Linda Good
Encyclopedia
Linda Good is a songwriter
, producer
, keyboardist
, singer and television and film composer
. She is co-founder, with her twin sister Laura, of the alternative pop band, The Twigs. Good has also toured as a keyboardist with Jane's Addiction
(2001), The Mars Volta
(2002), the Lisa Marie Presley
Band (2002–2006) and Bitter:Sweet
(2007–2008).
of The Push Stars
on the song "Bullseye."
In June 2008, the advance EP A Dog is a Dog featuring "Love Is..." reached top 5 requested albums on influential Los Angeles radio station KCRW
.
, Gossip Girl
, Curl Girls
, and in the award-winning documentary American Teen
.
In 2008 Good produced the debut album All Night Through for the country-pop duo, The Shaker Sisters (Robyn Monks and Jen Zias) and co-wrote several songs on the record. The title track "All Night Through" was heard on Season 2's opening episode of HBO's hit show True Blood
.
Good was featured on the compilation album "Sony/ATV Classic Covers Project, Vol.1" where she sang and produced a trip-hop version of Willie Nelson's "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain."
She has also performed with Stew
of The Negro Problem, Wisely, and lent her vocal tracks to The Push Stars’ record, Paint the Town
(33rd St. Records).
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, singer and television and film composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She is co-founder, with her twin sister Laura, of the alternative pop band, The Twigs. Good has also toured as a keyboardist with Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times...
(2001), The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
(2002), the Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley is an American singer and songwriter, also known as the "Princess of Rock and Roll". She is the only child of Elvis Presley, and daughter of Priscilla Presley.-Early life:...
Band (2002–2006) and Bitter:Sweet
Bitter:sweet
Bitter:Sweet is an electronic/trip-hop duo with jazz-like qualities from Los Angeles. The band is composed of Shana Halligan, who provides vocals and lyrics and composes the songs, and Kiran Shahani, who produces and composes the songs.- Appearances :...
(2007–2008).
The Twigs
She has written and co-produced three albums with The Twigs.- Bring Me the Head of Eternity (1996) Whirl-I-Gig Records
- The Universe Tonight (2001) Whirl-I-Gig Records
- You Say Ah (2005) Whirl-I-Gig Records
Solo
In June 2009 Good released her first solo album, Love is a Curious Thing on Whirl-i-gig Records. She played many of the instruments on the album (piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion) and produced and recorded most of the album in her home studio. The single "Love Is..." was featured on the TV Show 90210 in April 2009. The album also features a duet with Chris TrapperChris Trapper
Chris Trapper is a musician based in Boston, Massachusetts who is most known as the lead singer of the band, The Push Stars. With The Push Stars, Trapper wrote material for four studio albums and three self-produced discs...
of The Push Stars
The Push Stars
The Push Stars are an American rock band, formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1996. The band members include Chris Trapper, Ryan MacMillan and Dan McLoughlin. They developed a following playing shows in Boston, then released their first album, "Meet Me at the Fair" in 1996...
on the song "Bullseye."
In June 2008, the advance EP A Dog is a Dog featuring "Love Is..." reached top 5 requested albums on influential Los Angeles radio station KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
.
Other projects
Good frequently collaborates with other artists and formed the folk-tronica duo The Plush Interiors with James Combs. They did a video of "Lately I Wonder" directed by Michael Klima, which won several awards. Their music has been heard on many TV shows including HBO's EntourageEntourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
, Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
, Curl Girls
Curl Girls
Curl Girls is a 6-part television reality series that premiered on Logo on June 18, 2007. Curl Girls is the first lesbian reality show on a major network. It chronicles the friendships and careers of Gingi, Michele, Melissa, Erin, Vanessa, and Jessica – six young lesbian women. Although the six...
, and in the award-winning documentary American Teen
American Teen
American Teen is a 2008 documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein and produced by 57th & Irving. It competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Directing Award: Documentary...
.
In 2008 Good produced the debut album All Night Through for the country-pop duo, The Shaker Sisters (Robyn Monks and Jen Zias) and co-wrote several songs on the record. The title track "All Night Through" was heard on Season 2's opening episode of HBO's hit show True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
.
Good was featured on the compilation album "Sony/ATV Classic Covers Project, Vol.1" where she sang and produced a trip-hop version of Willie Nelson's "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain."
She has also performed with Stew
Stew (musician)
Mark Stewart , known by his stage name Stew, is a singer/songwriter/playwright from Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, he formed a band called The Negro Problem and later went on to release albums under his own name...
of The Negro Problem, Wisely, and lent her vocal tracks to The Push Stars’ record, Paint the Town
Paint the Town
Paint the Town is the third album by the American country music band Highway 101. The last of their albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist, it included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of...
(33rd St. Records).