Dodson is the daughter of Juno Award-winning guitarist, composer, and producer Rich Dodson and sister of Canadian musicianNick Dodson. At the age of six, Dodson's began traveling with her family and her father's band during the band's reunion tour in 1992. Dodson's upbringing was heavily influenced by music, spending time in her father's 24-track recording studio, Marigold Studios in Toronto. She began writing songs at the age of sixteen and recorded a 12-song album The Carousel, which was never formally released.