Trish Doan
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Trish Doan is the former bassist of the all-woman band Kittie
. She joined in August 2005 along with Tara McLeod. Doan is a niece of Sudbury, Ontario MPP Rick Bartolucci
. In addition to bass
, she has also played guitar
since the age of 13. She has several body modifications: Piercings include a 14g tongue stud, two 16g lip rings, 18g nose stud, 18g nose ring, 00g stretched ears, 2x 12g ear lobes, 4x 16g lobes, and 14g helix, and several tattoos, including one on her left wrist of a formation of the symbol Gwangju
, the city in which she was born. In 2006, Doan graduated from Sheridan College
, earning a diploma in Media Arts: Film and Television Production.
On June 28, 2007 Doan announced that she would be taking a hiatus from Kittie, "due to pressing personal health matters". Her stand-in replacement for the Sweet Revenge tour would be Jeff Phillips from Thine Eyes Bleed
. On March 4, 2008 it was officially announced that Doan had left the band Kittie due to the eating disorder
Anorexia
-Athletica-Nervosa that she had been struggling with for almost two years.
Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
. She joined in August 2005 along with Tara McLeod. Doan is a niece of Sudbury, Ontario MPP Rick Bartolucci
Rick Bartolucci
Rick Bartolucci is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has represented Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
. In addition to bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, she has also played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
since the age of 13. She has several body modifications: Piercings include a 14g tongue stud, two 16g lip rings, 18g nose stud, 18g nose ring, 00g stretched ears, 2x 12g ear lobes, 4x 16g lobes, and 14g helix, and several tattoos, including one on her left wrist of a formation of the symbol Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
, the city in which she was born. In 2006, Doan graduated from Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
, earning a diploma in Media Arts: Film and Television Production.
On June 28, 2007 Doan announced that she would be taking a hiatus from Kittie, "due to pressing personal health matters". Her stand-in replacement for the Sweet Revenge tour would be Jeff Phillips from Thine Eyes Bleed
Thine Eyes Bleed
Thine Eyes Bleed is a melodic death metal band from London, Ontario, Canada. They released their first album In the Wake of Separation in 2005. And on April, 15th 2008 released their follow up album, Thine Eyes Bleed.-Members:...
. On March 4, 2008 it was officially announced that Doan had left the band Kittie due to the eating disorder
Eating disorder
Eating disorders refer to a group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the most common specific...
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
-Athletica-Nervosa that she had been struggling with for almost two years.
Discography
- Kittie - Never AgainNever Again (Kittie EP)Never Again is a digital EP by Kittie released through Rock Ridge Music in 2006. It contains 3 demos recorded at Mole Studios in London, Ontario. All the songs were re-recorded for Kittie's fourth full length album Funeral for Yesterday...
Digital EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(2006) - Kittie - Funeral for YesterdayFuneral for YesterdayFuneral for Yesterday is the fourth album released by the female heavy metal music group Kittie. The album was released on February 20, 2007 via the band's own label, X of Infamy Records, with distribution through EMI...
(2007)