Mia Doi Todd

Mia Doi Todd
Mia Doi Todd performing live at the Echoplex on August 22, 2008
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Indie folk[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Xmas Records, Communion, Columbia/SME Records, Plug Research, City Zen Records
Associated acts	Dntel, José González, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Beachwood Sparks, Nobody, Folk Implosion, Saul Williams, Flying Lotus, Carlos Niño
Website	miadoitodd.com

Mia Doi Todd (born June 30, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter.^[2] She was described by Dusted Magazine as "one of those artists that seem to function not just as creators in their own right, but as connecting links between other musicians."^[3]

Early life

Mia Doi Todd was born June 30, 1975 in Los Angeles, California.^[2] Her father is sculptor Michael Todd and her mother is California Second District Court of Appeal Associate Justice Kathryn Doi Todd, who holds the distinction of being the first female Asian American judge in the United States.^[4][5]

Career

Todd started City Zen Records and released Zeroone, the follow-up album to Come Out of Your Mine, on the label in 2001.^[6]

She signed a contract with Columbia/SME Records and recorded The Golden State, culling songs from her previous albums. Mitchell Froom helped her produce it, and the album came out in 2002.^[7]

She released the fifth album, Manzanita, on Plug Research in 2005.^[8][9] Her debut album, The Ewe and the Eye, originally released in 1997, was reissued later that year.^[10]

Her 2006 compilation album, La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita, included remixes from Dntel and Flying Lotus.^[11] It was followed by her studio album, Gea, in 2008.^[12]

In 2009, she released her first instrumental album, Morning Music, in collaboration with Andres Renteria.^[13]

She returned with the solo album, Cosmic Ocean Ship, in 2011.^[14] In 2014, she released Floresta on City Zen Records.^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Ewe and the Eye (1997)
• Come Out of Your Mine (1999)
• Zeroone (2001)
• The Golden State (2002)
• Manzanita (2005)
• Gea (2008)
• Morning Music (2009) (with Andres Renteria)
• Cosmic Ocean Ship (2011)
• Floresta (2014)

Remix albums

• La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita (2006)

EPs

• Pink Sun EP (2006)

Singles

• "Dublab Remixes" (2003)
• "Sleepless Nights" (2008)

Guest appearances

• The Folk Implosion - "Chained to the Moon" from One Part Lullaby (1999)
• Mission - "Home" (2001)
• Dntel - "Anywhere Anyone" from Life Is Full of Possibilities (2001)
• Beachwood Sparks - "Ponce de Leon Blues" from Make the Cowboy Robots Cry (2002)
• David J - "Good to Be Loved" from Mess Up (2002)
• Adventure Time - "Sent from Sandy Shores" from Dreams of Water Themes (2003)
• Saul Williams - "Seaweed" from Saul Williams (2004)
• Nobody - "You Can Know Her" from And Everything Else... (2005)
• Thavius Beck - "Down" from Thru (2006)
• Ammoncontact - "Earth's Children" from With Voices (2006)
• Savath & Savalas - "Intro" from Golden Pollen (2007)
• Life on Earth - Look!! There Is Life on Earth! (2007)
• Dntel - "Rock My Boat" from Dumb Luck (2007)
• Kraig Grady - Beyond the Windows Perhaps Among the Podcorn (2007)
• Build an Ark - Love, Pt. 1 (2009)
• Build an Ark - "Say Yes!" from Love, Pt. 2 (2010)
• Build an Ark - "The Yes Song" from The Stars Are Singing Too (2011)
• Turn on the Sunlight - New Day (2013)^[16]

Compilation appearances

• "La Vie en Rose" from The Unaccompanied Voice: An A Capella Compilation (2000)
• "Digital, Version 2.1" from Dublab Presents: Freeways (2001)
• "Ready or Not" from Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom (2009)
• "Night of a Thousand Kisses" from Transmissions from Sinai (2009)
• "Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo" and "Canto de Iemanjá" from Red Hot + Rio 2 (2011)
• "Jardim do Amor" from Red Hot + Bach (2014)^[17]
• "Spring" from Mood Indigo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2014)

References

External links

• Official website
• Mia Doi Todd discography at Discogs