Anna Bulbrook

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Instrument(s)Violin

Anna Bulbrook is an American musician. She previously played violin and provided backing vocals for American rock band the Airborne Toxic Event.

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Early life

Anna Bulbrook is from Boston. [1] She began playing violin at age four. [2] She attended Columbia University where she majored in creative writing. [1]

Career

At age twenty-one, Bulbrook stopped playing the violin. She felt uneasy about her decision to quit, worrying that she would disappoint her family after years of lessons and providing an expensive, professional-grade violin for her. She then worked in public relations. While working as an intern at the magazine Filter , she played backing violin for a Kanye West performance in Aspen, Colorado, which she described as a "revelation", as playing in that context was more casual and fun. Mikel Jollett, who was an editor at Filter, then invited her to tour with his band The Airborne Toxic Event. [1]

The Airborne Toxic Event

Bulbrook joined The Airborne Toxic Event in her early twenties, touring extensively after their hit "Sometime Around Midnight". [1] In September 2019, Bulbrook announced that she was leaving the band. [3]

GIRLSCHOOL

Bulbrook helped establish GIRLSCHOOL, a woman-led music festival that centers on women artists and leaders. [4]

Other work

Bulbrook has been a member or touring member of other bands including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. [5] She also created her own band, The Bulls, along with Marc Sallis of The Duke Spirit. [1] Bulbrook has played violin for the scores of several films, including Moonlight . [2] She also was credited on several tracks from the Beyoncé album Lemonade : "Pray You Catch Me", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "All Night". [6]

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