Born in the UK, Jo’s had a top ten single in New Zealand - where she was raised. She has won awards for her original compositions in the 25th Australian National Songwriting Contest and twice at the MusicOz awards and has given electric performances at The Manly International Jazz Festival, The Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival, The Norfolk Island Jazz Festival, The New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival and the Java Jazz Festival held in Jakarta Indonesia alongside Chaka Khan, Jamie Cullum and Level 42.

Jo has also composed songs for the hit children’s TV series ‘As The Bell Rings’ - Disney Channel and Shannon Noll. Other credits include a lead role in The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers, a featured role in the hit TV series Hercules, and singing backing vocals for high calibre artists such as Rick Price, Glenn Shorrock, Tina Arena, Mark Williams, Margaret Urlich and Julie Anthony to name just a few.