Angel Deradoorian

Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California.^[5] She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo career.^[6][7] In 2015 she released a solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet.^[8]

Angel Deradoorian
Angel Deradoorian performing with Dirty Projectors in 2008
Background information
Also known as	Deradoorian
Born	(1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 39)[1]
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Art pop[2] indie pop[3] indie rock[4]
Occupations	Singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist producer
Instruments	Bass guitar keyboards flute vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Anticon Lovepump United Anti-
Member of	Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal Decisive Pink
Formerly of	Dirty Projectors

Life and career

Born and raised in Orangevale, California^[9] and of Armenian descent,^[10] Deradoorian first found an interest in music at the age of five, when she was taught violin and piano at the private school she attended.^[7][10] Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material.^[9][11] At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music.^[10][9] She moved to Brooklyn, joined Drive-thru Records band An Angle and then shortly after in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album Bitte Orca.^[9] In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend Avey Tare.^[9][12]

Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft, was released under her surname in 2009 by Lovepump United Records.^[13] In 2009, she recorded a track with Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles on their Discovery album LP. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".^[14] Animal Collective chose her to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in 2011.^[15] In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".^[16] She was a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released the album Enter the Slasher House in 2014.^[17][18]

In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet, on Anticon.^[19] In 2017, she released an EP titled Eternal Recurrence, which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes.^[20] Her second full-length solo album, Find the Sun, was released on September 18, 2020, by record label Anti-.^[21]

In 2022, Deradoorian and Russian musician Kate NV formed the duo Decisive Pink, releasing the 2023 album Ticket to Fame on Fire Records.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Expanding Flower Planet (2015)
• Find the Sun (2020)
• Ticket to Fame (2023, as Decisive Pink with Kate NV)
• Ready for Heaven (2025)

Compilation albums

• Disembodied Improvisations Vol. 1 (2019)

EPs

• Mind Raft (2009)
• Eternal Recurrence (2017)

Singles

• "Marichka" b/w "Planetarium 2010" (2011) (split with Albert McCloud)
• "Mountainside" (2017)

Guest appearances

• An Angle - “We Can Breathe Under Alcohol”
• Discovery – "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" from LP (2009)
• The Roots – "A Peace of Light" from How I Got Over (2010)
• U2 – "Ordinary Love" from Songs of Innocence (2013)
• U2 – "The Troubles" from Songs of Innocence deluxe edition (2014)
• Flying Lotus – "Siren Song" from You're Dead! (2014)
• Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks – Enter the Slasher House (2014)
• Brandon Flowers – "Dreams Come True", "Can't Deny My Love", "Still Want You", "Between Me And You", and "Diggin' Up The Heart" from The Desired Effect (2015)
• Boots – "Aquaria" from Aquaria (2015)
• Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – "1959" from I Had a Dream That You Were Mine (2016)
• Avey Tare – Eucalyptus (2017)
• Rostam – "Hold You" from Half-Light (2017)
• Boots – "Language" (2020)