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Born and raised in [[Orangevale, California]]<ref name="self-titledmag">{{Cite web|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/08/14/artist-of-the-month-deradoorian/|title=Artist of the Month: Deradoorian|website=Self-Titled|first=Shawn|last=Reynaldo|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}</ref> and of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent,<ref name="villagevoice2009">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/doing_laundry_w.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160302202146/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/doing_laundry_w.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2016|title=Doing Laundry with Deradoorian a/k/a Angel from Dirty Projectors|website=[[The Village Voice]]|first=Michael D.|last=Ayers|date=May 5, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Home is the new black – Sound Advice – Music – January 15, 2015|url = https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/home-is-the-new-black/content?oid=16029531|website = Sacramento News & Review|date = January 14, 2015|accessdate =October 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="villagevoice2009" /> Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material.<ref name="self-titledmag" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13295923/angel-deradoorian-expanding-flower-planet/|title=Deradoorian's Ethereal Space Jams Will Rock Your World|website =[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=August 18, 2015|accessdate =October 30, 2015}}</ref> At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music.<ref name="villagevoice2009" /><ref name="self-titledmag" /> She moved to Brooklyn, where in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album ''[[Bitte Orca]]''.<ref name="self-titledmag" /> In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend [[Avey Tare]].<ref name="self-titledmag" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1949626/qa-avey-tare-talks-working-with-old-friends-on-his-mysterious-new-album-eucalyptus/franchises/interview/|title=Q&A: Avey Tare Talks Working with Old Friends on His Mysterious New Album Eucalyptus|date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
Born and raised in [[Orangevale, California]]<ref name="self-titledmag">{{Cite web|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/08/14/artist-of-the-month-deradoorian/|title=Artist of the Month: Deradoorian|website=Self-Titled|first=Shawn|last=Reynaldo|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}</ref> and of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent,<ref name="villagevoice2009">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/doing_laundry_w.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160302202146/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/doing_laundry_w.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2016|title=Doing Laundry with Deradoorian a/k/a Angel from Dirty Projectors|website=[[The Village Voice]]|first=Michael D.|last=Ayers|date=May 5, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Home is the new black – Sound Advice – Music – January 15, 2015|url = https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/home-is-the-new-black/content?oid=16029531|website = Sacramento News & Review|date = January 14, 2015|accessdate =October 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="villagevoice2009" /> Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material.<ref name="self-titledmag" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13295923/angel-deradoorian-expanding-flower-planet/|title=Deradoorian's Ethereal Space Jams Will Rock Your World|website =[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=August 18, 2015|accessdate =October 30, 2015}}</ref> At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music.<ref name="villagevoice2009" /><ref name="self-titledmag" /> She moved to Brooklyn, where in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album ''[[Bitte Orca]]''.<ref name="self-titledmag" /> In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend [[Avey Tare]].<ref name="self-titledmag" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1949626/qa-avey-tare-talks-working-with-old-friends-on-his-mysterious-new-album-eucalyptus/franchises/interview/|title=Q&A: Avey Tare Talks Working with Old Friends on His Mysterious New Album Eucalyptus|date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>


