Catharine Wood
{{Short description|American musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| caption = Catharine Wood
| birth_name = Catharine St. Clair Wood
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| occupation = Composer, Songwriter, Music producer, Engineer, Studio owner, Activist
| genre = Pop, Folk, Rock, Soul
| birth_date = July 10, 1973
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = APM (Sony/UMG), Planetwood Productions, ESPN (DMG)
| associated_acts = Michael Robinson, GEM, Billy Lawler, Soul Movers Band, Max Jackson
| website = https://www.planetwoodstudios.com
| image = Music Producer, Catharine Wood in the studio.jpg
}}
Catharine Wood (born July 10, 1973) is an American composer, songwriter, musician, producer, audio engineer and studio owner associated with both popular music and music for picture.{{Cite web|last=Herstand|first=Ari|date=March 4, 2018|title=150+ Female Producers You Need To Know – Ari's Take|url=https://aristake.com/150-female-producers-you-need-to-know/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-11|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918205621/https://aristake.com/150-female-producers-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=2020-09-18 }}{{Cite web|title=Creative Conversations 024: Chill Out in Malibu With GEM|url=https://www.futuremagmusic.org/publication/creative-conversations-024-chillout-in-malibu-with-gem|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113084126/https://www.futuremagmusic.org/publication/creative-conversations-024-chillout-in-malibu-with-gem|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 13, 2021|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Futuremag Music|language=en-AU}} Her work is primarily influenced by folk, rock, pop and soul music.{{Cite web|title=APM Music – Albums|url=https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/SON_SURE_0126|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.apmmusic.com}} In addition to being a vocal activist for songwriters,{{Cite magazine|title=SONA Launches Songwriter Pandemic Emergency Relief Fund: How to Apply|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9378404/sona-emergency-relief-fund-songwriters-coronavirus|access-date=2021-11-13|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} Wood is recognized for her contributions as a recording arts leader and mentor by AES and NAMM presenting alongside Grammy winning Leslie Ann Jones{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=Leslie Ann Jones|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/leslie-ann-jones/3510|access-date=2021-11-13|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}} and Lenise Bent.{{Cite web|title=Catharine Wood|url=https://www.namm.org/nammu/contributors/catharine-wood|access-date=2021-11-13|website=NAMM.org}}{{Cite web|title=SoundGirls Mentoring in Recording Arts With Leslie Ann Jones|url=https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2020/events/soundgirls-mentoring-recording-arts-leslie-ann|access-date=2021-11-13|website=NAMM.org}}{{Cite web|title=AES Academy 2020: Audio Careers: SoundGirls - Mentoring in...|url=https://aesacaddemy2020.sched.com/event/XHiX/audio-careers-soundgirls-mentoring-in-recording-arts|access-date=2021-11-13|website=aesacaddemy2020.sched.com}} She has been highlighted in two UK published Routledge academic books as a trailblazer in the professional music engineering and producer community: “Women in Audio” and “Gender in Music Production” in Chapters 4 (Sound for Television and Film) and 13 (Perspective Through a Female and Feminine Lens) respectively.{{Cite web |title=Women in Audio |url=https://www.routledge.com/Women-in-Audio/Gaston-Bird/p/book/9781138315990 |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gender in Music Production |url=https://www.routledge.com/Gender-in-Music-Production/Hepworth-Sawyer-Hodgson-King-Marrington/p/book/9781138613362 |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Hepworth-Sawyer |first1=Russ |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EugJEAAAQBAJ&dq=gender+in+music+production+catharine+wood&pg=PT201 |title=Gender in Music Production |last2=Hodgson |first2=Jay |last3=King |first3=Liesl |last4=Marrington |first4=Mark |date=2020-04-07 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-0-429-87585-4 |language=en}} In 2022, Wood was elected to The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter Board of Governors.{{Cite web |title=The Recording Academy is the leading society of music professionals {{!}} RecordingAcademy.com |url=https://www.recordingacademy.com/membership/governance |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.recordingacademy.com}}
Early life and education
