Marisa Anderson is a composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland Oregon. She works solo and with others. Anderson’s second solo record, ‘The Golden Hour’, was released January 2011 on Mississippi Records. ‘The Golden Hour’ is inspired by Delta blues, West African guitar, country and western radio from the 60′s and 70′s, gospel, noise, rhythms, cycles, mortality, and praise. ‘The Golden Hour’ features 12 improvisations for guitar and lap steel.
Anderson’s past projects include the Evolutionary Jass Band and the Dolly Ranchers as well as collaborations with musicians including Rachel Blumberg, Tara Jane O’Neil, Mirah, Beth Ditto, Sarah Dougher, The Devil Makes Three and many others. In addition to scoring and music directing live shows such as the Winter Solstice Puppet Show (1999-2011), the One Railroad Circus (1998,1999) and Circo De Manos (1997) Anderson’s music has been featured on many soundtracks including ‘Smokin’ Fish’, ‘For the Love of Dolly’, ‘Girls Rock’, and ‘Gift To Winter’. In 2010 Anderson and Tara Jane O’Neil created a percussion/guitar piece which was performed for PICA’s Time Based Arts festival. Anderson’s debut solo recording ‘Holiday Motel’ was a 2006 Outmusic nominee for Best Female Debut Record.
