- Donita Sparks
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Donita Sparks Born April 8, 1963
Chicago, IllinoisGenres Alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, punk rock, riot grrrl, heavy metal Occupations Singer-songwriter, guitarist Instruments Guitar
Vocals
Bass guitarYears active 1985–present Labels Epitaph Records
Sub Pop
Slash Records
Man's Ruin Records
Wax Tadpole Records
CASH Music (currently)Associated acts L7
Donita Sparks and The Stellar MomentsDonita Sparks (born April 8, 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles, California. In addition to performing with her most recent band Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments, she is also the co-founder, along with Suzi Gardner, of grunge band L7. The band has released six studio albums, one live CD and a greatest hits record.
Working with producer Ethan Allen (50 Foot Wave, The 88, Gram Rabbit), Sparks recently released her debut solo record "Transmiticate" in February, 2008, available online. The first single off her new album is titled "Infancy of a Disaster". The video for the song can be seen on YouTube.
Sparks’ original scores can be heard in the recent feature film The Life Of Reilly, starring Charles Nelson Reilly. Her work has also been featured in Natural Born Killers, John Waters’ Serial Mom, the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The New Yorker’s "Out Loud" series CD for the film Brokeback Mountain, and most recently, Rock Band 2.[1]
From July 2006 till July 2008 she wrote a weekly music column, titled "The Spin I’m In", for the blog Firedoglake.
Sparks and L7 formed Rock for Choice with the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1991, staging numerous concerts featuring some of the biggest bands in the industry benefiting pro-choice organizations.[2]
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Discography
L7
Year Title Label Notes 1988 L7 Epitaph Records Debut album 1990 Smell the Magic Sub Pop Reissued in 1991 with three extra songs 1992 Bricks Are Heavy Slash Records Reached #1 on Billboard Heatseekers 1994 Hungry for Stink Slash Records Reached #2 on Billboard Heatseekers 1997 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum Slash Records First album without bassist Jennifer Finch 1998 Live: Omaha to Osaka Man's Ruin Records Live album 1999 Slap-Happy Wax Tadpole Records Final studio album 2000 The Slash Years Slash Records Compilation of popular songs from 1992–1997 Viggo Mortenson's Spoken Word
Year Title Label Notes 1999 One Man's Meat TDRS Music Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments
Year Title Label Notes 2008 Transmiticate CASH Music Debut album References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r383879/credits allmusic.com
- ^ Schippers, Mimi. Rockin' Out of the Box: Gender Maneuvering in Alternative Rock. Rutgers University Press. 2002.
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Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- American female guitarists
- American female singers
- American rock singers
- American singer-songwriters
- Female punk rock singers
- American punk rock guitarists
- L7 members
- Musicians from Chicago, Illinois
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