Intro Message from Jean Synodinos

Hello, dear friends --

Sincerest thanks for getting to this page!  Your presence on this site means you understand that the artists you love need support to sustain the work and keep it going.  

But that love deserves lovin’ in return, and you’ll get it here on Patronism. 

Your pay-what-you-feel, ongoing support, gives unlimited access to all my released—and unreleased—music. My blog will overflow with letters of musical love written to you, random thoughts on the Life Creative, untimely (but humorous) confessions--all uploaded with mystical kisses and gratitude.  Oh yeah – videos, too.  

Whatever your gift, it’ll be well used. One ongoing gift of $10 a month can keep this girl in guitar strings. Even $1 a month will cover my picks for a year. But larger gifts of whatever you can afford will help get me on tour and back in the studio.  

Who knew it’d cost money to make music? Still, it’s as essential to me as air and water. Thanks for getting that, and thanks for your support!

About the Band / Bio

Jean Synodinos (say it like this: sin-uh-DEE-nus) delivers grit, grace & acoustic soul with a voice that's been hailed by critics as “big league.” Her award-winning writing digs deep lyrically, moving from big affirmations to little ironies at the turn of a phrase.  Deftly skating between genres, Jean delivers live performances and recordings that make audiences ask for more. 

“Synodinos is amazing… She has excellent moves as a songwriter and is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, but her big gun is the marvel that is her voice.” --Third Coast Music

Jean lives with her husband, guitarist and producer Charles Rieser, and their superior mutt Freida.  She gardens in spite of repeated failures and is always kind to animals.  A breast cancer survivor, Jean appreciates all opportunities to remind women (and the men who love them), that early detection not only saves lives--it saves the quality of lives. 

Latest Content Shared

December 19, 2011: Created blog entry Ho Ho Ho!
December 19, 2011: Created video blog entry 2011: The Year in Pix
November 19, 2011: Created blog entry The One-Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track Lucky Number Seven Year to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track Everything and Nothing Has Changed to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track A Bloody Mess to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track A Better Way to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track I've Hit the Wall and the Wall is a Floor to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track 3,000 Miles to Oz in an Olds to album The One Day Songs: 2011

November 19, 2011: Added track It's Gonna Be Different Next Year to album The One Day Songs: 2011

Patron-Only Blog

Ho Ho Ho!

Dec 19, 2011

Holiday greetings from deep south Austin

The One-Day Songs: 2011

Nov 19, 2011

Friends, I've said it before and I'll say it again: songwriting is a bit like sausage making. You gotta have the stomach to wanna see it, know what I mean?

Milestones & Markers: The new CD is "officially" released!

Nov 06, 2011

Milestones and markers -- dates on the calendar and missions accomplished -- can be true drivers, but it's all the living before, after, and in between that really matters, isn't it?

Video Blog

2011: The Year in Pix

Dec 19, 2011

The last few months of 2011 found me getting back on stage and releasing the new disc in a big way. A lot of momentum, a lot of fun, and I hope it shows in these photos. Enjoy!

Momo's CD Release -- Full highlight reel!

Nov 06, 2011

If you missed last week's CD release show for "Girls, Good & Otherwise" at Momo's, you'll love this highlight reel!

Three songs from Open Ears Coffeehouse, 2011

Jul 06, 2011

Had a beautiful evening at Open Ears Coffeehouse in north Austin earlier this spring. I got to test drive a few of the songs on the new CD, as well as open for Nakia. Yeah, that Nakia. From "The Voice."