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JoJo Worthington

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JoJo Worthington
Worthington in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJoanna Worthington
Born (1994-11-07) November 7, 1994 (age 29)
GenresExperimental folk, ambient, electroacoustic
Instrument(s)Ukulele, Guitar, Synthesizers
Websitewww.jojoworthington.com

Joanna Worthington (born November 7, 1994) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and avant-folk musician from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.[1]

Alongside her experimental use of the ukulele, Worthington has been noted for her extensive use of live looping and effects.[2] In 2015, she was the Grand Prize winner in the Songwriters Hall of Fame Songwriting Competition,[3][4] and has won awards in every year since for her work.[5] Her song 'Amadeus' has been featured in Degrassi: Next Class.[6]

Her music has been described as "explored and articulated through experimental sounds, loops and brash orchestral flashes".[7] It has also been described as “infinite”. This Canadian producer / songwriter / composer crafts experimental post-folk in which intimate recollections explode into limitless soundscapes. Fusing electronic glitches, acoustic nuances, and extraterrestrial melodies, Worthington's work pushes emotionally potent folk songs to the perilous edge.[8][9]

Discography

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  • The Company You Keep (stylized as TCYK)
  • // (pronounced Two Lines)
  • 7
    • Released: 2014
    • Format: CD, Digital
    • Label: N/A

References

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  1. ^ "New music from Great Lake Swimmers, DVSN and JoJo Worthington on In the Key of C". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  2. ^ "JoJo Worthington and the answers within - Album Review [GoldFlakePaint]". GoldFlakePaint. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  3. ^ "JoJo Worthington wins inaugural Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Song Competition | SOCAN". www.socan.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. ^ "Canadian Singer JoJo Worthington Wins Songwriters Hall Competition". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  5. ^ "Five SOCAN members win Second-Place Prizes in 2020 Unsigned Only song competition". SOCAN Words and Music. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  6. ^ "Degrassi.tv | #NoFilter". www.degrassi.tv. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  7. ^ "JoJo Worthington and the answers within - Album Review [GoldFlakePaint]". GoldFlakePaint. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  8. ^ "Jojo Worthington: The Company you keep Album release". Neruda Arts. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  9. ^ "Keeping Company with JoJo Worthington". communityedition.ca. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-19.