Angel Deradoorian
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File:Dirty Projectors 2008.05.31 003.jpg
Angel Deradoorian performing with Dirty Projectors in 2008
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Background information | |
Also known as | Deradoorian |
Born | July 18, 1986 |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Experimental rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer |
Instruments | Bass, guitar, keyboards |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Anticon, Lovepump United |
Associated acts | Dirty Projectors, Avey Tare |
Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California.[1] She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors whom she left in 2012 to pursue a solo career.[2][3] In 2015 she released a solo album, The Expanding Flower Planet, while she also featured as a backing vocalist on The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers and other artists.[4] She is of Armenian descent.[5]
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Life and career
Originally from the Orangevale, California,[6] Deradoorian first found an interest in music at the age of five, when she was taught violin and piano at the private school she attended.[3][5] Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material.[6][7] At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music.[6][5] She moved to Brooklyn, where in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album Bitte Orca.[6] In 2012 she moved to Los Angeles together with Avey Tare.[6]
Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft, was released under her surname in 2009 by Lovepump United Records.[8] In 2009, she recorded a track with Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles on their Discovery album LP. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".[9] Animal Collective chose her to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in 2011.[10] In 2011, she released a split 7" with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".[11] She is a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released Enter the Slasher House in 2014 .[12]
In 2015, Deradoorian released her first solo album, The Expanding Flower Planet, on Anticon.[13]
Discography
Albums
- The Expanding Flower Planet (2015)
EPs
- Mind Raft (2009)
Singles
- "Marichka" b/w "Planetarium 2010" (2011) (split with Albert McCloud)
Guest appearances
Since 2007 Deradoorian has featured as a backing vocalist on a number of notable recordings:[4]
- Discovery – "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" from LP (2009)
- The Roots – "A Peace of Light" from How I Got Over (2010)
- Flying Lotus – "Siren Song" from You're Dead! (2014)
- Brandon Flowers – "Dreams Come True," "Can't Deny My Love," "Still Want You," "Between Me And You," and "Diggin' Up The Heart" from The Desired Effect (2015)
References
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External links
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- American female musicians
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- Living people
- Musicians from Brooklyn
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- 1986 births
- 21st-century American musicians
- American guitarists
- American female singer-songwriters
- American songwriters
- Female bass guitarists
- American rock bass guitarists