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Singer/Songwriter Mia Doi Todd on how the Los Angeles River informs her music
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Singer/Songwriter Mia Doi Todd on how the Los Angeles River informs her music
Todd has lived in Los Angeles nearly all her life. She plays folk music with a profound sense of place, and some of her best known songs evoke Los Angeles.
Singer/songwriter Mia Doi Todd by the Los Angeles River
Singer/songwriter Mia Doi Todd by the Los Angeles River
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Mark McNeill
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Todd has lived in Los Angeles nearly all her life. She plays folk music with a profound sense of place, and some of her best known songs evoke Los Angeles.

Singer and guitarist Mia Doi Todd has lived in Los Angeles nearly all her life. She plays folk music with a profound sense of place, and some of her best known songs evoke Los Angeles — her personal life, her neighborhood, and the Los Angeles River. 

That’s where she met Off-Ramp Contributor and Dublab co-founder Mark McNeill.

Here's the video for Todd's 2006 song "My Room is White"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rNWWKCoZk

Todd's latest album is called "Songbook." It's a collection of cover songs—she performs work by Neil Young, Prince and Joni Mitchell. Here's her version of The Cure's "Close To Me:"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEpmJn00sZE

You can purchase "Songbook" through Ring Records.