Angel Deradoorian

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Angel Deradoorian
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Angel Deradoorian performing with Dirty Projectors in 2008
Background information
Also known asDeradoorian
Born (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 38) [1]
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • producer
Instruments
  • Bass
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • flute
  • vocals
Years active2007–present
Labels
Member ofBlack Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal
Decisive Pink
Formerly of Dirty Projectors

Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. [5] She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo career. [6] [7] In 2015 she released a solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet . [8]

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Life and career

Born and raised in Orangevale, California [9] and of Armenian descent, [10] 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. [7] [10] Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material. [9] [11] At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music. [10] [9] She moved to Brooklyn, joined Drive-thru Records band An Angle and then shortly after in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album Bitte Orca . [9] In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend Avey Tare. [9] [12]

Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft , was released under her surname in 2009 by Lovepump United Records. [13] 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". [14] Animal Collective chose her to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in 2011. [15] In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka". [16] She was a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released the album Enter the Slasher House in 2014. [17] [18]

In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet , on Anticon. [19] In 2017, she released an EP titled Eternal Recurrence , which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes. [20] Her second full-length solo album, Find the Sun , was released on September 18, 2020, by record label Anti-. [21]

In 2022, Deradoorian and Russian musician Kate NV formed the duo Decisive Pink, releasing the 2023 album Ticket to Fame on Fire Records. [22]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Angel Deradoorian – Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Deradoorian covering Black Sabbath's 'Master of Reality' at 33 1/3 Northside show". BrooklynVegan . April 22, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Valentino, Silasi (August 28, 2015). "Heems Heads Up This Weekend's Best Concerts in NYC". The Village Voice . Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Rhoades, Lindsay (September 10, 2015). "Deradoorian's Musical Past Shapes but Never Dictates Her 'Expanding Flower Planet'". The Village Voice . Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (June 4, 2015). "Deradoorian Announces Debut Solo LP, Shares "A Beautiful Woman"". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Randall (August 15, 2015). "Deradoorian is pitch perfect, Lana Del Rey is California cool". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Home is the new black – Sound Advice – Music – January 15, 2015". Sacramento News & Review. January 14, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ Murray, Sean (August 14, 2015). "Deradoorian streams debut album 'Expanding Flower Planet'". DIY . Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Reynaldo, Shawn (August 14, 2015). "Artist of the Month: Deradoorian". Self-Titled. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Ayers, Michael D. (May 5, 2009). "Doing Laundry with Deradoorian a/k/a Angel from Dirty Projectors". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Deradoorian's Ethereal Space Jams Will Rock Your World". Vogue . August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Q&A: Avey Tare Talks Working with Old Friends on His Mysterious New Album Eucalyptus". June 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ Powell, Mike (May 8, 2009). "Deradoorian: Mind Raft". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Interview with Angel Deradoorian". Culture Bully. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 27, 2010). "Animal Collective Curate All Tomorrow's Parties". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (February 22, 2011). "Listen: New Track From Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian, Co-Produced by Avey Tare". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  17. ↑ Battan, Carrie (April 10, 2013). "Animal Collective's Avey Tare Starts New Band With Former Dirty Projectors, Ponytail Members". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ "For those who need it: A brief introduction to Deradoorian". www.h-pem.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel (August 19, 2015). "Review: Deradoorian's 'The Expanding Flower Planet' Needs Weeding". Spin . Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Mountainside – Deradoorian". Rocktails. October 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  21. ↑ ANTI-. "Deradoorian Signs To Anti, Announces New Album 'Find The Sun' | News | Anti Records". Anti Records. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  22. ↑ Weinrichter, Lucia (September 26, 2022). "Fire signs Kate NV & Angel Deradoorian's new project Decisive Pink". Fire Records. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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