Born in Hong Kong, in 1973, Wood was raised in Connecticut, Colorado and California.{{Cite web|date=2015-12-28|title=Catharine Wood – Producer, Engineer and Owner of Planetwood Productions|url=https://soundgirls.org/catharine-wood-producer-engineer-and-owner-of-planetwood-productions/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=SoundGirls.org|language=en-US}} Wood studied at Colorado College (with a BA in Art) followed by postgraduate study in audio engineering, music production and audio post-production at the LA Recording School where she graduated at the top of her class in 2005.{{Cite web|last=Stories|first=Local|title=Meet Trailblazer Catharine Wood – Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-trailblazer-catharine-wood/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=voyagela.com|date=15 July 2019 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-03|title=Meet Catharine Wood {{!}} Producer, Engineer, Composer & Owner|url=https://shoutoutla.com/catharine-wood-producer-engineer-composer-owner/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=SHOUTOUT LA|language=en-US}}
Music and engineering career
As a composer and producer, Wood has had original work released by APM/Sonoton under the SureFire Label (Sony/UMG),{{Cite web|title=APM Music – Albums|url=https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/SON_SURE_0126|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.apmmusic.com}} ESPN (Disney) produced by Norm Whitehurst,{{Citation|title=Epic Boxing Viernes de Combates|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q5fy0zhpXM|language=en|access-date=2021-11-11}} on many major networks,{{Cite web|title=Catharine Wood – Contact Info, Agent, Manager {{!}} IMDbPro|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm7511731/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=pro.imdb.com}} and has engineered on music ranging from ABC Music/UMG Soul Movers Band{{Cite web|date=2019-01-29|title=The Soul Movers|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/soul-movers|access-date=2021-11-13|website=ABC Music|language=en}} (Mastering Engineer) “Hot Sauce (GEM Remix)” to global commercials during her tenure at Play Studios, Santa Monica; including the first iPhone “hello” TV ad and the “Get A Mac” campaign,{{Cite web|date=2015-12-28|title=Catharine Wood – Producer, Engineer and Owner of Planetwood Productions|url=https://soundgirls.org/catharine-wood-producer-engineer-and-owner-of-planetwood-productions/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=SoundGirls.org|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Stories|first=Local|title=Meet Trailblazer Catharine Wood – Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-trailblazer-catharine-wood/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=voyagela.com|date=15 July 2019 |language=en-US}} heralded by Ad Age as one of the top 15 campaigns of the 21st century.{{Cite web|date=2015-01-10|title=Top 15 ad campaigns of the 21st century|url=https://adage.com/article/agency-news/top-15-ad-campaigns-21st-century/2162916|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Ad Age|language=en}} Wood is credited for her score recording work on The Planters Film,{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Justin |date=2019-11-18 |title='The Planters': Film Review {{!}} AFI 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/planters-afi-2019-1255610/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=The Planters (2019) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5659996/fullcredits |access-date=2022-08-08}} which captured 11 notable awards{{Cite web |title=THE PLANTERS |url=https://theplantersfilm.com/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=THE PLANTERS |language=en-US}} including AFIFEST Official Selection 2019 and Raindance 2019 top honor, Film of the Festival.{{Cite web |title=Raindance Film Festival (2019) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000935/2019/1/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=IMDb}} Her studio, Planetwood Studios, LLC, is one of the few solely female-owned and operated studios in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-03 |title=Meet Catharine Wood {{!}} Producer, Engineer, Composer & Owner |url=https://shoutoutla.com/catharine-wood-producer-engineer-composer-owner/ |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=SHOUTOUT LA |language=en-US}}
Activism
