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Jennifer Corday (born July 12, 1966), is an American singer/songwriter known as Corday.

Early life

Corday was born and raised in Long Beach, California.^[1] She graduated with honors from Wilson High School, where she enjoyed sports, music and drama and was the school mascot. After graduating, Corday started college at Long Beach City College, where she performed as a cellist in the chamber orchestra, and participated as an actress in several productions. She transferred to Chapman University in Orange, California, where she continued studying theater and music. She toured Alaska and Hawaii, performing as a cellist in the chamber and symphony orchestras and electric bassist in the jazz ensemble. She became interested in directing her senior year where she had the opportunity to produce and direct one-act plays for the public. She graduated with a B.A. in Communications, with minors in Music and English.

Corday later returned to Chapman to study Education. She worked as a substitute teacher in the Orange Unified School District^[2] while she completed the program. After securing her Single Subject Clear Teaching Credential, Corday was hired to teach high school drama and English at Paramount High School, where she acted as Head of Department and the Cheerleading Advisor.

Career

Around this time, Corday began performing as a singer/songwriter/guitarist in the coffee house circuit. She formed a duo with Renea McKee, which led to the all-female band, Her Majesty. The group disbanded after releasing their first demo. Corday continued as a solo act, eventually forming another band, Corday and the Curious. She resigned from teaching, shortened the band name to Corday and founded Envy Records with Debbie Elmer, to produce and release her own records. Elmer and Corday parted ways and Corday now runs Envy Records on her own.

As of 2018, she has released six solo albums. Superhero was co-written, recorded, and produced in Corday's home studio. It is packaged in a double disc Digipack with a CD and DVD music video of the title track, and includes behind-the-scenes footage. Artwork on the album is by Jamie Kivisto. The Los Angeles Times described her first album Naked as lacking in musicianship, but said that Corday was a "wonderful storyteller".^[3] Her album Driven was described by Lesbian News as having a "scrumptious, textured variety of sounds" and compared her with Sheryl Crow.^[4]

Corday's earlier albums, Driven and Welcome to My Past, sold thousands of copies.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}} Her song "Pie" was included on the MTV Undressed soundtrack and in numerous independent films. Corday wrote the soundtrack to Elena Undone.^[5]

Corday founded Venus Envy, an organization that donates profits from compilation CDs towards the fight against breast cancer, in memory of her mother Judy. The band Cordray also performs at schools, presenting anti-drug and anti-tobacco concerts. In addition, she has toured overseas to perform for the troops.

She is openly gay with a large following in the community.^[6]^[7] In 1997, she was featured on the cover of Curve.^[8] Corday also blogs for SheWired.^[9]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Soundtracks

Band members

Previous members

Awards

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://sdgln.com/entertainment/2010/08/09/interview-corday-unleashed-and-headed-key-west-womenfest|title=Singer-Songwriter Corday is Unleashed and Headed to Womenfest Key West|last=Hurley|first=Morgan M.|date=23 August 2010|work=San Diego Gay & Lesbian News|access-date=16 August 2016|via=}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jul/06/entertainment/ca-19065|title=Rocker Wants Kids Steamed About Smoking|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=6 July 2001|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 August 2016|via=}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-20/entertainment/ca-5074_1_jennifer-corday|title=Corday Tackles Curiosities of Love|last=Roos|first=John|date=20 June 1997|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 August 2016|via=}}
4. ^{{Cite journal|last=Huwig|first=Pam|date=December 2003|title=Driven (Music)|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=11696453&site=ehost-live|journal=Lesbian News|volume=29|issue=5|page=36|doi=|pmid=|access-date=16 August 2016|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://lasvegas.informermg.com/2014/10/03/movie-review-elena-undone/|title=Movie Review - Elena Undone|last=Workman|first=William Eamon|date=3 October 2014|work=Las Vegas Informer|access-date=16 August 2016|via=}}
6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.autostraddle.com/gay-country-rock-music-with-jennifer-corday-the-autostraddle-interview-47029/ | title = Jennifer Corday, Lesbian Country Rocker | publisher = Autostraddle | date = June 2, 2010 | accessdate = 2011-04-22 | author = Jess Rothschild }}
7. ^{{cite web | url = http://queercents.com/2008/04/25/ten-money-questions-for-jennifer-corday/ | title = Ten Money Questions for Jennifer Corday | date = April 25, 2008 | publisher = Queer¢ents | accessdate = 2011-04-22 | author = Nina Smith }}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-167981397.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910080938/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-167981397.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=10 September 2016|title=What a Girl Wants|last=|first=|date=1 July 2007|work=Curve|subscription=yes|access-date=16 August 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-127EC0C44BEAB090.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911073437/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-127EC0C44BEAB090.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=11 September 2016|title=No Judge of Character|last=Zwecker|first=Bill|date=1 May 2009|work=Chicago Sun-Times|subscription=yes|access-date=16 August 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}