Mindy White (born June 19, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
. She is a former member of
Arizona
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-based
indie rock
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band
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
and current lead vocalist of
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band States. White is also founder and editor of her lifestyle site Hello Real Life.
Early life and career
Mindy was born in
Houston, Texas
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and later moved to
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
when she was five years old when her parents wanted to pursue music themselves.
In early 2007, she joined
Gilbert, Arizona-based indie rock group
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
, headed by Leighton Antelman, on vocals and keyboard. Lydia released one studio album with White, titled ''
Illuminate
Illuminate may refer to:
Music Bands
* Illuminate (2009), a 2009 E.P. by English Progressive Metal band Suns of the Tundra
* Illuminate (band), a German gothic music band
Albums and EPs
* ''Illuminate'' (Joe Morris and Rob Brown album), 1995
...
'', on March 18, 2008.
In 2009, Mindy left Lydia to start her own musical project, States, with members of Florida-based
alternative
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Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
* ''The Alternative ...
band
Copeland, including Bryan Laurenson (guitar), Jonathan Bucklew (drums), Dean Lorenz (bass), and Stephen Laurenson (guitar). Together, they recorded an EP called ''Line 'Em Up'' which came out on October 12, 2010. They then released their full-length studio album, ''Room to Run'', on October 18, 2011, and later re-released it (with the addition of two demos, acoustic versions of two songs from their EP, a remix, and two brand new songs) on June 19, 2012, via Tooth & Nail Records, followed by ''Paradigm'' on December 3, 2013, released independently with the help of a successful
Kickstarter
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campaign. Mindy has toured with bands such as
Circa Survive
Circa Survive is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2004. The band, led and founded by Anthony Green, consisted of former members from This Day Forward and Taken.
Circa Survive quickly made a name for the ...
,
The Starting Line
The Starting Line is an American pop punk band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 1999.
History
Early years (1999–2001)
In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an ...
,
Set Your Goals,
Lights
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Light or Lights may also refer to:
Illumination
* Light bulb
* Traffic light
Arts and entertainment Music
* Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-son ...
,
Copeland,
Metro Station
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,
Paramore
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and others.
Aside from her work with Lydia and States, White has collaborated with
Anthony Green of
Circa Survive
Circa Survive is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2004. The band, led and founded by Anthony Green, consisted of former members from This Day Forward and Taken.
Circa Survive quickly made a name for the ...
on a holiday cover of the song
Baby, It's Cold Outside
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 and popularized in the 1949 film '' Neptune's Daughter''. While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter ...
in 2010 and artist BLACKBEAR on his song "End Up" in 2012.
Mindy is vegan and an avid supporter of animal rights. Mindy supports the ASPCA, WWF, and
The Humane Society of the United States
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. She is married to
Forever the Sickest Kids drummer Kyle Burns.
Discography
With Lydia
* ''
Illuminate
Illuminate may refer to:
Music Bands
* Illuminate (2009), a 2009 E.P. by English Progressive Metal band Suns of the Tundra
* Illuminate (band), a German gothic music band
Albums and EPs
* ''Illuminate'' (Joe Morris and Rob Brown album), 1995
...
'' (March 18, 2008, Low Altitude Records)
With States
* ''Room to Run'' (2011, Self-Released, Tooth & Nail)
* ''Room to Run'' (Re-Released, June 19, 2012, Tooth & Nail)
* ''Paradigm'' (December 3, 2013, self-released)
References
External links
States official website*
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American rock singers
Living people
1989 births
21st-century American singers