Jody Raffoul

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Jody Raffoul
Origin	Leamington, Ontario
Genre(s)	Indie Pop, Alternative, Rock, Pop, Classic Rock, Country
Years active	1987-present
Label(s)	Takes The Biscuit
Website	JodyRaffoul.com

Jody Raffoul is a singer/songwriter in the Detroit/Windsor Ontario metro area.

[edit] Artist Biography

Jody Raffoul is from Leamington, Ontario.

Raffoul has opened for artists such as Collective Soul, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Joe Cocker, Blues Traveler, Richard Marx, Counting Crows, The Allman Brothers Band, Uncle Kracker, John Entwhistle, Chris Isaak, Paul Rodgers and most recently Bon Jovi^{[citation needed]}.

Jody beat out over 17,500 bands nationwide in the 2006 Bon Jovi “Have a Nice Gig” competition^{[citation needed]}. Jody’s “Light of Day” won the regional gig, chosen by Detroit’s WDVD 96.3, giving him the chance to open for Bon Jovi at the sold out Palace at Auburn Hills in November 2005^{[citation needed]}. In early 2006 Jody was named the Grand Prize winner of the national contest, hand picked and announced personally by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora^{[citation needed]}. He went on to open a sold out show at Giant’s Stadium in Bon Jovi’s home state, New Jersey, alongside fellow Canadians, Nickelback^{[citation needed]}. As the national winner he was also featured on XM Satellite Radio’s, Billy Zero Unsigned Artists show. The contest win and word of mouth has increased his following across the states winning over new fans along the way^{[citation needed]}.

Raffoul has just finished his new album "Big Sky", produced by Raffoul, mixed by Al Sutton and mastered by Greg Calbi, he is also currently working on completing his movie "Grabtime" directed by Robin Davey - both "Big Sky" and "Grabtime" will be released on September 16th, 2008.