Aoede | |
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| Also known as | Aoede |
| Born | Lisa Sniderman |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Folk pop |
| Occupations | Musician and playwright |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Aoede Muse Music |
| Website | www |
Aoede (born Lisa Sniderman) is a folk pop artist and playwright based in San Francisco. [1] [2] [3]
Aoede won the Album of the Year for her 2011 release Affair with the Muse, and Best Folk / Acoustic Artist in the inaugural 2012 Artists in Music Awards, [4] Aoede also won Album of the Year 2012. [3] Aoede is a WomensRadio.com's recipient of a Top Album of the Decade honor and Top Artist of the Year for 2008 in recognition of her CD release Push and Pull. [4] Aoede was a 2013 John Lennon Finalist in the children's category for Fairy Tale Love and a 2012 Finalist for Little Things, [5] NY Stage Play Finalist for Do You Believe in Magic?, adapted from Aoede's original fantasy musical recorded as an audiobook featuring songs, dialogue, narration, sound effects and full instrumental score, [6] NY Stage Play Finalist and Ruble New Play Festival Finalist for What Are Dreams Made Of?, adapted from her full-length original fantasy musical, one of the first original musicals recorded on an audiobook. [7] [8] Aoede was also among the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Winners [9] and was also an International Song Writing Competition winner for Fairy Tale Love. [10]
Sniderman suffers from a rare and debilitating auto-immune disease called dermatomyositis. [11] [12] She also co-founded WomenROCK, a Bay Area-based women-in-music advocacy group. [4] [13]