Jody Marie Gnant

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Jody Marie Gnant (the "g" is pronounced) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born April 16, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and currently owns and runs an art gallery in Phoenix, Arizona.

At age 19, Gnant first received attention when she co-composed and sang on the soundtrack to Cerise Casper's 1996 computer game, Treasure Quest starring Terry Farrell. Some of the songs were co-written by Grammy award winning producer Richard Feldman. Jody's tunes appeared in instrumental in the game and vocal excerpts appeared when certain objects were picked up. The full versions of the songs, though not the instrumentals, were included on a separate CD desginated Treasure Quest: The Soundtrack.

In the Phoenix area, she began performing her original, more personal work, accompanied by the monicker, "Bohemian Geek Soul". She moved to a newly-renovated arts district that was making the transition from hop-house to Bohemian artist community. While she thought of moving to New York or Los Angeles, the nascent scene was inspiring to her.

On July 12, 2005, a man by the name of Kyle MacDonald began a blog called oneredpaperclip.com, in which he offered to trade a red paperclip and eventually traded up for a new place to live. One item he was eventually traded was a recording contract. When Gnant heard about this, she hurriedly looked for something to trade, and eventually was able to offer MacDonald a room in her home with free rent for a year in exchange for the contract. She was also able to meet numerous celebrities including Alice Cooper and Corbin Bernsen.


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