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Artist
Jodie Kean
12+ albums
funkysoulfemale vocalistfemale vocalistsbritish accent
about
Jodie Kean has made a convincing entrée on the Dutch music scene with her debut solo single Mad World. Balancing cleverly where soul, jazz, urban and pop meet, her unique and characteristic voice easily captures the hearts of listeners. Daughter of two Scottish musicians, she emigrated at an early age to the Netherlands, where her mother had been contracted as a theatre composer. Growing up in the wings, as she did, Kean could not avoid catching the musical bug. Melanie, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt en Chaka Khan were important sources of inspiration. At 18, Jodie started her singing career. "My first work was with a big orchestra backing artists like Rob de Nijs, Boney M and Paul Young". She continues: "I stopped after a few years to give myself time to develop further as a singer. I started writing my own songs and performing them with a band, at the same time doing 80 gigs a year with cover band The Boston Tea Party. The following years saw Kean develop into a much requested studio musician and allround vocalist. No doubt the whole of the Netherlands has heard her voice at some point, just not under her own name. "I was learning the business. Now, I feel I'm ready for it". Mad World was written by Jules Reivers en Roel Gommans, two producers Kean had been working with on a regular basis. "They played me the song because they thought it was right for me. I agreed and loved the song immediately. After that things started moving very quickly, and before I knew
