Jude Christodal was born outside of Boston where, aside from a few years in Washington State, he grew up. As a boy, his father sung him to sleep with a guitar Jude still plays.

Jude moved to Los Angeles in '94. He took his degree in philosophy and applied it to several menial jobs while writing and playing his music around L.A. His performances caught the ear of BMG Songs and his 1997 acoustic debut “430 N. Harper Ave.” was originally released on the Fish of Death label.

The inclusion of Jude's hauntingly beautiful "I Know" on the multi-platinum City of Angels soundtrack propelled him into the public consciousness. He followed with “No One is Really Beautiful,” his first album recorded with Maverick Records, released in 1998 and was received warmly by the music press. Jude hit the road with some other folks (Ben Folds Five, Train, Tori Amos, Chris Isaak) in support of the album, then returned to the studio to do battle with the record company, who insisted on "putting their greasy fingerprints all over" his songs. The result was “King of Yesterday,” which hit stores in September 2001, notably absent of "Cuba," a stand-out track telling the story behind the record.

In 2004 Jude independently released “Sarah,” a stark and beautiful cycle of songs describing a relationship from start to fall. People liked it a lot. The record topped CDBaby's online chart for months and remains one of its all time bestselling discs. In April of 2005, Naïve Records released “Sarah” in France, where Jude toured extensively in support.

In 2006, Naive records produced Jude's latest studio album, “Redemption,” released in France and several other European countries.

Jude co-founded and was a primary writer and singer for the LowStars, an acoustic rock harmony band that released an eponymous CD through the Starbucks Hear music label in 2007. The song "Calling All Friends," which appears on the album and was penned by Jude, was the theme for the ABC drama "What About Brian.”

In 2008, Jude released “Cuba,” a collection of early out-takes.

Many of Jude's songs have been used in shows such as “The O.C.,” “Alias,” “Dawson's Creek,” “Crossing Jordan,” and “Felicity.” Jude has also penned the main title songs for “The Ellen Show” (2001), the 2nd season of VH1's "Surreal Life," and ABC's critical smash, "Cavemen." "Cavemen" featured Jude's first work as a composer.

Mixing his performances with spontaneous humor, storytelling skills, and his angelic, captivating voice, Jude weaves a unique experience at every show. Still based in Los Angeles, he is currently in the studio working on score and songs while threatening to get back out on the road.