Raven Quinn
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Raven Quinn is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her first self-titled album was released in 2010. Her second album Not In Vain is in progress.

Personal life

Raven Quinn was born in Salt Lake City (Utah
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) and attended high school and college in St. George, Utah
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. Today she lives in Los Angeles
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 (California
California
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). She is not married, but engaged.

Career

Raven Quinn released her first solo album "Raven Quinn" on 4 March 2010. It soon became a success and number one on Amazon's "Movers and Shakers" charts (charts Amazon's fastest selling digital album) and held top 100 chart positions in Rock and MP3 albums in general, within the first twelve hours.

The album was produced with Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...

 who former worked together with Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007...

, she introduced him to Raven Quinn.
The songs of the album have different characters. Beneath some dark and brooding goth rock tracks (like Decadence and Stella Jane) there are also light, ethereal and angelic ballads (like Lotus). The album leads through Quinn's psyche and shows the light and darkness in everyone's life. Her strong and unique voice gives the album its special character.

Three of Quinn's songs are available for Rock Band, Decadence, The Window and the first song from the unreleased new album, Catalyst.
Raven Quinn is working on her second album, Catalyst will be her first released song and her first music video. The album will be released in 2011 and is entitled Not In Vain.
  • Raven Quinn – all vocals
  • George Lynch (musician)
    George Lynch (musician)
    George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...

     – guitars
  • Josh Freese
    Josh Freese
    Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....

     – drums
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Aaron Embry
    Aaron Embry
    Aaron Embry is an American songwriter and record producer. He is the firstborn son of screenwriter / talent manager Karen Embry and dental technician H. Charles Randall. He is the eldest brother of actor Ethan Embry and photographer Kessia Embry...

     – piano and pads
  • Dan Brodbeck
    Dan Brodbeck
    Dan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...

    – guitars, bass and keyboards

Discography

Album:
  • Raven Quinn (2010)

Other appearances:
  • The Window (Rock Band song)
  • Decadence (Rock Band song)
  • Catalyst (Rock Band song)

Media Appearance


External links

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