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Eden Moody

Yeeee-hoo!!! (...listen to "Jambalaya" to get it!)

About Me



"AN ARTIST DOESN'T PAINT WHAT HE SEES; HE MUST PAINT WHAT HE WANTS OTHERS TO SEE." - Edgar DeGas
Born to a Texas/Montana missionary couple in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who lived most of her life in Brazil, this well-traveled young woman’s musical journey began early.
Eden Moody’s passion for singing & performing began when she was only a toddler. At the age of three, Eden was introduced to the ukulele, and although she did learn to play, she didn’t find it too interesting; this little girl preferred singing grown-up songs! Later on, though, at the age of six, a somewhat shy, yet awesome (to her...) 10-year-old "guitarist," unknowingly awakened in her an interest for playing the guitar by "allowing" her to spy on (and later she’d imitate) his fingering positions on the guitar while he was practicing. She was thrilled when her mom showed her how she could teach herself to play her favorite songs by referring to chord diagram charts!
Eden’s earliest "hits" were recorded in her own personal eight-year-old-home-studio-of-a-kid’s-bedroom on a too-old-fashion-to-explain tape recorder; but amazingly enough, they landed her two grammy awards (bless her soul!)!
Throughout Eden’s childhood and teen years, she performed extensively across Brazil, to audiences of all kinds, mostly in pro of worthy causes. Being brought up in a missionary home in Latin America, Eden was greatly influenced by the gospel music she grew up singing & listening to, which included a wide array of music produced by other missionaries who were also musicians and excellent song-writers. “Gospel music, especially the kind that’s heartfelt and filled with harmonies gives me the goose-bumps! Some of the greatest country legends also grew up singing gospel music, so I guess that puts me in a good place!” says Eden.
In 2003, Eden was "converted 100% to country music” by the very fans and audiences she performed for with her then nameless trio. “At first, we’d only perform old Beatles, Eagles, The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, tunes, etc; but people kept asking us to sing this-or-that [country] song; so to please our audiences (since they were paying!), we’d go back home, learn, and add those songs to our repertoire. Eventually, all I would listen to and all we, as a group would learn, was country (or we’d make it country!). So I guess you could say that as we mastered our fans’ country song requests, I fell head-over-heels for the genre!—I named our trio ‘COWPIE’ and ‘went country’!"
During her career as a country artist in Brazil, she performed with her trio at the time on the radio, on local & national TV, and in 2005, at the world famous annual international Festa do Peao de Boiadeiro (Portuguese for “Cowboy Festival”), in Barretos, SP, one of the largest fairs of its type in the world.
Since relocating to Washington in 2006, Eden has undertaken the process of mastering her musician skills and has become an active, recognized musician/artist in her community. “…I moved here to study, strengthen my foundation in music, and to focus on writing my own songs. I feel like I am now at an ‘investment moment’ in my life…Life has its way of taking unexpected twists and turns, & I know the next one will come soon enough! - That’s what makes it exciting…that’s what makes it a HAPPY country song (laughs)!"…
Eden’s favorite quote concerning music is, "Musical perfection is mathematical, but musical inspiration is divine." As such, she is determined to make use of the power-packed true-to [and/or] life stories that country music is about to not ONLY entertain, but to also touch, heal, and help others be it directly or indirectly, within this continent and without.
Eden Moody enthusiastically invites all good country music lovers, as well as all those who would support her goals, to be her myspace friends!
- Self-written Bio, 2007
FOR BOOKING SHOWS & APPEARENCES AT
CLUBS, CORPORATE GATHERINGS, & SOCIAL EVENTS, ETC,
PLEASE CONTACT:
Mich Faulkner, Jr. Agent & Personal Manager with Nene Musik
Phone: (646) 483-3151
Email: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2007
Band Members: I'd like to invite you to run a youtube search on each of the musicians below marked with a [**]! I've been SO lucky to have been able to work with some of the most renown musicians in BRAZIL!!! MUITO OBRIGADA!!! (CAUTION: they're NOT all country...Ha!)