As an advocate for songwriters, Wood took the position of Executive Committee member for the Corona Virus Songwriter Emergency Relief Grant Fund in 2020 (created by SONA), alongside Autumn Rowe, Leland, and Leona Lewis, offering grants to support songwriters through the pandemic,{{Cite magazine|title=SONA Launches Songwriter Pandemic Emergency Relief Fund: How to Apply|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9378404/sona-emergency-relief-fund-songwriters-coronavirus/|access-date=2021-11-11|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} following an unprecedented charitable contribution of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from Sony ATV’s chairman, Jon Platt. Wood is a regular contributor to the Songwriters of North America education efforts{{Cite web|title=Royalty Super Sleuths (On Clubhouse)|url=https://www.wearesona.com/events-calendar/royaltysupersleuths-xhrtb-se68c-6f5pt-b3p26|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Songwriters Of North America|language=en-US}} as well as SoundGirls.org.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-05 |title=Catharine Wood |url=https://soundgirls.org/catharine-wood/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=SoundGirls.org |language=en-US}} In 2022, she was a noted contributor to Emily Lazar's We Are Moving The Needle "Fix The Mix" initiative{{Cite web |title=Fix The Mix |url=https://join.jaxsta.com/fixthemix/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=join.jaxsta.com}} - aiming to eradicate the dramatic gender gap in the recording industry. Women in music are significantly under-represented in the recording industry by comparison to their male counterparts, with only 2.6% female music producers{{Cite web |last=Annenberg Foundation |title=Inclusion in the Recording Studio?: Gender and Race/Ethnicity of Artists, Songwriters & Producers across 800 Popular Songs from 2012-2019 |url=https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inclusion-recording-studio-20200117.pdf}} as illustrated in the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, published by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Annenberg Inclusion Initiative's annual report on popular music reveals little progress for women |url=http://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/annenberg-inclusion-initiatives-annual-report-popular-music-reveals-little |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=annenberg.usc.edu |language=en}}
Personal life
Wood currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community.{{Cite web|title=We Celebrate Audio Industry Talent At The End Of Pride Month|url=https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/production-expert-1/we-celebrate-audio-industry-talent-for-the-end-of-pride-month|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Production Expert|date=30 June 2021 |language=en-GB}}
Awards
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
| Pop
| GEM ("No Ordinary Days")
| {{Nominated}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
| Pop
| GEM ("If I'm Honest")
| {{Nominated}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
| Downbeat/Downtempo
| GEM ("Malibu")
| {{Nominated}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
| Singer-Songwriter
| Billy Lawler ("Casualty")
| {{Nominated}}
Selected discography
- Hot Sauce (GEM Remix) (Soul Movers Band, ABC Music) 2021
- No Ordinary Days (GEM) 2021
- A Parrot Sipping Tea (Michael Robinson, Azure Miles Records) 2021
- If I’m Honest (Luxury Remix)(GEM) 2020
- DayDream (GEM) 2020
- If I’m Honest (GEM) 2020
- Malibu (GEM) 2020
- Billionaire (GEM Remix) (Max Jackson) 2020
- Bad Idea (GEM Remix) (Max Jackson) 2020
- Higher Ground (GEM) 2020
- Letting Go (GEM) 2020
- Keep Me From Blowing Away (Anna Ash) 2020
- Retro (Boy SODA) 2020
- Missin (Boy SODA) 2019
- I Like The Simple Life (Katie Ekin/APM-SureFire) 2018
- Casualty (Billy Lawler) 2016
- Nostalgic EP (Billy Lawler) 2016
- Epic Boxing (ESPN Theme) 2013
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.planetwoodstudios.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|nm7511731}}
- Billboard Magazine – [https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9378404/sona-emergency-relief-fund-songwriters-coronavirus/ "SONA Launches Songwriter Pandemic Emergency Relief Fund"]
- Women in Audio by Leslie Gaston Bird (First Edition, Chapter 4) https://www.routledge.com/Women-in-Audio/Gaston-Bird/p/book/9781138315990#
- Gender in Music Production (First Edition, Chapter 13) https://www.routledge.com/Gender-in-Music-Production/Hepworth-Sawyer-Hodgson-King-Marrington/p/book/9781138613362#
- Advocating Equal Opportunity for Women in Music (August 2018) https://www.hmmawards.com/advocating-equal-opportunity-for-women-in-music/
- 150+ Female Producers You Need To Know (March 2018) https://aristake.com/150-female-producers-you-need-to-know/
- Creative Conversations 024: Chill Out in Malibu with Gem (Sept 2020) https://www.futuremagmusic.org/publication/creative-conversations-024-chillout-in-malibu-with-gem
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Category:American women songwriters
Category:American women engineers