Lisa Sniderman

Aoede (born Lisa Sniderman) is a folk pop artist and playwright based in San Francisco.

Career Aoede won the Album of the Year for her 2011 release Affair with the Muse, and Best Folk / Acoustic Artist in the inaugural 2012 Artists in Music Awards, NY Stage Play Finalist for Do You Believe in Magic?, adapted from Aoede's original fantasy musical recorded as an audiobook featuring songs, dialogue, narration, sound effects and full instrumental score, NY Stage Play Finalist and Ruble New Play Festival Finalist for What Are Dreams Made Of?, adapted from her full-length original fantasy musical, one of the first original musicals recorded on an audiobook. Aoede was also among the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Winners and was also an International Song Writing Competition winner for Fairy Tale Love.

Sniderman suffers from a rare and debilitating auto-immune disease called dermatomyositis. She also co-founded WomenROCK, a Bay Area-based women-in-music advocacy group.

Discography Ear Candy (2006) Push and Pull (2008) Affair with the Muse (2011) Skeletons of the Muse (2012) Is Love a Fairy Tale? (2012) What Are Dreams Made Of? (2013) Do You Believe in Magic? (2015) The Grieving Project (2020) Imaginarium (2021)