Artist, producer and songwriter Jodie Nicholson creates powerfully intimate, achingly human music. In her critically acclaimed solo-project, Nicholson combines introspective lyricism, brooding piano, subtle electronics and delicate guitars to carve her own sonic identity. 

 

Brought up on the likes of Pink Floyd, Marillion and Tori Amos, soaring melodies, powerful lyrics and intuitive song structures formed the basis of Jodie’s journey into songwriting. With walls of tightly-knit harmonies (in what she likes to call ‘vocal landscaping’), Nicholson’s reed-like vocals remain the compelling constant over a constantly evolving sound. 

 

As well as extensive support at BBC Radio 1 from the likes of Sian Eleri and Jess Iszatt, Jodie has been playlisted on BBC Radio 6 Music and picked up further airplay from Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 and Patrick Kielty on BBC Radio 5 Live. To date, Nicholson has amassed over 40 national BBC radio plays. 

 

Furthermore, Jodie’s self-produced, self-released tracks have landed two syncs on ITV’s Love Island and picked up tastemaker coverage from The Line of Best Fit, Atwood, Mahogany, Alexrainbird, Louder Than War, Record of the Day and a recent cover feature for NARC. Magazine. 

 

With millions of streams on DSPs, Nicholson’s tracks have featured on editorial playlists such as Spotify’s Infinite Indie Folk, Apple Music’s New In Alternative and Amazon’s Brand New Music, to name but a few. 

 

In 2023, Nicholson was awarded a place at F-List & Miloco Studios’ ‘Culture of Belonging Weekend’ with The Anchoress and Dr. Isobel Anderson. This gave her the confidence to self-produce her debut studio album ‘Safe Hands’ in 2024. Having previously worked with renowned producers Tim Bran (London Grammar, Aurora, Birdy) and Oli Deakin (CMAT, Elanor Moss, Benjamin Francis Leftwich), Nicholson’s meticulous approach to songwriting and production has been the culmination of her journey as an artist. 

 

Away from her solo project, Nicholson collaborates with artists/producers in the EDM sphere under the pseudonym ‘soft centre’. With releases on legendary labels such as Anjunabeats, Another Rhythm and New State, soft centre enables Nicholson to utilise her signature hypnotic hooks, soaring melodies and transportive lyricism in new and forward-thinking ways.