Jodi Phillis and a lot of the time, Tim Oxley. Some very talented friends have also added to the mix over the years..........Jay Walker, Don Kerr, Robyne Dunn, Tegan Northwood, Lachlan Doley, Genevieve Maynard, Andrew Burnes, Paul McKercher, Suzie Higgie, Raph Whittingham, Stuart Eadie, Jeremy Smith, Greg Hitchcock......
Influences
Danny Elfman, David Bowie, Henry Miller, Hieronymus Bosch, Neil Young, Kate Bush, David Lynch, Tim Burton, Tarantino, Woody Allen, Tim Oxley, Trish Young, Joanna Newsom, April March, Josephine Foster, Will Oldham, The Beatles, The Beachboys, The Carpenters, Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Mew, Enio Morricone, The Specials, Falling Joys, Rogers and Hammerstein, Charles Fox, Leonard Bernstein, Debussy, Pharoah Sanders, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Bjork, Billy Holiday, Chet Baker, Schubert, Sondheim, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Julie Cruise..............but wait!...there's more!........Dave Graney and Clare Moore, Ween, The Smallgoods, Elliot Smith, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Bach, The Shins, The Pixies, Joni Mitchell, Liz Phair, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Stereolab, Brazil 66, Cocteau Twins, Robert Wyatt, Carl Jung, big trees and forests, BossaNova, jazz, classical, my primary school choir teacher, Miss Pamela Hinde!
Jodi has been a working singer/songwriter/musician for 20 years. Her first serious band was Australian alternative pop group, The Clouds, which she formed in 1989 with co-frontwoman, Trish Young. The Clouds worked hard for 8 years, gaining a large and loyal following around the world with their powerful, slightly skewiff yet catchy pop songs.
The Clouds were the recipients of 3 Aria nominations, repeatedly entered the top 20 of the mainstream charts, received a gold record for their debut album, Penny Century, played at the first 6 Big Day Outs, lived in the UK and the US, signed to Elektra worldwide and recorded over 70 songs which were released as 4 albums and 16 eps.
Jodi chose to leave the Clouds in 1997 to go solo and explore more intimate and personal styles of songwriting and recording. She has released 3 solo albums and has been called
“a national treasure” by Rolling Stone magazine. Her second album,‘In Dreams I Live’ received 2 Aria nominations. Jodi toured through the US and Canada to promote it and record some songs for her third album, “For Lovers, Artists and Dreamers” with Ron Sexsmith’s drummer, Don Kerr at his studio in Toronto.
Jodi also formed the alt/country pop group, The Dearhunters with husband,
Tim Oxley in 1999 and they recorded the album ‘Red, Wine and Blue’ which received 4 star reviews around the world.
Jodi and Tim have a recording studio in their home by the sea in NSW (www.myspace.com/thekitchenrecordinghouse) where they create their beautiful albums and write and record music for film and television. Jodi has turned her hand to writing for children’s television and has written songs for all three series of the Beyond production of New MacDonald’s Farm on chanel 9. Jodi and Tim have also teamed up as the music supervisors for the See Thru Film production of “The Combination”, directed by
David Field.
Super-sonic, Australia's most cutting edge music production house have invited Jodi to join their team of composers.
Most recently, Jodi and Tim have joined forces to form Roger Loves Betty. Their debut long player "Let Love Begin" is out now through www.myspace.com/rogerlovesbetty, Itunes and most good record stores.
Roger Loves Betty's 2nd album is almost complete, so stay tuned for previews.
For all enquiries, send a message.
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Hey Jodi-how ya doin?? Just listened to Washer Woman Pool (twice!!)-I love it!! I hope both you,Tim and family are well down at "The Gong".. Please let me know when you do a gig up here on the central coast-i'll be there for sure. Good luck and god bless. Glenn.
Thanks Jodi! washer woman pool is a masterpiece,I'm onto my second listen.You've obviously put a LOT of work into it. It's my birthday today, so this monkey's going to get plastered singing your new song. I always expect you and Tim to have those awesome harmonies, but what about the guitar solo?Wow! keep the freak flag flying, Rod,TBT>>>
Hi Jodi, Just dropped by for a listen. I especially love "Little Sips"...the first time you hear it, it sounds like an "old friend" a perfect instant classic! Only Neil Young and Beatles songs have had that effect on me before!...
I've always been a great fan of The Clouds ever since I was a teenager in Hobart and I love your new songs too. I think you're one of the most interesting arrangers of songs I've heard. I particularly like 'Stranded' in your solo repetoire. Keep up the good work!
hey Jodi.. all is well.. yeah, turned out pretty good.. i wish i sang a bit better. Im keen to record it again with the band but. Would you be interested in that? We could record it and send the mix down to you? Hope all is well, Andy
