As a songwriter and vocalist, Doe Paoro seeks both to uplift and unsettle. For her ANTI debut 'After,' the New York-bred, L.A.-based artist worked in close collaboration with producers Sean Carey (drummer/supporting vocalist for Bon Iver) and BJ Burton (musician/producer/engineer whose past credits include POLI A, Sylvan Esso, The Tallest Man On Earth and Volcano Choir), deepening her musical repertoire into a dense hybrid of R&B, synth-pop, and indie-leaning electro that's rooted in earthy minimalism.
In early 2013, with a batch of songs ready to be recorded, Doe reached out to Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon on a whim to see if he'd be interested in contributing to the new music in some way. "I didn't know Justin at the time, but I sent out an email and his manager got back to me," she says.
Vernon ended up mixing one of the tracks, and from there, a relationship with the extended Bon Iver-family blossomed, with Carey and Burton taking the reins to co-produce 'After.' "There's an assumption that pop music needs to be dumbed down," she says. "But I think pop can be surprising and make you uncomfortable sometimes. It can ask you to think about something you hadn't considered before, and maybe awaken a place in yourself that you hadn't been giving attention to."
Produced by Sean Carey (Bon Iver) and BJ Burton (POLI A, Sylvan Esso, The Tallest Man On Earth and Volcano Choir), with co-writing from Peter Moren of Peter, Bjorn and John, Max Hershenow from MSMR, and Sean Carey of Bon Iver.
In early 2013, with a batch of songs ready to be recorded, Doe reached out to Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon on a whim to see if he'd be interested in contributing to the new music in some way. "I didn't know Justin at the time, but I sent out an email and his manager got back to me," she says.
Vernon ended up mixing one of the tracks, and from there, a relationship with the extended Bon Iver-family blossomed, with Carey and Burton taking the reins to co-produce 'After.' "There's an assumption that pop music needs to be dumbed down," she says. "But I think pop can be surprising and make you uncomfortable sometimes. It can ask you to think about something you hadn't considered before, and maybe awaken a place in yourself that you hadn't been giving attention to."
Produced by Sean Carey (Bon Iver) and BJ Burton (POLI A, Sylvan Esso, The Tallest Man On Earth and Volcano Choir), with co-writing from Peter Moren of Peter, Bjorn and John, Max Hershenow from MSMR, and Sean Carey of Bon Iver.
