Angel Deradoorian Explained

Angel Deradoorian
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Alias:Deradoorian
Birth Date:18 July 1986[1]
Origin:Los Angeles, California
Years Active:2007–present
Current Member Of:Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal
Decisive Pink
Past Member Of:Dirty Projectors

Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California.[2] 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.[3] In 2015 she released a solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet.[4]

Life and career

Born and raised in Orangevale, California[5] and of Armenian descent,[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.[7] Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material.[8] At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music. 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. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend Avey Tare.[9]

Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft, was released under her surname in 2009 by Lovepump United Records.[10] 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".[11] Animal Collective chose her to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in 2011.[12] In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".[13] 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.[14] [15]

In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet, on Anticon.[16] In 2017, she released an EP titled Eternal Recurrence, which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes.[17] Her second full-length solo album, Find the Sun, was released on September 18, 2020, by record label Anti-.[18]

In 2022, Deradoorian and Russian musician Kate NV formed the duo Decisive Pink, releasing the 2023 album Ticket to Fame on Fire Records.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angel Deradoorian – Biography. AllMusic. Mark. Deming. September 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Deradoorian Announces Debut Solo LP, Shares "A Beautiful Woman". Exclaim!. Sarah. Murphy. June 4, 2015. August 21, 2015.
  3. Web site: Deradoorian is pitch perfect, Lana Del Rey is California cool. Los Angeles Times. Randall. Roberts. August 15, 2015. August 21, 2015.
  4. Web site: Deradoorian streams debut album 'Expanding Flower Planet'. DIY. Sean. Murray. August 14, 2015. January 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: Artist of the Month: Deradoorian. Self-Titled. Shawn. Reynaldo. August 14, 2015. October 30, 2015. October 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002215841/http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/08/14/artist-of-the-month-deradoorian/. dead.
  6. Web site: Doing Laundry with Deradoorian a/k/a Angel from Dirty Projectors. https://archive.today/20160302202146/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/doing_laundry_w.php. dead. March 2, 2016. The Village Voice. Michael D.. Ayers. May 5, 2009. June 9, 2015.
  7. Web site: Home is the new black – Sound Advice – Music – January 15, 2015. Sacramento News & Review. January 14, 2015. October 30, 2015.
  8. Web site: Deradoorian's Ethereal Space Jams Will Rock Your World. Vogue. August 18, 2015. October 30, 2015. October 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008112437/http://www.vogue.com/13295923/angel-deradoorian-expanding-flower-planet. dead.
  9. Web site: Q&A: Avey Tare Talks Working with Old Friends on His Mysterious New Album Eucalyptus. June 29, 2017.
  10. Web site: Deradoorian: Mind Raft. Pitchfork. Mike. Powell. May 8, 2009. June 9, 2015.
  11. Web site: Interview with Angel Deradoorian. Culture Bully. May 14, 2009. August 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130519101022/http://www.culturebully.com/interview-with-angel-deradoorian . May 19, 2013. dead.
  12. Web site: Animal Collective Curate All Tomorrow's Parties. Pitchfork. Tom. Breihan. October 27, 2010. June 9, 2015.
  13. Web site: Listen: New Track From Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian, Co-Produced by Avey Tare. Pitchfork. Larry. Fitzmaurice. February 22, 2011. June 9, 2015.
  14. Web site: Animal Collective's Avey Tare Starts New Band With Former Dirty Projectors, Ponytail Members. Pitchfork. Carrie. Battan. April 10, 2013. June 9, 2015.
  15. Web site: For those who need it: A brief introduction to Deradoorian. September 21, 2020. www.h-pem.com. en.
  16. Web site: Review: Deradoorian's 'The Expanding Flower Planet' Needs Weeding. Spin. Rachel. Brodsky. August 19, 2015. August 21, 2015.
  17. Web site: Mountainside – Deradoorian. Rocktails. October 1, 2011. October 3, 2017. October 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005003413/http://www.rocktails.tv/musica/deradoorian/mountainside. dead.
  18. News: ANTI-. Deradoorian Signs To Anti, Announces New Album 'Find The Sun' News Anti Records. en. Anti Records. August 10, 2020.
  19. Web site: Weinrichter . Lucia . Fire signs Kate NV & Angel Deradoorian's new project Decisive Pink . Fire Records . 26 September 2022 . 27 February 2023.

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