Trish Doan

Trisha Jaimee Doan (; May 9, 1985 – February 11, 2017) 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.

Early life and career (1985–2003) Trish Doan was born on May 9, 1985, in Gwangju, South Korea. Doan started playing guitar at the age of 13, and received her first guitar from her mother as a birthday present in 1999.

In August 2001, Doan co-founded the alternative rock band Her (stylised in all caps) with singer/rhythm guitarist Rose Cora Perry at their high school, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, in London, Ontario. Doan, who was the band's lead guitarist, unsuccessfully attempted to seek out new members before Cara Moyer joined on as Her's bassist. Doan performed her last show with the band on August 21, 2003, before leaving so she could focus on her university studies. Doan was unsuccessful, as the band had chosen Tara McLeod by that point. However, after being told by a friend of the band that they were still looking for a bass player, she was able to successfully audition for bass instead. Doan recorded her only album with the band, Funeral for Yesterday (2007), in the summer of 2006.

During the recording sessions for Funeral for Yesterday, Doan developed an eating disorder, anorexia athletica-nervosa. Her health continued to decline during the album's supporting tour, The Funeral For Yesterday Tour, and she left the band in June 2007. Jeff Phillips, who had previously been the band's second guitarist during the Oracle touring cycle, filled in on bass for the band's next tour, Sweet Revenge Tour. She would be replaced by Ivana "Ivy" Jenkins in late 2007. At the time, Doan said she was on a hiatus from Kittie due to "pressing personal health matters";

Return to Kittie and Kittie: Origins/Evolutions (2012–2017) On February 13, 2012, it was announced that Doan had rejoined Kittie following the departure of Jenkins. After Jenkins performed her final touring leg with the band, Doan made her first appearance with the band in five years at the Soundwave Festival in Australia. Blabbermouth.net noted that during this time, Doan used her social media accounts to speak of her frustrations with depression. McCallum and 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. Doan filmed an interview with McCallum as part of the documentary in 2015.

Death On February 13, 2017, Kittie announced via their Facebook page that Trish Doan had died at the age of 31. No cause of death was given. Jenkins also paid tribute, stating: Speaking with Consequence, Morgan stated: "[Her death has] made it really difficult to try to feel like it’s right to do more [Kittie music] when she would have wanted to be the one to be there." The band returned to touring in 2022, and has hinted at new music.

The members of Kittie have paid tribute to Doan several times since her death. In October 2017, Kittie performed an acoustic version of "Funeral for Yesterday" at the band's reunion concert celebrating the premiere of the Kittie: Origins/Evolutions documentary, which was also dedicated to her memory. On February 12, 2018, to commemorate the first anniversary of Doan's death, Kittie posted a tribute video in her memory.

Equipment Whilst a member of Her, Doan used Epiphone Les Paul Special Plus, Epiphone SG310, Fender Stratocaster and Nevada AMX Stratocaster guitars. She was later endorsed by Warwick and started using a Warwick Corvette $$ bass.

Discography

With Her Straight from the Loft (2003)

With Kittie Never Again EP (2006) Funeral for Yesterday (2007)