Dorothy "Dottie" Alexander is the former keyboardist for of Montreal, an American indie pop band formed in

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and fronted by

Kevin Barnes Kevin Lawrence Barnes (born May 30, 1974) is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the indie rock group of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6 Collective. Barnes started the band and, although providing several stories as to the ...

Biography

Dottie received her bachelor's degree at the

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at Athens. Prior to moving to Athens, Dottie graduated from Westover Senior High School in

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in 1990. On July 26, 2009, long-time boyfriend and of Montreal video editor and stage performer Nick Gould proposed during an of Montreal show at the

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. The wedding took place in May 2010.

Projects

Prior to joining , Dottie was in a local Athens, Georgia band with James Huggins III called Lightning Bug vs. Firefly. Both Dottie and James joined of Montreal in 1998. Besides being a steady member of , she also played in

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stalwarts Great Lakes. In 1997, Dottie contributed to

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's first Christmas in Stereo album under the My First Keyboard moniker. Three songs were recorded in the late nineties, and one of them would eventually be released on Montreal's compilation "Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed). In October 2009, Dottie toured with James Husband in support of his first official release, " A Parallax I".

References

External links

Dottie Alexander
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Myspace

Of Montreal's official site
American alternative rock musicians American rock keyboardists Living people Of Montreal members 1972 births University of Georgia alumni Musicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina Alternative rock keyboardists 21st-century American keyboardists 20th-century American keyboardists {{US-keyboardist-stub