Deradoorian's debut EP, ''[[Mind Raft]]'', was released under her surname in 2009 by [[Lovepump United Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12995-mind-raft/|title=Deradoorian: Mind Raft|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Mike|last=Powell|date=May 8, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2009, she recorded a track with [[Vampire Weekend]] keyboardist [[Rostam Batmanglij]] and [[Ra Ra riot]] vocalist Wes Miles on their [[Discovery (band)|Discovery]] album ''[[LP (Discovery album)|LP]]''. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culturebully.com/interview-with-angel-deradoorian|title=Interview with Angel Deradoorian|website=Culture Bully|date=May 14, 2009|accessdate=August 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519101022/http://www.culturebully.com/interview-with-angel-deradoorian |archive-date=May 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Animal Collective]] chose her to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival that they curated in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/40521-animal-collective-curate-all-tomorrows-parties/|title=Animal Collective Curate All Tomorrow's Parties|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/41647-listen-new-track-from-dirty-projectors-angel-deradoorian-co-produced-by-avey-tare/|title=Listen: New Track From Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian, Co-Produced by Avey Tare|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Larry|last=Fitzmaurice|date=February 22, 2011|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> She was a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-[[Ponytail (band)|Ponytail]] drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released the album ''[[Enter the Slasher House]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50269-animal-collectives-avey-tare-starts-new-band-with-former-dirty-projectors-ponytail-members/|title=Animal Collective's Avey Tare Starts New Band With Former Dirty Projectors, Ponytail Members|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Carrie|last=Battan|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=For those who need it: A brief introduction to Deradoorian|url=https://www.h-pem.com/en/interviews/2020/09/03/for-those-who-need-it-a-brief-introduction-to-deradoorian/29|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=www.h-pem.com|language=en}}</ref>
Deradoorian's debut EP, ''[[Mind Raft]]'', was released under her surname in 2009 by [[Lovepump United Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12995-mind-raft/|title=Deradoorian: Mind Raft|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Mike|last=Powell|date=May 8, 2009|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2009, she recorded a track with [[Vampire Weekend]] keyboardist [[Rostam Batmanglij]] and [[Ra Ra Riot]] vocalist Wes Miles on their [[Discovery (band)|Discovery]] album ''[[LP (Discovery album)|LP]]''. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culturebully.com/interview-with-angel-deradoorian|title=Interview with Angel Deradoorian|website=Culture Bully|date=May 14, 2009|accessdate=August 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519101022/http://www.culturebully.com/interview-with-angel-deradoorian |archive-date=May 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Animal Collective]] chose her to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival that they curated in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/40521-animal-collective-curate-all-tomorrows-parties/|title=Animal Collective Curate All Tomorrow's Parties|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/41647-listen-new-track-from-dirty-projectors-angel-deradoorian-co-produced-by-avey-tare/|title=Listen: New Track From Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian, Co-Produced by Avey Tare|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Larry|last=Fitzmaurice|date=February 22, 2011|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> She was a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-[[Ponytail (band)|Ponytail]] drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released the album ''[[Enter the Slasher House]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50269-animal-collectives-avey-tare-starts-new-band-with-former-dirty-projectors-ponytail-members/|title=Animal Collective's Avey Tare Starts New Band With Former Dirty Projectors, Ponytail Members|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Carrie|last=Battan|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=For those who need it: A brief introduction to Deradoorian|url=https://www.h-pem.com/en/interviews/2020/09/03/for-those-who-need-it-a-brief-introduction-to-deradoorian/29|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=www.h-pem.com|language=en}}</ref>


In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, ''[[The Expanding Flower Planet]]'', on [[Anticon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/review-deradoorian-the-expanding-flower-planet/|title=Review: Deradoorian's 'The Expanding Flower Planet' Needs Weeding|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|date=August 19, 2015|accessdate=August 21, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, she released an EP titled ''[[Eternal Recurrence (EP)|Eternal Recurrence]]'', which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocktails.tv/musica/deradoorian/mountainside|title=Mountainside – Deradoorian|work=Rocktails|date=October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2017}}</ref> Her second full-length solo album, ''[[Find the Sun]]'', was released on September 18, 2020, by [[Anti- (record label)|Anti- Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANTI-|title=Deradoorian Signs To Anti, Announces New Album 'Find The Sun' {{!}} News {{!}} Anti Records|language=en|work=Anti Records|url=http://www.anti.com/news/deradoorian-signs-to-anti-announces-new-album-find-the-sun/|access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref>
In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, ''[[The Expanding Flower Planet]]'', on [[Anticon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/review-deradoorian-the-expanding-flower-planet/|title=Review: Deradoorian's 'The Expanding Flower Planet' Needs Weeding|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|date=August 19, 2015|accessdate=August 21, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, she released an EP titled ''[[Eternal Recurrence (EP)|Eternal Recurrence]]'', which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocktails.tv/musica/deradoorian/mountainside|title=Mountainside – Deradoorian|work=Rocktails|date=October 1, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2017}}</ref> Her second full-length solo album, ''[[Find the Sun]]'', was released on September 18, 2020, by [[Anti- (record label)|Anti- Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANTI-|title=Deradoorian Signs To Anti, Announces New Album 'Find The Sun' {{!}} News {{!}} Anti Records|language=en|work=Anti Records|url=http://www.anti.com/news/deradoorian-signs-to-anti-announces-new-album-find-the-sun/|access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref>

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Angel Deradoorian
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

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]

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, where 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 Anti- Records.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • Disembodied Improvisations Vol. 1 (2019)

EPs

Singles

  • "Marichka" b/w "Planetarium 2010" (2011) (split with Albert McCloud)
  • "Mountainside" (2017)

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e Reynaldo, Shawn (August 14, 2015). "Artist of the Month: Deradoorian". Self-Titled. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c 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. 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. 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.
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