one of the thousand

She was the first winner of the Pantene Pro-Voice competition in 2001, after a performance opening for Jewel at SummerStage in New York's Central Park. Prizes included a nationwide club tour with Poe at venues including the House of Blues in New Orleans and the Roxy in Los Angeles, as well as a demo deal with Atlantic Records.<br/><br/>Schrader's band also took part in Jewel's "Soul City Cafe" program for independent artists, and opened three shows on Jewel's "This Way" tour. Libbie has opened for other artists as diverse as India.Arie, Michelle Branch, Ray LeMontagne, and Rusted Root.<br/><br/>In 2011, Libbie raised over $26,000 through her fanbase in order to record her album, "Magdalene", which is available for purchase on CDBaby.com and iTunes. <br/><br/>The "Magdalene" song is what originally inspired Libbie to study Mary Magdalene, beginning her journey in a Master's program at General Theological Seminary and culminating in the publication of her Master's thesis in the Harvard Theological Review. Libbie is now a doctoral candidate in Early Christianity at Duke University.<br/><br/>Libbie also released another fan-funded album in 2017, Red Thread.