Kaitlyn Ni Donovan
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Kaitlyn ni Donovan is from Portland, Oregon
and is a classically trained violinist and Composer
of Experimental Music
, Dream Pop
, and Film score
s. She is self taught on a multitude of instruments and is known for unorthodox chord changes and lyrics peppered with dense language and romantic imagery. Vocally she sings in a style that is angelic and sparse and is sometimes compared to Elizabeth Fraser
of The Cocteau Twins.
In the mid 1990s she performed regularly with a large group of players under her own name. These performances included strings, toy pianos, acoustic and electric instruments. This sound would become known as Chamber Pop or Baroque Pop
in the NorthWest music scene.
In 1999 Hush Records
released ni Donovan's "Songs for Three Days". Produced by Tony Lash
, 'Three Days' along with the compilation called "Flag" would flagship Hush's start to national distribution.
In 2000 Kaitlyn ni Donovan joined the shoegaze band called The High Violets
.
2007 Kaitlyn and her partner Jonathan Drews opened a recording studio called, "Last Of The Explorers" where they focus on music and film score production.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
and is a classically trained violinist and Composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of Experimental Music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
, Dream Pop
Dream pop
Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...
, and Film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
s. She is self taught on a multitude of instruments and is known for unorthodox chord changes and lyrics peppered with dense language and romantic imagery. Vocally she sings in a style that is angelic and sparse and is sometimes compared to Elizabeth Fraser
Elizabeth Fraser
Elizabeth Davidson Fraser is a Scottish singer best known as the vocalist for the pioneer alternative rock group Cocteau Twins...
of The Cocteau Twins.
In the mid 1990s she performed regularly with a large group of players under her own name. These performances included strings, toy pianos, acoustic and electric instruments. This sound would become known as Chamber Pop or Baroque Pop
Baroque pop
Baroque pop, Baroque rock, or English baroque, often used interchangeably with chamber pop/rock, is a pop and rock music subgenre which originated in the mid-1960s in the United Kingdom and United States...
in the NorthWest music scene.
In 1999 Hush Records
Hush Records
-Background:Crouch, frontman of the band Blanket Music, organized Hush Records in 1997, when he self-released a solo record called Portland, Or. The following year, Crouch bought a CD burner and began recording and distributing music by Mike Johnson , Jeff London, and Ben Barnett to record stores...
released ni Donovan's "Songs for Three Days". Produced by Tony Lash
Tony Lash
Anthony Carr "Tony" Lash is an American musician and music producer, most notable as a founding member of Heatmiser as the band's drummer. He played with Elliott Smith, in the high school band. Lash played the flute; Smith, the clarinet....
, 'Three Days' along with the compilation called "Flag" would flagship Hush's start to national distribution.
In 2000 Kaitlyn ni Donovan joined the shoegaze band called The High Violets
The High Violets
-History:The High Violets were formed in late 1998 after the breakup of Portland band The Bella Low by former members Clint Sargent, Luke Strahota and Violet Bianca Grace. This lineup was short-lived however as Grace left after a few gigs. Sargent and Strahota then joined forces with Allen Davis...
.
2007 Kaitlyn and her partner Jonathan Drews opened a recording studio called, "Last Of The Explorers" where they focus on music and film score production.
Releases
- 1999 Songs for 'Three Days (Hush RecordsHush Records-Background:Crouch, frontman of the band Blanket Music, organized Hush Records in 1997, when he self-released a solo record called Portland, Or. The following year, Crouch bought a CD burner and began recording and distributing music by Mike Johnson , Jeff London, and Ben Barnett to record stores...
) - 1996 Dinner with Bosch (New Weave Records)
- 1993 Cannible Spirit (Cannible Music)
Compilations
- Songs For Fairy Tales
- Ross Island Bridge "Volume 1: The Process Is Now The Work"
- Another Grey Christmas
- The Church of Northwest Music Volume 1
- NW Shoegazers Compilations 1, 2 and 3
- New Weave Records "Time Code"
- More A Hush Compilation
- Mass A Hush Compilation
- Flag A Hush Compilation
- Read": Interpreting BjörkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
- Mile": A Hush Compilation
- DECA": A Hush Compilation
Guest Musician Recordings
- Boston SpaceshipsBoston SpaceshipsBoston Spaceships is a pop, punk and rock music band featuring Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, John Moen , and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices. The name of the band comes from a nickname Pollard gave to the Boston cream donut from Krispy Kreme, which is Pollard's favorite donut...
"Let It Beard" - Boston SpaceshipsBoston SpaceshipsBoston Spaceships is a pop, punk and rock music band featuring Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, John Moen , and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices. The name of the band comes from a nickname Pollard gave to the Boston cream donut from Krispy Kreme, which is Pollard's favorite donut...
"Camera Found The Ray Gun" - Boston SpaceshipsBoston SpaceshipsBoston Spaceships is a pop, punk and rock music band featuring Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, John Moen , and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices. The name of the band comes from a nickname Pollard gave to the Boston cream donut from Krispy Kreme, which is Pollard's favorite donut...
"Zero To 99" - Loch LomondLoch LomondLoch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
"Night Bats" - Ross Island BridgeRoss Island BridgeThe Ross Island Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It carries U.S. Route 26 across the river between southwest and southeast Portland...
"Volume 1: The Process Is Now The Work" - Boston SpaceshipsBoston SpaceshipsBoston Spaceships is a pop, punk and rock music band featuring Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, John Moen , and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices. The name of the band comes from a nickname Pollard gave to the Boston cream donut from Krispy Kreme, which is Pollard's favorite donut...
"Planets Are Blasted" - Blanket MusicBlanket MusicBlanket Music is a jazz-influenced indie-rock band from Portland, Oregon. Led by Chad Crouch, the owner/operator of Hush Records.-History:The band formed in 1999, to perform at a wedding reception. Mixing jazz, rock, bossa nova and pop music, the band released debut album Nice in 2000...
"Nice" - Fancie "A Negative Capability"
- King Black Acid "Loves A Long Song"
- Loch LomondLoch LomondLoch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
"Paper The Walls" - Monde la Bella "Exquisite Corpse"
- Oblivion Seekers "Snake Eyes"
- Parks and RecreationParks and RecreationParks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and...
"What Was She Doing On The Shore That Night" - thebrotheregg "Aortic Mor"
- The State Flowers "Third Of July"
- Sugarboom "The Liars Circus"
The High Violets Discography
- Dream Away EP (1999)
- 44 Down Reverb RecordsReverb RecordsReverb Records is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. It has released records by The High Violets, The Upsidedown, Nina Hynes, Hypatia Lake, Lab Partners, Drakes Hotel, Basic, David J, Chequerboard, and Ten Speed Racer....
, (2002) - To Where You Are Reverb RecordsReverb RecordsReverb Records is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. It has released records by The High Violets, The Upsidedown, Nina Hynes, Hypatia Lake, Lab Partners, Drakes Hotel, Basic, David J, Chequerboard, and Ten Speed Racer....
, (2006) - Satellite Remixes Reverb RecordsReverb RecordsReverb Records is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. It has released records by The High Violets, The Upsidedown, Nina Hynes, Hypatia Lake, Lab Partners, Drakes Hotel, Basic, David J, Chequerboard, and Ten Speed Racer....
, (2007) - Cinéma Comet Rock Records, (2010)