Odessa (musician)
Odessa Rose Jorgensen,known mononymously asOdessa,is an American singer, songwriter, and violinist fromCalifornia.
Jorgensen learnedviolinfrom age four, and her father played insurf rockgroups in the 1960s. Though born in California, she lived for many years inNashville.[1]As a teenager, she performed as a violinist atCarnegie Halland modeled forVersace.[2]She played violin and sang vocals in thebluegrassgroupBearfootin the late 2000s.[3]After leaving Bearfoot, she played violin withOld Crow Medicine Show,Abigail Washburn,andEdward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.While working with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, she was hit by a car while riding her bike in Nashville, which resulted in a skull fracture, a spine injury, and the loss of several teeth.[3]She continued touring as a violinist, even though she could not sing during this time, and worked on tracks for an anticipated self-titled album.
In 2014, she signed withChop Shop/Republic,and released an EP produced byJacquire Kingin September of that year;[1]she then released a solo album digitally in 2015. The single "I Will Be There" was licensed for use in aSubarucommercial.[3]In 2019, she issued a sophomore digital album,All Things,released on the independent Public Hi-Fi Records and composed of songs written primarily while on a retreat atEagle Rock, Los Angeles.[4]
Discography
[edit]- OdessaEP (Chop Shop/Republic,2014)
- OdessaLP (Chop Shop/Republic, 2015)
- All Things(Public Hi-Fi, 2019)
References
[edit]- ^abIntroducing Odessa, a Folk Singer Who Fell Off Her Bike and Decided to Become a Star.New York Times,August 6, 2014.
- ^Odessa Is The Coolest Singer-Songwriter You Haven't Heard of Yet.Harper's Bazaar,April 28, 2015.
- ^abcOdessa: Best of What's Next.Paste,September 23, 2014.
- ^Odessa Announces New Album, Releases Thunderous First Single: Exclusive.Billboard,October 4, 2019.