| Manda Mosher | |
| Birth Place: | La Crescenta, CA |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
| Genre: | Americana, rock, country |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Label: | Red Parlor Records Lakeshore Records California Country Records |
| Associated Acts: | CALICO the band |
| Website: | mandamosher.com |
Manda Mosher is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, and a founding member and co-leader of the Americana country group CALICO the band.
Mosher was born and raised in La Crescenta, California.[1] She grew up in a musical family and, starting at 15, was the lead singer for several local rock bands.[2] She graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in songwriting.[3] After graduating, she worked for a time at Zomba Music and The Recording Academy.[4]
Mosher's debut album Everything You Need was released in 2009 on Red Parlor Records. It was made up entirely of originals that she wrote or co-wrote, other than a cover of "Blue, Red, and Grey" by Pete Townshend.[5] In 2010, she released her follow-up, the five-song EP City of Clowns, on Red Parlor Records. It includes a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper". The EP was recorded in Bronxville, New York, and Encino, California.[1]
Mosher performed "Lay Me Down" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2009.[2] Her song "Walk On", which she co-wrote, was featured on the soundtrack to the 2014 film Walk of Shame, starring Elizabeth Banks.[6] She has won several Los Angeles Music Awards, including the 2005 Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year, 2006 Rock Single of the Year for her song “Mr. Madness”, and 2010 National Touring Artist of the Year.[2] [3] [7]
In 2012, Mosher and fellow Los Angeles-based singer-songwriters Kristen Proffit and Jaime Wyatt formed CALICO the band, a California country Americana group, influenced by artists like Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris,[8] [9] and inspired by 1960s and 1970s Laurel Canyon country-rock music.[10] [11] In April 2014, Wyatt was replaced by Aubrey Richmond, who joined the band on vocals, violin and mandolin,[11] [12] with CALICO featuring the three-part harmonies of Mosher, Proffit and Richmond.[7] The band's first album, Rancho California, was released on September 2, 2014, on their label California Country Records, which Mosher co-founded.[7] It features original compositions, along with a cover of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere",[11] and production by Rami Jaffee of the Foo Fighters.[7] [12] American Songwriter called the album "music of great passion and beauty, cloaked in warm acoustics and close harmonies."[11] It won Americana Album of the Year at the 2014 Los Angeles Music Awards.[8] [10] Now a duo of Mosher and Proffit, their follow-up, Under Blue Skies, was released in 2017, with songs by Mosher and Proffit, plus covers of John Phillips' "California Dreamin'" and Joni Mitchell's "Ladies of the Canyon".[8] [13] No Depression called the album "one of the ten best Americana albums of 2017."[13]
The band performed at the 2014 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California,[7] and has toured the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe.[8]
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Manda Mosher | Everything You Need
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| 2014 | CALICO the band | Rancho California
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| 2017 | CALICO the band | Under Blue Skies
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| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "You Belong With Me" | Manda Mosher | |
| 2014 | "Walk On" | Manda Mosher and Kirsten Proffit | Walk of Shame OST |
| Year | Song | Artist | Film/TV show | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Climb" | Manda Mosher | Living Positive | PBS |
| 2009 | "You Belong With Me" | Manda Mosher | YouTube series | |
| 2014 | "Walk On" | Manda Mosher and Kirsten Proffit | Walk of Shame OST | Lakeshore Entertainment |
| "Never Really Gone" | CALICO the band | The Night Shift | NBC | |
| 2016 | "Never Really Gone" | CALICO the band | Calico Skies | Hot Tub Films |
| 2017 | "Santa Have Mercy" | CALICO the band | The Ranch | Netflix |
| "Wayfaring Stranger" | CALICO the band | |||
| "Cold, Cold Love" | Manda Mosher | CBS | ||
| 2018 | "Cold, Cold Love" | Manda Mosher | Please Stand By | Magnolia Pictures |