Ani Kyd

Ani Kyd
Born September 15, 1969
Origin Ontario/Vancouver,B.C. Canada
Genres Metal, Punk, Blues
Occupation(s) Musician, Actor, Life Coach
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1986–present
Labels Alternative Tentacles, Independent
Associated acts Fuel Injected .45, THOR, Ani Kyd Blues Experience
Website http://www.myspace.com/anikydmusic
Past members

Rumble Fish : 1989-1991

  • Ani Kyd _Vocals
  • Alex Philippides(Shanghai Dog, The Industrial Waste Banned) -Drums
  • Randy Bowman (The Enigmas, The Subhumans)-Drums
  • Cal Thompson (Muscle Bitches, Little Guitar Army)-Guitar
  • Mary Jo Kopecni (Modernettes)-Bass

Spank Machine:1992-1993 Members

  • Ani Kyd-Guitar, Vocals
  • Gerry Jenn Wilson (JP5)-Vocals, Guitar
  • James (JT) Brander (Big John Bates) - Drums
  • Jo Kyd Chrome-Bass

Petrbuilt: 1993 Members-

  • Ani Kyd -Guitar, Vocals
  • Meegan Bradfield (Limblifter,Salteens, Matthew Good)-Bass
  • Erich Rautanbach (Ludwigs) -Drums

Spanking Betty:1994 MEMBERS-

  • Ani Kyd-Vocals, Guitar
  • Mellow Friesen (Muscle Bitches)-Guitar, Vocals
  • Rebecca Lash (008) -Back-Up Vocals
  • Meegan Bradfield (Limblifter, Salteens)-Bass
  • Luke Kyd (Blank Cinema)-Drums

Ani Kyd And Her Band Of Champions 1994-1999 Members:

  • Ani Kyd-Vocals, Guitar
  • Meegan Bradfield (Salteens, Limblifter, Matthew Good)-Bass
  • Luke Kyd(Blank Cinema)-Drums
  • Marc L'Esperance (Petunia And The Vipers)-Guitar
  • Steve Wells(Muscle Bitches, Toque)-Bass
  • Jimmy Zigmund(Death Sentence)-Bass
  • Brian Gobel(D.O.A, Subhumans)-Bass
  • Taylor Little(Payola$, Bug House 5)-Drums
  • Bradford Lambert( Slow Poke and the Smoke)-Drums

KYDMONOPOLI 1999-2000 Members:

  • Ani Kyd-Guitar, Vocals
  • Flavio Monopoli-Drums
  • Brian Gobel-Bass

The Ani Kyd Band 2000-2007 Members:

Fuel Injected .45 2001 - Present Members

THOR:2001-2003 Members

  • Jon Mikl Thor-Vocals
  • Ani Kyd-Guitar, Back-up Vocals
  • Cal "Fang" Thompson (Muscle Bitches, Lil' Guitar Army)-Bass
  • Mike O (The Probes)-Lead Guitar
  • Jason The Pounder (Cadaver Dogs, Toque, Muscle Bitches)-Drums

Approach The Throne 2005-2007 Members

  • Ani Kyd-Vocals
  • Chris "Val" Valagao (Zimmers Hole)-Vocals
  • Brynne Ewart Armstrong (Man Made Mountains)-Bass
  • Adrian Doering (Man Made Mountains)-Guitar
  • Christian Carmen (Man Made Mountains)-Guitar
  • Larry Butler (Man Made Mountains) -Drums

The Ani Kyd Blues Experience :2008-2009 Members

  • Ani Kyd
  • Pat Berthelotte
  • Stuart Quayle ( Big John Bates)
  • Brian Thalken (The Authorities)

Ani Kyd (born September 15, 1969) is a Vancouver musician, actor, and life coach.

Career

Kyd has worked with musicians including Meegan Bradfield (Limblifter), Lisa Wagner (Cello player for Moist), Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad) and Byron Stroud (Fear Factory). Ani has played guitar for the legendary THOR as well as having Jello Biafra produce and perform back up vocals for her debut cd "Evil Needs Candy Too" which was released on Alternative Tentacles in 2005. From 2005 to 2007 she sang in the 2 lead singer metal/rock band "Approach The Throne" with Chris "Val" Valagao (Zimmers Hole) as the other singer.Throughout Ani's professional career she has sung back up vocals for Paul Hyde, Sandy Scofield, Strapping Young Lad(on the album Alien) and the Devin Townsend Band. She has also been on various compilations including Trooper tribute and a Green Party cd featuring Bruce Cockburn and Bill Henderson, Joe Keithley (D.O.A.) and Bif Naked. she was nominated for favourite local female in the Georgia Straight Music Awards 2000. She acted alongside Jello Biafra in the movie The Widower. She’s played shows with Our Lady Peace, Bif Naked, Paul Hyde, Strapping Young Lad, DOA, the Melvins and Jello Biafra. Performed approximately 500 live shows from 1986 to 2010 including November 29, 2003 at the Pacific Coliseum Vancouver B.C with THOR and D.O.A. May 1, 2004 at BC Place, Vancouver for (Slam City Jam) Ani has been a member of over 12 bands from 1986 to 2010 She has done four major Canadian and US tours including a 40-city tour playing guitar for Thor. Ani was turned into a cartoon character in the Futurama/Simpsons comic - issue #2 of 2, 2002, “Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis” page 2

Music Videos

Artist Year Song Title Role Director Link
Thor 2002 "Fubar is a Super Rocker" Guitar player Mike Dowse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LD7wfrhPqY
Ani Kyd Blues Experience 2009 "Run and Hyde" Lead singer, songwriter Marcus Rogers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf2TuLY9b8
The New Pornographers 2002 "Your Daddy Don't Know" Lead Role – Ring Leader Mike Dowse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MfESZHY9Z4
Strapping Young Lad 2003 "Relentless" Ani was producer on this video Marcus Rogers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rqn_otVoNU

Discography

Albums

Evil Needs Candy Too (Alternative Tentacles 2005)[1]

  1. Rejoyce
  2. Creepy Feeling
  3. Taste My Lips
  4. My 1st Kill
  5. Fingerpainting
  6. Six Californian Dollars
  7. 13
  8. Left Holding the Bag
  9. Erase
  10. Left Right Left
  11. So Far
  12. Lost
  13. Stranger Things
  14. Silver Cage
  15. Hardway Home
  16. The Involuntary Admittance of Jack Ryd. By Michael Kyd

Ani Kyd Blues Experience (Independent 2009)[2]

  1. 2 Guns
  2. Alone is for me
  3. Reckless Soul
  4. Run and Hyde
  5. Dirty Blues
  6. Miss V
  7. Simply You
  8. Waste of Time
  9. Why do you love me
  10. One step behind

Compilations

Grrrls with Guitars Compilation Volume 1 (1999) Grrrls with Guitars Records also featuring Kinnie Starr, Sandy Scofield

Shot Spots (2001) on Visionary Records. A Trooper tribute album also featuring DOA, Real McKenzies, SNFU

The Green Revolution (2004) also featuring Jello Biafra, Randy Bachman, Bruce Cockburn, Bif Naked, and Joe Keithley

Back-Up Vocals

Sandy Scofield "Dirty River"(1994) Independent back-up vocals on "Big House"

Paul Hyde "Turtle Island" back-up vocals on "Love Is All", and "Happy Train"

Strapping Young Lad "Alien" and "Strapping Young Lad"

Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine "The Audacity Of Hype" back-up vocals on "Pets Eat Their Masters", "Electronic Plantation"

References

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