Kaitlyn Ni Donovan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kaitlyn Ni Donovan
Origin = Portland, Oregon, United States
Born =
Genre = Baroque pop Pop Soundtrack Film Score
Occupation = Composer, Singer-songwriter, Musician
Years_active = 1993-present
Instrument = Violin Vocals Guitar Viola Mandolin Ukulele Piano Dulcimer Cello
Label = Hush
Associated_acts = The High Violets
URL =

Kaitlyn Ni Donovan is a classically trained violinist and Composer of Experimental Music, Dream Pop and Soundtrack music for film from Portland, Oregon. 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. [ [http://kpsu.org/blog/ranger_mike/2006/01/interview_w_kaitlyn_ni_donovan_on_moss_garden_v_hour KPSU Interview Sun, 01/22/2006] ] In the mid 1990's she performed regularly with a large group of players under her own name. These performances included strings, toy piano's, acoustic and electric instruments. This sound would become known as Chamber Pop or Baroque Pop in the NorthWest music scene. [ [http://www.hushrecords.com/kaitlyn/kaitlynpress.html Hush Records: press site] ]

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. [ [http://www.hushrecords.com Hush Records: Kaitlyn ni Donovan] ]

In 2000 Kaitlyn would join the shoegaze band called The High Violets. [ [http://www.Thehighviolets.com The High Violets: Official site] ]

Releases

*1999 "Songs for 'Three Days" (Hush Records)
*1996 "Dinner with Bosch" (New Weave Records)
*1993 "Cannible Spirit" (Cannible Music)

Compilations

* "Another Grey Christmas"
* "The Church of Northwest Music" Volume 1"
* "NW Shoegazers Comp 1, 2 and 3."
* "New Weave Records "Time Code"
* "More"
* "Mass"
* "Flag"
* "Read: Interpreting Björk"
* "Mile: A Hush Compilation
* "DECA: A Hush Compilation

Guest Musician Recordings

*Blanket Music "Nice"
* Fancie "A Negative Capability"
* King Black Acid "Loves A Long Song"
* Loch Lomond "Paper The Walls"
* Monde la Bella "Exquisite Corpse"
* Oblivion Seekers "Snake Eyes"
* Parks and Recreation "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 Records, (2002)
*"To Where You Are" Reverb Records, (2006)
*"Satellite Remixes" Reverb Records, (2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.hushrecords.com Hush Records]
* [http://www.Thehighviolets.com The High Violets:Official Site]
* [http://www.reverbrecords.net Reverb Records]
* [http://ectoguide.org/alpha/n/ni.donovan.kaitlyn Ectophiles' Guide To Good Music: Kaitlyn ni Donovan]
* [http://ectoguide.org/artists/high.violets.the Ectophiles' Guide To Good Music: The High Violets]