21 Facts About Trish Doan

Trisha Jaimee Doan was a Korean-Canadian musician, photographer and television producer, best known for her tenure as the bass guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie.

Trish Doan was born on May 9,1985, in Gwangju, South Korea.

Trish Doan, who was the band's lead guitarist, unsuccessfully attempted to seek out new members before Cara Moyer joined on as Her's bassist.

Trish Doan performed her last show with the band on August 21,2003, before leaving so she could focus on her university studies.

Trish Doan graduated from Sheridan College in 2006 with a diploma in "Media Arts: Film and Television Production".

Trish Doan was unsuccessful, as the band had chosen Tara McLeod by that point.

McLeod's and Trish Doan's first show with Kittie took place at Call the Office on September 29,2005.

Trish Doan recorded her only album with the band, Funeral for Yesterday, in the summer of 2006.

Trish Doan's health continued to decline during the album's supporting tour, The Funeral For Yesterday Tour, and she left the band in June 2007.

Trish Doan would be replaced by Ivana "Ivy" Jenkins in late 2007.

At the time, Trish Doan said she was on a hiatus from Kittie due to "pressing personal health matters"; the band formally announced her departure on March 4,2008.

Trish Doan did not play bass for two years after leaving Kittie, feeling she had abandoned the other members of the band.

In 2009, Trish Doan moved to Australia, before moving back to Canada in 2011 to work at Corus Entertainment.

Trish Doan remained friends with Kittie after her departure, although a reunion with her was not anticipated due to "job logistics and that stuff", according to Morgan Lander.

On February 13,2012, it was announced that Trish Doan had rejoined Kittie following the departure of Jenkins.

In January 2015, Trish Doan reached out to Rob McCallum, asking if he would be interested in directing a documentary about the band.

McCallum and Trish Doan had been acquainted since college, and McCallum had previously reached out to Kittie eight months prior to obtain permission to use a Kittie song in one of his other documentaries, Nintendo Quest.

Trish Doan filmed an interview with McCallum as part of the documentary in 2015.

On February 13,2017, Kittie announced via their Facebook page that Trish Doan had died at the age of 31.

Whilst a member of Her, Trish Doan used Epiphone Les Paul Special Plus, Epiphone SG310, Fender Stratocaster and Nevada AMX Stratocaster guitars.

On Funeral for Yesterday, Trish Doan used a Tobias Toby Pro 5 bass, which she described as "very dirty and gritty and metal sounding", to record her parts.