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Ok folks! Here it is, a little snippet of whats to come this summer from the ODi camp! 'A Superman' will be the lead track from the forthcoming E.P. Its hot off the....erm... decks so let us know what you think. Also another review in last issue's HOTPRESS magazine from our recent gig supporting Michele-Ann Kelly at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght.

Superman Final Mix

ODi

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Civic Theatre Dec 07 supporting Michele Ann Kelly

The Civic is an excellent venue for an intimate rock gig, with a clear sound and a sense that no matter where you sit you can still nearly check the artist’s heartbeat. ODi kicked off with a rendition of ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’ and ‘A Superman’ that captivated the audience immediately. Claire Odlum’s voice seems to have been magically liberated and an upsurge in gigs in Ireland and England have brought an added confidence. She has a natural onstage persona, possibly the woman with least attitude on the current scene. Her next single ‘What You Deserve’ followed, a haunting song with a simple but infectious guitar riff supplied by her guitar and harmonica-wielding sidekick Dave Redfearn. ‘You Win But You Lose’, a perfect anthem for fans of Leeds United is lighter, and they finished with the fine ‘Mariposa’. A short, tight and effective set, put across with grace and easy passion, Odi are moving in the right direction.

First cuts words Jackie Hayden (HOTPRESS)

Heh, check us out in the gossip page at the back too, whoohoo, we've made it!!!

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Toodeloo!

Odi x

Greetings friends around the globe!!!

Hope all is fine and dandy wherever you may be!

As the leaves start to fall from the trees and we leave the little summer sun we had behind us things are very busy in the ODi camp as we head towards the end of the year.

ODi RECORDING NEW SINGLE!!

 We finally head back into the studio at the end of October to record the follow up to Debut Single "Crawl" (Which is still available to order from www.myspace.com/odimusic or download it from itunes or other major online stores!)  Also it`s available from RADISH in Chapel Allerton Leeds and will soon be making its way into Crash and Jumbo Records, the two main Indie record shops in Leeds.

 We will be setting sail back to the Emerald Isle for a recording session in Wexford, (Claire's home town) with Mr Karl Odlum on production duties. We've been looking forward to working with Karl for a while now, He's a good guy and has worked with many artists who we both respect and admire from Fionn Regan to The Frames and Gemma Hayes to Kila and has just finished work with our good friends the Aftermath on their Debut album.

 We will be concentrating on laying down "What You Deserve" a song which has been really well received on our travels over the last 6months. As soon as we get the results we will bring them to your ears!!!

NATIONWIDE RADIO TOUR OF IRELAND

 Hot off the heels of being in the studio we head out around the beautiful Country of Ireland for a national Radio Tour.  We will be visiting various stations around the country to play live sessions and have a chat to some old friends and supporters…We will keep you up to date with all the details! And hopefully we will throw in a few suprises along the way!!!.

 HOT PRESS DEMO OF THE FORTNIGHT

 The Idea of the Radio tour actually came about after having the pleasure of meeting Irish Music Guru Jackie Hayden,  Jackie is a well respected figure in the Irish Music Scene he is one of the main Forces behind HOT PRESS (Irelands main music magazine) and actually signed U2 to their first record deal!

These are his words…

HOTPRESS Sept 2007

I first came across Wexford singer-songwriter ODi as part of the HOTPRESS first cuts series of gigs at the Wexford Arts Centre. She has a winning voice, ranging from Beth Orton to Sheryl Crow, and an unaffected presence. 'A Superman' allows her silky voice to twist its way around a beguiling melody. 'What You Deserve' ups the tempo. It has a neat hook line and fills, and proves that her performance on track one was no fluke. 'You Win But You Lose' is another winning performance. ODi proves that an artist delivering musical honesty can say more with her voice and guitar (plus a few subtle fills from Dave) than an orchestra with a bank of synthesisers. What she needs now is to build on her undoubted vocal skills and develop her own unique style. The world awaits.

 First cuts words Jackie Hayden

It's great to have such support from someone like Jackie as he continues to support Irish Musicians from grass routes level upwards.

GIGS

 On the gig front things will be a little quieter in October due to recording.  But we  will be back in full swing with  two  extra  members at Joseph's Well, Leeds on Sat 10^th Nov as we share a gig with old pals The Aftermath in the middle of The Leeds Irish festival. Will be a great night and as we speak we are working with Drummer and bassist to bring a fuller band sound to your ears!

NEW SONGS AND TEAM ODi

 I'll finish up now as I think I've said far too much already!! OH before we go……. Lots of new songs and demos are knocking about in the ODi camp as we start the process of recording a Debut Album!! The Best way to get you hands on these is to Join Team ODi on My Space  http://www.myspace.com/teamodi . Loads of stuff going on here over the coming months and you can help us by telling people in your part of the World about ODi! So if you`ve got a my space account come and say hello!!

 
All For Now
Loads of  Love
All @ ODI HQ

ODi Bags SongPeople / MTV Partnership Unsigned Award!!!

Yes yes peoples!...tis true! We bagged a top 10-spot on the SongPeople Unsigned / MTV partnership comp, which ran earlier this year. The awards were judged by the general public and the final ranking will be awarded by a panel of judges from MTV, Sony BMG and EMI...oooh exciting stuff I say! ODi has also been invited to become an ambassador group for the Songpeople / MTV partnership, hmm, how lovely and regal sounding!

On the album news, well I wish I could say it’s DONE but it’s not! So instead we're almost ready to go back into the studio to work on the second single, double basses and all!...Expect a release date end of January time and a dirty great big launch party and Irish and UK tour to go with it! Phew!...Meanwhile, keep downloading the single ‘Crawl’ from iTunes, your support is highly valued! 

On the gig front, we recently had a very enjoyable night at The Writers Café in Stockton-Upon-Tees. Our host, Trev was in fine form and overwhelmed us with his superfantastic dance moves during ‘A Superman’ which was highly impressive (see photo below of the very man)! Talking about t’internet, do get yourself and friends over to join the ODi Facebook group, to stay ahead of all new developments, last minute gigs, party invites, and promos...

Future UK and Ireland gigs coming up this month include the following:

14^th September         The Owl         Rodley           Leeds (The Grain Division)

15^th + 16^th September (6pm Sat + 3pm Sun) Beatlesfest          Co. Donegal

19^th September         Sandinista     Leeds             (Leeds Acoustic Showcase)

23^rd September         Brudenell Social Club        Leeds (Music Guru 3^rd B’day)

Other exciting news this month includes ODi receiving demo of the fortnight in the current edition of Irish music magazine HOTPRESS. We sent in some demos off the upcoming album to thee music guru Jackie Hayden and luckily enough got picked, whayhay, which means national radio airplay for 2 weeks! Yipeee! For UK residents who can’t yet get their mitts on it yet we are also in the previous week’s edition, in the review section of live gigs (pg 83 Hotpress First Cuts Gig, Wexford Arts Centre, under Martha Wainwright, ahem). Or just check it out on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/odimusic)

where you can also read a review of Crawl from this month’s Sandman magazine!

Well thats just too much darn excitement for me...I'm off to bed…………….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!