Michelle Anthony is an American singer-songwriter.

Biography

Michelle Anthony was born in

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, and grew up in

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(a suburb of Kansas City). She began playing piano by ear at age three, taught by her mother, a piano teacher, and father, a classically trained pianist. She later took up bass guitar to fill a void for the rock band she played with in high school. She moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend

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and remained in Wisconsin after graduating. In college, Anthony aspired to be an agent, facilitating bookings and promotions for other bands. At Marquette she was a member of the band Tempus Fugit. She moved to Austin, Texas, in 2005 and to Overland Park, Missouri, in 2012.

Capital 8

Anthony was a member of the popular Milwaukee rock band Capital 8 (sometimes stylized as "C8") from 1999 to 2004. Capital 8 released two albums, ''Reason'' and ''Payola''. Anthony was featured prominently on ''Payola'', and her performance was singled out as one of the highlights of the album. When Capital 8 disbanded, Anthony formed the band Stick Pony. They eventually became her supporting band when she began her solo career.

''Stand Fall Repeat''

Anthony released her debut album ''Stand Fall Repeat'' in 2004. It was critically acclaimed, with Anthony acknowledged by Fox News to be "taking off." The album was recorded over nine days in October 2003 in

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. The album was co-produced by

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(formerly of

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), Anthony, and her husband, Scott. Anthony was introduced to Bennett when contributing vocals to West of Rome's album ''Drunk Tank Decoy'' and recruited him to collaborate on her debut album. Anthony was also featured on Bennett's album, ''The Beloved Enemy''. In October 2004, Anthony was featured on National Public Radio's ''Mountain Stage'' in support of the album, also featuring

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and

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''frozenstarpalace''

Anthony released her sophomore record, ''frozenstarpalace'', in October 2006.

''Tornadoes''

Anthony released her third album, ''Tornadoes'', in August 2010. It was well received by critics. During recording, the working title of the album was ''Songs from the Old Mill''. She released the instrumental tracks from ''Tornadoes'' on her SoundCloud account in 2003.

Other music

In 2003, Anthony collaborated with Afrodisiac Soundsystem on a

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version of the Christmas carol "

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. song "You Are The Everything" for the album ''Undiscovered''. In the winter of 2010, Anthony released the holiday-themed single "Snow." In 2011, Anthony contributed piano and vocals to

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album ''Florizona''. Anthony also released a demo track in 2011 entitled "Love-Love-Love" for free download on her SoundCloud page. In 2013, Anthony revealed two previously unreleased tracks from the ''frozenstarpalace'' sessions for free download on her SoundCloud page: "Let It Rest" and "Sorry." Anthony was featured on the 2014 Woolridge Brothers cover album ''Cover Up''. She covered their song "Unbelievable Truth." She later released a stripped-down version of the song on her blog to illustrate the recording process of the song.

Featured in

Anthony's music is featured in the movie ''

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'' as well as in the television programs '' The Wonderfalls'', '' Roswell'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Anthony is married to her musical collaborator, Scott Anthony. They met at a party in

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and discovered that they had similar musical tastes and both wanted to start bands. They have two children. During her first pregnancy, Anthony was diagnosed with

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, which was life-threatening. She credits the ordeal and recovery for giving her clarity and gratitude, which were expressed in part on her ''Tornadoes'' album.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Non-Album singles

References

External links

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