Anna Domino
| Anna Domino | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna Virginia Taylor |
| Also known as | Anna Virginia Taylor Delory |
| Born | 1955 (age 61–62) |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1984–current |
| Labels |
Crépuscule EnT-T LTM Fledg'ling |
| Associated acts | Snakefarm |
| Website | Facebook page |
| Notable instruments | |
| Keyboards, guitar, accordion | |
Anna Domino (born 1955 as Anna Virginia Taylor) is a Tokyo-born indie rock artist who has released several albums under that moniker, notably for Les Disques du Crepuscule and Factory Records. Notable performers Domino has collaborated with include The The, Blaine L. Reininger and Virginia Astley. She is also one half of the duo Snakefarm. Additionally, she sang lead vocals on the song "Here In My Heart" by The 6ths on their album Wasps' Nests.
Her stage name is a play on the term Anno Domini.
Domino was born in an American military hospital in Tokyo, Japan in 1955. Her father was a private in the U.S. army translating for Voice of America, stationed in Yokohama. Her father, James J. Taylor, held numerous jobs before becoming a videographer in Washington, D.C.; her mother, Mimi Cazort, was curator emerita for the National Gallery of Canada. Her brother, Alan Taylor, is a successful film and television director.
Being part of a curious, musical, academic, funny family had Anna performing for parents and friends from an early age. Unfortunately, reciting comedy records in high school got her expelled and she never graduated. During her childhood and adolescence the family (minus papa) moved frequently. After studying art history at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Domino's mother took her children to live in Florence Italy while she researched her dissertation, and then on to work in Ottawa Canada. The ignominies of high school sent Anna and her best friend off for several years of hitch-hiking through the US and Mexico, followed by several years studying electronics and sound recording at Toronto's Ontario College of Art and Design. In 1977 Anna travelled to New York City for a two-week visit and stayed for 20 years. It was a great time to arrive as the city was cheap, open and full of young, ambitious kids with imagination and no need of sleep. The food was terrible but the possibilities endless.
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