Anna Oxygen
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Jordan Huff |
| Origin | Olympia, Washington |
| Genres | Electropop, psychedelic folk |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, vocalist, musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals, etc. |
| Years active | Late 1990s-present |
| Labels | Kill Rock Stars, Cold Crush Records, K Records |
| Associated acts | The Space Ballerinas, Cloud Eye Control |
| Website | www |
Anna Jordan Huff is an American singer-songwriter, producer, composer, multi-media artist, and actress best known by her stage Anna Oxygen. After starting her music career as a member of the Space Ballerinas, a synthpop group then based in Olympia, she recorded her debut solo album All Your Faded Things (2003) with producer Justin Trosper, before releasing her second album This Is an Exercise (2006) on the Kill Rock Stars label. Her albums have featured guest vocalists such as Beth Ditto and Mirah.
Currently based in Los Angeles, Huff has appeared as a guest artist on recordings by groups such as The Microphones. Huff is also a member of Cloud Eye Control, a performance art group, and is a member of the psychedelic folk group Day/Moon. Her feature film debut as an actress was the 2005 film Police Beat, and she has written for a number of film soundtracks, including the three films This World Made Itself, Myth and Infrastructure, and Dreaming of Lucid Living, animated by Miwa Matreyek, and numerous short films by animator Maureen Selwood.
Anna Jordan Huff was raised near Tacoma, Washington, where she went to high school. Early on she developed an interest in music, becoming an avid fan of artists such as Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. She was particularly influenced by "Total Eclipse" by Klaus Nomi, a track from the 1981 new wave soundtrack Urgh! A Music War. While a student she took part in a number of choirs and musical productions, and also spent time around the local folk music scene.
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