Cody Wood

Cody Wood
Cody Wood Live 2011
Background information
Occupations	Musician Actor
Instruments	Vocals, violin, piano, guitar
Website	www.codywood.net

Cody Brendan Wood (born July 4, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter,^[1] and actor^[2] from Los Angeles, California. Wood released his solo debut album, "Nothin’ to It", on August 8, 2008.^[3]

Personal life

Wood was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and grew up in Phoenix where he attended Monte Vista Elementary, Esperanza Elementary School, and Arizona School for the Arts. In August 2000, Wood and his family relocated to Weston, Massachusetts where he attended Weston Public High. His senior year he was concertmaster of the orchestra, senior class president, and was the starting safety on the varsity football team.

In May 2008, Wood graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Music.^[4] He studied violin and voice at The Cleveland Institute of Music, sister school to CWRU, with Dr. Carol Ruzicka^[5] and Cynthia Wohlschlager.^[6] During his time at Case Western he served as class treasurer for two years,^[7] was a member of the Case Concert Choir and Case Symphony Orchestra, and made the Dean's Honors and High Honors Lists.

As an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University, Wood was published as co-author of the chapter "Fundamentals of Design for Synthetic Biology"^[8] in the collegiate textbook "Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach"^[9] edited by Gil Alterovitz^[10] and Marco F. Ramoni (Artech House 2007).

Wood’s premier as a solo vocal artist was in February 2006 with the Northcoast Jazz Collective.^[11] He released his debut album "Nothin' to It" in August 2008 and relocated to Los Angeles, California.^[12] Since then he has performed all over the country and continues to gain momentum and recognition as a vocalist and songwriter.^[13]

Cody also plays in the novel adaptation of "Water for Elephants". He was originally cast in a small supporting role as a violinist. The role was removed from the script and he was added to the film as an extra.

Discography

Main article: Cody Wood discography

Studio albums 2008: Nothin' to It[14] Awards and nominations Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance in Penderecki's Credo (Phoenix Boys Choir 2000)[15] Finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest[16] (BMI 2009) Further reading Leavitt, S (2009). "Congratulations to MENC’s 2009 BMI John Lennon state finalists!". BMI John Lennon. BMI John Lennon Scholarship Finalist Information Internet Movie Database (2009). IMDB Sutton, R (2009). "Nothin' to It, All About Jazz. Sutton 2009 All About Jazz Scaparotta, C (2009). "Weston native sets his sights on stardom", The Weston Town Crier. The Weston Town Crier Hunt, R (2009). "Hitting the Spot: Cody Wood", The CWRU Observer. The CWRU Observer The Cleveland Institute of Music (2009). "Carol Ruzicka, CIM. Faculty Biography: Carol Ruzicka The Cleveland Institute of Music (2009). "Cynthia Wohlschlager, CIM. Faculty Biography: Cynthia Wohschlager CWRU Undergraduate Studies (2005). "Class Officers", Second Year Newsletter. CWRU Class Officer Election Nordshore (2006). "Case Western Snowball 2006", In Motion: Life, arts, and technologies as explored with friends and family. Nordshore 2006, Case Western Snowball Factor, M (2008). "Case alum makes name for himself in recording world", The CWRU Observer. The CWRU Observer Department of Biomedical Engineering (2007). "Case BME Undergrad Helps Author Textbook", CWRU Biomedical Engineering. Case Western Reserve University - Department of Biomedical Engineering Artech House (2007). "Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach", Artech House Bookstore. Artech House Alterovitz, G (2009). "Referred Publications", Publications MIT 2009, Gil Alterovitz Plotkin, M (2008). "Cody Wood", Projects. Marc Plotkin Official Website The Phoenix Boys Choir (2009). "Awards and Honors", The Phoenix Boys Choir". The Phoenix Boys Choir References ^ Leavitt 2009 ^ IMDB 2009 ^ Sutton 2009 ^ Hunt 2009 ^ The Cleveland Institute of Music 2009 ^ The Cleveland Institute of Music 2009 ^ CWRU Undergraduate Studies 2005 ^ Department of Biomedical Engineering 2007 ^ Artech House 2007 ^ Alterovitz 2009 ^ Nordshore 2006 ^ Scaparotta 2009 ^ Factor 2008 ^ Plotkin 2008 ^ The Phoenix Boys Choir 2009 ^ Leavitt 2009 External links Cody Wood Official Website Persondata Name Wood, Cody Alternative names Short description Date of birth July 4, 1984 Place of birth Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. Date of death Place of death