Musicians:
**Adair Torres - pedal steel
**Adriano Gaeta - bass
Job Ciodaro - rhythm & lead guitar
Luiz Galdino - fiddle
**Uccio Gaeta - drums
Thiago Bustamante - drums in Jambalaya
Paulinho Pereira - bass in Jambalaya
Studios/Final Production: Midi Producoes (Jambalaya) & Lumen Studios (Man I Feel Like A Woman, Wide Open Spaces, & Still The One)

HERO IN ME (2008):
written & sung by: Eden Moody
musical arrangement & production: Tito Falaschi** (visit: www.fatale.com.br)
pedal steel: Adair Torres** (visit: www.adairtorres.com)
back-ups & vocal arrangement: Eden Moody

JAMBALAYA (2004/2005):
written by - ...it's one o' them oldie-goldies!!!
lead vocal - Eden
instrumental arrangement - Job Ciodaro
vocal arrangement - Eden
back up vocals - Job & Vi
claps - ....everyone in studio, "Yeee-hooo" by Job!

STILL THE ONE (2005) & MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN, written by Lange/Twain, & WIDE OPEN SPACES (2005), written by the Dixiechicks:
lead vocal - Eden
back-up vocals - Job and Vi

NOT THAT STRONG (2006) - home-re-cords!
written, sung, & played (guitar) by Eden

Check out Eden's NASHVILLE STAR 2008 VIDEO AUDITION (below)! For the "inside scoop" on this video, check out Eden's blog!

Sounds Like:

Record Label: Yes, please!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!!!

While doing some studying today (on a topic having nothing to do with music), I came across the following quote and LOVED IT!!!"MUSIC WAS NOT MADE FOR MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS,just as the night sky w...
Posted by Eden Moody on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:25:00 PST

My Nashville Star 2008 Video Audition!

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve watched my Nashville Star 2008 Video Audition! As per the instructions for the "video audition", I made it really personalized. The video auditio...
Posted by Eden Moody on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:36:00 PST

WOO-HOOOO!!!

Hello everyone! Well, "Hero In Me" has finally left the studio and has gone&guess where??!! &You’re right!!  Straight up on my music page (you’re probably listening to it now)! Hopefully...
Posted by Eden Moody on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:39:00 PST

Garth Brooks, Allan Jackson &...ME!!!!

Some of you have expressed curiosity toward what led me to begin my country music carrer in Brazil (of all places!); SO I've found a couple of youtube clips which depict the size of the country/c...
Posted by Eden Moody on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST

MOODY!!!

As you may have noticed, I've changed my name to "Eden MOODY" instead of  the previous "Eden SMILES"! And yes, this is the REAL me! ...I decided I'd "grown out" of the stage name I carried around...
Posted by Eden Moody on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:21:00 PST

Yakima Colagete Country Showdown Clips

Hey, check out what I just found?!!I was the 2nd to last performer, so have patience & fun watching the others perform. My 5 seconds of "fame" (twice!!) is well worth the wait! LOL!!http://www.youtube...
Posted by Eden Moody on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:15:00 PST

Merry Christmas to YOU!!!

Instead of just saying, "Merry Christmas", I thought I'd send you something a but more personalized. I especially wanted to write to you who are actually on myspace at this ungodly hour of Christmas e...
Posted by Eden Moody on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:51:00 PST

WHITE CHRISTMAS!!! (the song)

Yay, I'm SO excited that myspace has let all music artists post another song!!! I've chosen to upload my VERY first studio recording ever!!! Here's the story of the new song on my profile, "White Chri...
Posted by Eden Moody on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:22:00 PST

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Loved this video, but the authors have cancelled the embed, so I can't put it on my page :( Here's the link if you wanna watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FRtkek-Et4...
Posted by Eden Moody on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:07:00 PST

CHIHUAHUA-CHEESE-AND-CRACKERS!!! (’07)

If I'm gonna follow (my own) tradition, I must do my own "CHIHUAHUA-CHEESE-AND-CRACKERS!!!" on the CMA awards! Lol..... the only problem is that I'm reeeeeeeally tired and I don't like the tradition I...
Posted by Eden Moody on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:53:00 PST