Anne DeMarinis is an American musician and artist. She is a former member of

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...

Sonic Youth

Anne DeMarinis was in the

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band

, for a very brief period in 1981 as a keyboardist. She contributed vocals, along with

Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...

, and

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moo ...

, on three (known) Sonic Youth songs performed once, and only live on June 18, 1981. The songs are entitled "Noisefest #1", "Noisefest #2", and "Noisefest #3". She also played guitar at that same show on the song entitled "Noisefest #4". She left the band before their self-titled debut EP was recorded in December 1981.

Other works

DeMarinis has also designed album covers. In 1981, she appeared on the ''

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'' compilation. Many of her other band mates from Sonic Youth appear on that album as well. Anne also appears on

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's instrumental album '' Symphony No. 1''. She is credited for

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, and

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and as a co-producer.

, and

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...

also appear on this album. In 1981 she also founded the band Interference with David Linton and Michael Brown. She also appears on '' Ten Roir Years'', Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo appear on this album as well. She also works with

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on her album's ''

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'', and '' Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology''. She appears on the cover compilation album '' Live at the Knitting Factory: Downtown Does the Beatles'', she plays the accordion on this album. In 1993, she plays accordion Kurt Hoffman's Band of Weeds. She plays accordion on the album ''Dot'' by George Cartwright. In 1994, she is credited for playing accordion on the album '' To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places'' by

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. She is credited on two of

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's albums ''Big Joe'' (1995), and ''Mr.Jealousy'' (1998). Anne is credited as the "Art Director" on Michael Davis' album ''Trumpets Eleven'', and on his album ''Brass Nation''. She plays the accordion, and is also the art director on the album ''Smoke and Mirrors'' by Steven Elson. In 2006, she appears on

Dave Soldier David Sulzer (born November 6, 1956) is an American neuroscientist and musician. He is a professor at Columbia University Medical Center in the departments of psychiatry, neurology, and pharmacology. Sulzer's laboratory investigates the interact ...

's ''Chamber Music'' CD.

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