Maren Ord
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Maren Ord | |
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Birth name | Maren Whitney Ord |
Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | February 28, 1981
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Maren Whitney Ord (born February 28, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music.
Early life
Ord was born and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, the eighth of ten children. She grew up in a musical family; her father was a professor of music, her mother taught voice and piano, and the family toured and performed as the Ord Family Singers. Maren sang, learned piano from her mother, and taught herself guitar at age 14.
At a 1998 audition for Lilith Fair, Ord met Canadian music impresario Terry McBride of the Vancouver-based record label and management company Nettwerk. She would be showcased at the music festival, and eventually take McBride as her manager.
In 1999, after her sister told her about a talent contest from Edmonton contemporary hit radio radio station Power 92, Maren entered four songs she had written that night, and two of them—"Eternity" and "Falling Slowly"—were recorded on the station's compilation CD, Power Picks Volume II.
Career
The Nettwerk years and Waiting
Once signed with McBride and Nettwerk, Ord continued to perform and record and embarked on years of progressive promotion, including use of her songs on several episodes of the American television series Felicity and her performance of "Shining Time" with Neil Donell to the 2000 motion picture Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Her debut album, Waiting, was produced by Stephen Hague and recorded in London, England and New York City.
On November 7, 2000,
While Ord was nominated for a
Not Today
The EP Not Today was released on September 28, 2004, in Canada on the Maximum Music Group label in Canada. The EP included six songs mostly co-written with Randy Bachman.
Pretty Things and the acoustic direction
With the release of Pretty Things on November 21, 2006, Ord entered another phase of her career: an acoustic one. Pretty Things marked the beginning of Ord's production career as she co-produced the entire record herself at a studio in
Personal life
Ord currently resides in Alberta, with her husband Joe and five children.
References
- ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- Maren Ord on Instagram