Isabella Snow is a singer/songwriter based in Chicago. She began writing music at 15 with guitar & ukulele, her influences including Joni Mitchell, Heart, Queen, Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Liz Phair, & Sheryl Crow. At 16, she became the vocalist for her high school's big band, winning outstanding vocalist twice (2012, 2013) in Winton Marsalis' Essentially Ellington competition with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2014, she was a choral member of the Carnegie Hall World Premiere of Christopher Tin's The Drop That Contained The Sea. Isabella earned her BA in Musical Theatre with minors in Jazz Studies and Makeup/Costume Design from Elmhurst College, partaking in many productions as an actor, musician/composer, dancer, designer, & improver. Just before graduation, Isabella began touring with decade-based cover bands including 80's, Disco, Yacht Rock, 90’s, & Country. In summer 2018, Isabella was part of Chicago vocal competition, BIG BREAK, where she played her original, Hungry Heart. The judges saw her potential, introducing her to Mike Notaro of Elephant Ears Recording. There, she cut her first EP- Mystic. During her recording process, she partook in a 2nd year of BIG BREAK, becoming a semi-finalist & receiving an invitation from American Idol talent scouts. Isabella released Mystic in August 2019, promoting the record with her partner, Noah Nichols, playing alongside her and recently, she became a finalist for The John Lennon American Songwriter Contest.
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