Carla Kihlstedt

Carla Kihlstedt
Carla Kihlstedt performing with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Austria, November 2007
Background information
Born	1971 (age 45–46) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Avant-garde, experimental, free improvisation, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Violin, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Tzadik, Twelve Cups, Intakt
Associated acts	Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Tin Hat, Causing a Tiger, Charming Hostess, 2 Foot Yard, Stolen Babies, The Book of Knots, Cosa Brava, Rabbit Rabbit
Website	www.carlakihlstedt.com

Carla Kihlstedt (born 1971) is an American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently working from a home studio on Cape Cod.

She is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio (1997, renamed Tin Hat), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Book of Knots, Causing a Tiger and Rabbit Rabbit. Other musical projects include 2 Foot Yard, Charming Hostess and Minamo (Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii). She is a recognized classical composer who has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), has worked occasionally on projects with Tom Waits and Fred Frith, and recorded numerous albums as a guest or session musician. Kihlstedt has studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

In February 2012 she founded Rabbit Rabbit with her husband (and former Sleepytime Gorilla Museum drummer) Matthias Bossi. Rabbit Rabbit released their debut album, Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 1 in 2013. The band revolves around a song-a-month subscription website called Rabbit Rabbit Radio.