Jennifer Arroyo
Jennifer Arroyo | |
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| Birth name | Jennifer J. Arroyo |
| Also known as | Lady J., MS. JENNCiTY |
| Born | March 20, 1975 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Formerly of | Spine, Kittie, Suicide City |
Jennifer J. Arroyo (born March 20, 1975) is an American bassist best known for her tenure in the Canadian heavy metal group Kittie.
While living in the Washington, D.C. area, she was the bassist for the rap metal band Spine. The band released two albums, and was quite popular in the Mid-Atlantic music scene, but did not manage to go much further, eventually breaking up after releasing one national label album.
Her career in Kittie started after Talena Atfield left Kittie in 2002 without citing any official reasons. Jennifer had previously befriended the band when she was with Spine while filming a performance on the short-lived television show Farmclub.com in Los Angeles. With a vacancy in the band, the remaining band members of Kittie invited Jennifer to join their band full-time.
On March 23, 2005, Morgan Lander made a post indicating that both Marx and Arroyo had left the band.[1] Arroyo's split was amicable while Marx's was a surprise. Financial reasons were cited as well as, in the case of Arroyo, the desire to work outside Kittie full-time.
Jennifer Arroyo is the bassist for the New York band Suicide City. She also runs her own production company, Jenncity Productions in New York City and was featured in the May 2007 issue of Revolver magazine. Arroyo was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards. Her contributions assisted the careers of upcoming independent artists.[2][3] Arroyo has agreed to continue with her contributions and is a judge for the ninth annual Independent Music Awards.[4][5][6]
In July 2012, Arroyo became a contestant on CBS's Big Brother 14. After 67 days, she was evicted from the house, placing fifth in the competition.
Arroyo is openly lesbian.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Debbie and Friends. "PRLog". PRLog. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Independent Music Awards – 8th Annual IMA Judges Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Independent Music Awards". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ MicControl Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Top40-Charts.com". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Anderson-Minshall, Diane (July 18, 2012). "Top 11 LGBT Friendly Reality Shows You Should Watch this Month". The Advocate. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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