Anna Bulbrook is an American musician. She previously played violin and provided backing vocals for American

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Early life

Anna Bulbrook is from Boston. She began playing violin at age four. She attended

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where she majored in creative writing.

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

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. While working as an intern at the magazine ''

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'', she played backing violin for a

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performance in

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, which she described as a "revelation", as playing in that context was more casual and fun.

Mikel Jollett Mikel Frans Jollett (born May 21, 1974) is an American musician and author. He is best known as the frontman for American indie rock band the Airborne Toxic Event as well as the author of the ''New York Times'' bestselling memoir ''Hollywood Park ...

, who was an editor at ''Filter'', then invited her to tour with his band

The Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), Daren Ta ...

The Airborne Toxic Event

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

GIRLSCHOOL

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

Other work

Bulbrook has been a member or touring member of other bands including

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. She also created her own band, The Bulls, along with Marc Sallis of

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. Bulbrook has played violin for the scores of several films, including '' Moonlight''. She also was credited on several tracks from the Beyoncé album ''

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", " Don't Hurt Yourself", and " All Night".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulbrook, Anna American violinists American violists Women violists Musicians from Boston Year of birth missing (living people) Living people The Airborne Toxic Event members