Ani Kyd

Ani Kyd
Ani Kyd in 2016
Background information
Born	(1969-09-15) September 15, 1969
Origin	Ontario/Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Genres	Metal, Punk, Blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, Actor, Life Coach
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Alternative Tentacles, Independent
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: Ani Kyd-Guitar, Vocals Mike O (THOR, Cadaver Dogs)-Guitar M!CHAEL D. DAMM!TT (The Probes, Black Market Babies, Tommy Floyd)-Drums, Backing Vocals Johnny Trouble (The Probes)-Bass Stuart Carruthers (Grip Inc.)-Bass Larry Butler (Approach The Throne)-Drums Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad)-Bass Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad, Death, Dethklok)-Drums Ian White (Che Chapter 127)-Guitar Brian Goble (D.O.A., Subhumans)-Bass Jon Card (SNFU, D.O.A.)-Drums Ken Fleming (SNFU, Econoline Crush)-Bass Fuel Injected .45 2001 - Present Members Ani Kyd-Vocals Ashley Blue Scribner (Strapping Young Lad, Unit 187)-Guitar Stuart Carruthers (Grip Inc., The Golers)-Bass Robin Iwasu (Abriosis)-Drums The Great Baldini (DOA)-Drums Noel Tait (Mother Trucker, Dog Eat Dogma)-Bass Scotty McCarger (Bif Naked)-Drums Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Zimmers Hole)-Bass Garnett (Brand New Unit)-Drums 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)
Website	Website

Ani Kyd (born September 15, 1969) is a Canadian, Vancouver-based 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). She has played guitar for THOR as well as having Jello Biafra produce and perform back up vocals for her debut album, Evil Needs Candy Too, which was released on Alternative Tentacles in 2005. From 2005 to 2007 she sang in the two lead singer metal/rock band Approach The Throne, with Chris "Val" Valagao (Zimmers Hole) as the other singer. Throughout Kyd'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 album 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 has played shows with Our Lady Peace, Bif Naked, Paul Hyde, Strapping Young Lad, DOA, the Melvins and Jello Biafra, and 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. and on May 1, 2004 at BC Place, Vancouver for (Slam City Jam). Kyd 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 Kyd 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	Michael Dowse
Ani Kyd Blues Experience	2009	"Run and Hyde"	Lead singer, songwriter	Marcus Rogers
The New Pornographers	2002	"Your Daddy Don't Know"	Lead Role – Ring Leader	Michael Dowse
Strapping Young Lad	2003	"Relentless"	Ani was producer on this video	Marcus Rogers

Discography

Albums

Evil Needs Candy Too (Alternative Tentacles 2005)

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)

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

• "The Sun In My Eyes"

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

• "Boy With A Beat"

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

• "Wish You Dead"

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"