Brett Anderson (American musician)

Brett Anderson
Anderson in 2007
Anderson in 2007
Background information
Birth nameBrett Elizabeth Anderson
Born (1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 45)
OriginBloomington, Indiana, United States
GenresRock
OccupationsSinger
Years active1993–present
LabelsLookout!, Atlantic, Purple Feather[1]
Websitewww.thedonnas.com

Brett Elizabeth Anderson (born May 30, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana)[2] is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of rock band The Donnas. She previously went by the name Donna A.[3]

Early life

Anderson was born on May 30, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana. She moved to Palo Alto, California in the seventh grade. She met her bandmates Torry Castellano, Maya Ford and Allison Robertson in junior high school.[4] They formed a band in eighth grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School.[5]

Other work

Anderson appeared on the album Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids singing "California Sun". Anderson is featured in the songs "Party Til We Die" by The Leftovers, "Hey There Ophelia" by MC Lars, and "Who's to Blame" and "My War" by Sugar Knives, and has performed with Camp Freddy. Since The Donnas' hiatus in 2012 Anderson has begun singing in a few different bands under the names Born Angry, Alpha Beta and The Stripminers. In 2014, Anderson co-wrote and recorded soundtracks for Fitbit's "It's All Fit" campaign[6] and the "Nissan Versa in Motion" commercial. Anderson also co-wrote and performed the music in the trailer for Edward Hemingway's "Bad Apple's Perfect Day".[7]

Anderson completed a degree in psychology at Stanford University.[8] In 2021, she had earned a Master of Social Work at UCLA.[9]

In 2023, she provided lead vocals on the theme song of That 90's Show.

References

  1. ^ "The Donnas > Discography > Main Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "Brett Anderson". IMDb.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Laura (June 7, 2012). "Ohhhh Donna!". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mayhem and mood swings – a day with the Donnas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Donnas with Blondie and Pat Benatar". Citybeat.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Argonaut Launches 'It's All Fit' for Fitbit". Adweek. November 17, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Watch. Connect. Read.: Author-illustrator Edward Hemingway". Mrschureads.blogspot.com. November 8, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "The rockstar on campus". News.stanford.edu. February 7, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Former Rock Star Seeks Master's to Address Addiction in Older Adults". gero.usc.edu. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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