Stephanie Dosen

Stephanie Dosen
Stephanie Dosen performing with Snowbird at the Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, England, April 17, 2009
Background information
Born	(1973-05-12) May 12, 1973 (age 43) Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Bella Union
Associated acts	Massive Attack, Snowbird, The Chemical Brothers

Stephanie Dosen (born May 12, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, knitwear designer and member of the band Snowbird. She was raised in Wisconsin. Her songs have been featured on the soundtracks of the TV shows Dawson's Creek, NUMB3RS and Party of Five.

Dosen got her start in 1994 with the band Virus, an ambient techno group whose debut album Analogue was considered groundbreaking in the Christian trance music scene.

In 2002, Dosen released her first solo album, Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds. The ethereal self-produced work received rave reviews, with Billboard choosing Dosen as one of the top six independent musicians in the Midwest for 2003.

In 2006, Simon Raymonde, a former member of the Cocteau Twins who runs the Bella Union label, heard Dosen's music. As a result, they worked together on the music that became Dosen's second album, A Lily for the Spectre. The album was recorded in Pikeville, Kentucky and North Wales. Dosen appeared on the BBC TV program Later... with Jools Holland and on the Australian TV rock quiz entertainment show RocKwiz. In February 2008, she collaborated with José González for an "iTunes Live: London Sessions" performance.

Dosen joined Massive Attack as a lead vocalist in June 2008, singing on such as-yet-unreleased compositions as "Red Light", "Marakesh" and "Kingpin". She made her debut at Royal Festival Hall in London, performing in two shows as part of the Meltdown Festival, which the band had been selected to direct that year. Dosen also performed with Massive Attack at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. However, no Dosen vocal contributions were included on the band's subsequent 2010 album, Heligoland.