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Jo Kathleen Marie is a Regional Australian songwriter, guitarist and mental health advocate. Paired with her preloved Fender Telecaster and inspiration for composing visual narratives, Jo creates thought-provoking and naturally dynamic music, laced in ambience and warmth. Jo has returned to music through her project to ‘Creatively Raise Mental Health Awareness’ supported by the Australia Council For The Arts. Her new single and debut music video 'Lost At Sea' has been selected to lead the campaign and is set for release Fri 5 March. . At the age of 13, Jo recorded her first song ‘Try Again’ (2014) onto a cassette tape, which won a Meaningful Writers Competition in her local community, placing her in the Top 10 for the National Youth Week Songwriters category. In 2009, Jo relocated to Melbourne to study music majoring in jazz contemporary guitar, songwriting and management. It was there she met local music industry mentors: Ainslie Wills and Hayden Calnin, who inspired her to