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 ''

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''.

Music career

Dosen got her start in 1994 with the band Virus, an

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group whose debut album ''Analogue'' was considered groundbreaking in the Christian

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scene. In 2002, Dosen released her first solo album, ''Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds''. The ethereal self-produced work received rave reviews, with ''

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'' choosing Dosen as one of the top six independent musicians in the Midwest for 2003. In 2006,

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, a former member of the

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who runs the

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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

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and

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. Dosen appeared on the

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program '' Later... with Jools Holland'' and on the Australian TV rock quiz entertainment show ''

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''. In February 2008, she collaborated with José González for an "iTunes Live: London Sessions" performance. Dosen joined

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as a lead vocalist in June 2008. She made her debut at

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in London, performing in two shows as part of the

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, which the band had been selected to direct that year. Dosen also performed with Massive Attack at the 2008

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. Dosen and Raymonde formed Snowbird in 2009. The duo released their debut album, ''Moon'', on January 27, 2014 on Bella Union. Dosen sang on three tracks on

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' album ''

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'', released in 2010. She worked with them again in 2011, co-writing and singing on the theme song of the 2011 British-German film '' Hanna'', and in 2019, contributing with the vocals to a track of the duo's ''No Geography'' album.''No Geography'' (

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). The Chemical Brothers. Virgin EMI. 2019.

Discography

* ''Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds'' (2003, STA) * ''A Lily for the Spectre'' (2007,

) * ''Moon'' (with Snowbird) (2014, Bella Union)

Knitwear designer

Dosen has gained fame in the UK and America as a knitwear designer under her brand Tiny Owl Knits. Her ethereal and innovative designs, complementary to her music, have been featured in both mainstream and knitting magazines, including '' BUST'', ''Handmade Living'', ''Simply Knitting'' and ''Yarn Forward''. In 2013, she released her first knitting pattern book, ''Woodland Knits'', which topped

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's "Books of the Year" craft category roundup.

References

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