeks behind release date Check it out the Song is called "No Original"

Brownstar
Be Silent Galileah





Jul 30 2008 6:18 AM

hey Jen,

thank you kindly for accepting my request! Beautiful music. Lovely voice.

peace love music.
- be silent galileah
His Sympathetic Majesty David





Jul 29 2008 1:04 PM

I sometimes listen to 'Nothing Better' on a loop just to hear your vocals. I like the styrofoam remix the best. It brings your vocals out really well.


xx
naomi





Jul 29 2008 1:39 AM

some of the best music is on the West Coast. Sigh. I'd love to see you perform someday.
Randi





Jul 28 2008 7:35 PM

Hey Jen, Hope the song writing goes well...I think you should write something that talks about the "revolution" so to speak...the green movement and seeking truth in government and what not. I think it's something a lot of us young adults can relate to right now...
Typewriters





Jul 27 2008 3:06 AM

Hey Jen, enjoyed the show last night (as with all your music). thanks for the add, check out our songs and tell us what you think.
Nina





Jul 26 2008 2:09 AM

You know....

Sometimes when I'm just having a really... really hard time.

Listening to your music really helps.

It's not even the lyrics or your voice.... it just makes me realize someone else has overcome some big obstacles to make so much of herself, and touch so many people's lives for the better...

and that is enough to inspire me to keep going... keep trying...

Stay strong.
John Simpson, Cello





Jul 25 2008 7:02 PM

Hey Jen,

Have a great show tonight! If I'm lucky I will make it. If the rest of Seattle is lucky, they will make it, too.

Aloha!
Afternoon





Jul 24 2008 9:55 PM

jen,

you are magical. i love listening to your music. just magical. takes me to another place.

love
catherine
the imagine’s country of murmur’s





Jul 24 2008 3:38 PM

承認ありがとうございます。

thank you add!!

good song!!!
The Soul Flies - New Song Up!


Is Online


Jul 22 2008 7:10 PM

Hey guys...thanks for the add!
Battle to the Beach





Jul 21 2008 6:53 PM

Battle to the Beach starts today!!! Enter your band to win $5,000 and a spot on the South Padre International Music Festival's line-up!! Battle starts here: www. battletothebeach. com
The Bedouin Jacks





Jul 21 2008 11:03 AM

COME SEE THE SHOW TONIGHT AT THE HIGH DIVE



xo
The Jacks
Amanda Rose





Jul 19 2008 3:14 PM

just thinking of you. HOpe all is well. Maybe I'll make it out to seattle one of these days.
American Swagger





Jul 19 2008 2:38 AM

Greetings Jen...
Thank you for adding old classics on here they are constanly playing in my head.... You must show your presence in L.A. soon...
math you music





Jul 18 2008 10:43 PM

i second the polyvinyl idea! 90% of the music i listen to is off polyvinyl... thanks to tim kinsella... it would sure keep things consistent!
Chase the Frickin Race





Jul 18 2008 5:03 AM

I finally got a new copy of getting past the static on ebay.
It was a war to get let me tell you! It's time for the new album and I demand polyvinyl to release it!
math you music





Jul 17 2008 8:18 PM

so the other day i clicked on 'give up' in my itunes for the first time in probably 2 years... upon listening to 'nothing better' i came to the realization that my pants will probably never be dry after hearing that song. amazing. amazing. amazing. ben's got nothing on you, love.
Edward Gibbs V





Jul 15 2008 11:00 PM

Oh my! You are opening for the Watson Twins? Well that makes that decision easy!
MUCK @ Actors Studio, Penang - 9/8/08 (Saturday)





Jul 15 2008 6:21 PM

thank you & cheers from MALAYSIA

Melaka - 20/07/08 Best of Indie click here!

Penang - 09/08/08 Joget '08 click here!

thank you
:)

-muck
let the stars dance us to love





Jul 5 2008 4:36 AM

Happy 4th Jen.
I hope your weekend is beautiful. hugs,
shane
Ari Joshua





Jul 4 2008 8:51 PM

wass up ya'll ASD invades the Tost Lounge this Saturday Happy 4th everyone.
- <><><><><><><><>
a.w.feldt





Jul 2 2008 11:30 PM

dear jen,
you should come to the lyons' den show this saturday (the 5th). it should be grand. and FREE! i hope all is well with you.
sincerely,
austin
Joe Slater





Jul 1 2008 12:01 AM

thanks for the music
Skyforest Robb





Jun 30 2008 9:05 AM

hope you are doing well jen....

all the best, sky robb
Dennis Joern





Jun 30 2008 6:26 AM

Thank you Jen, and welcome!

song in my heart

Music flows, as magic on the wind,
Could be a breeze, could be a hurricane!

Dennis
Baba O'Riley





Jun 27 2008 2:06 AM

imperfect is the total opposite of what the song really is.
KILL ANISTON





Jun 25 2008 3:57 PM

Sabor!!!
The Void 1963


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Jun 24 2008 12:02 PM


Sexy Comments & Profile Graphics

Just Wanted To Say Hi!
michael





Jun 20 2008 10:08 PM

I want to buy your EP, Jen. Where... where can I find it? I want to listen to your awesome music, but I can't find "Rely On Me".

Can you help me?
The Bedouin Jacks





Jun 20 2008 10:01 PM

Come one, come all! New Blog, live video, pictures, new secret track - check it out!

Come and download our new record, right off the site. Here is the track listing, enjoy, share with your friends, call KEXP, make lots of copies.

1. Douglas Fir
2. The Violet Hour
3. The Road Tune
4. Alice

Listen on headphones.

Make sure there are no gaps.

Have fun.

xo,

The Bedouin Jacks

Photobucket
michael





Jun 20 2008 9:43 PM

I agree with the previous comment!

I can't find the song "Rely on Me" anywhere.
Could someone help me find it? Thanks!
hopefully





Jun 19 2008 1:53 AM

PLEASE post some of the other songs that use to be on here. or let me know if there are any stores i can actually but the albums at cause i don't have any card to buy online.
Seven de Luxe





Jun 18 2008 9:00 PM

I've been up and down. Not sure where I stand right now honestly. We should get coffee/dinner/drinks sometime real soon, I miss you.
I'm free tonight, how about you?
Trey, son of Burke





Jun 18 2008 12:02 AM

can you add "caught halo" to your page so i can add it as a song to mine? it's not that i'm living in the past or anything, but it's one of the greatest songs i've ever heard and on at least 80% of all the mixes i've made.
thanks for it!
Harmony by the Bay





Jun 16 2008 9:12 PM

Hope you are enjoying the sun!
Have a great week ~
Katherine & Sean
Harmony by the Bay
Joe Veros





Jun 15 2008 2:29 AM

Thank you Jen,

For adding me to your page.
I really enjoyed your music.
Your new friend,
Joe 'Veros