Jennifer J. Arroyo (born March 20, 1975 in Staten Island, New York) is an American bassist best known for her tenure in the Canadian heavy metal group Kittie. While living in the

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area, she was the bassist for the

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band Spine. The band released two albums, and was quite popular in the Mid-Atlantic music scene, but did not manage to go much further, eventually breaking up after releasing one national label album. Her career in Kittie started after

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left Kittie in 2002 without citing any official reasons. Jennifer had previously befriended the band when she was with Spine while filming a performance on the short-lived television show

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, in

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. With a vacancy in the band, the remaining band members of Kittie invited Jennifer to join their band full-time. On March 23, 2005,

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made a post indicating that both Marx and Arroyo had left the band. Arroyo's split was amicable while Marx's was a surprise. Financial reasons were cited as well as, in the case of Arroyo, the desire to work outside of Kittie full-time. Jennifer Arroyo is the bassist for the New York band Suicide City. She also runs her own production company, Jenncity Productions in

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and was featured in the May 2007 issue of Revolver magazine. Arroyo was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards. Her contributions assisted the careers of upcoming independent artists. Arroyo has agreed to continue with her contributions and is a judge for the ninth annual Independent Music Awards. In July 2012, Arroyo became a contestant on

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's '' Big Brother 14''. After 67 days, she was evicted from the house, placing fifth in the competition. Arroyo is openly lesbian.

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External links

Suicide City's official websiteSuicide City's official MyspaceSuicide City's official Pure VolumeJenncity Productions
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