Game Theory press photo; Thayer 2nd from left

Overview

Donnette Thayer is a vocalist and guitarist most active in the 1980s and early 1990s underground rock scenes. Thayer has been described as "the enchantress" (Bucketful Of Brains), "a suave (post-paisley) successor to California flower-pop" (Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th edition), and "Gaea personified" (Hard Report). Thayer is known for her heavy interest in mathematics and science.

Biography

She was a guitarist/singer for power pop/ college rock band Game Theory in the late 1980s. Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. College rock was a term used in the United States to describe 1980s Alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage Game Theory was an American rock band from 1981 to 1989. The group's lead singer Scott Miller, went on to front the band The As a guitarist/vocalist with Game Theory, Thayer toured extensively promoting the cult classic, Lolita Nation (Enigma). Lolita Nation is the fourth official album by Game Theory. Originally released in 1987 as a double LP it is often considered to be the group's finest work Thayer played on the band's subsequent recording, Two Steps From The Middle Ages. Two Steps from the Middle Ages (1988 is the final album of original material released by Game Theory before breaking up

Following the release of Two Steps, Thayer teamed up with Steve Kilbey of Australian psychedelic rock band The Church, whose Top Ten hit, "Under The Milky Way," was #12 for the year of 1988. Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954, Welwyn Garden City, England) is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. " Under the Milky Way " is a 1988 song by The Church. (Kilbey's nickname for her was "Starfish;" this was later used as the title of The Church's album Starfish, which featured "Under The Milky Way. The breakthrough 1988 album by The Church, Starfish has remained the band's most commercially successful release ") In 1987, Kilbey and Thayer created their Hex project, whose self-titled debut album was originally released on First Warning, then on Rykodisk (1989), as well as on Demon (U. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. K. ). The Kilbey-Thayer duo returned to the studio to produce their second Hex recording, Vast Halos (1990).

In 1997, Thayer released a solo album, Chaos And Wonder, on Escapist Music.

Donnette is contributing a vocal performance to the "Songs for Jenny" charity CD project, which is being put together by Tony Pucci to help find a cure for ALS. The CD is due out on Heyday Recordsin 2008. The "Songs for Jenny" CD will also feature vocal performances by Steve Kilbey, Margot Smith, Tim Powles and many others. Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954, Welwyn Garden City, England) is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church

Donnette is also working on a new full-length recording with Tony Pucci, also hopefully due out in 2008 on Heyday Records .

Discography

External links

• Donnette Thayer's Shelter: a fan page with interviews, photos, and videos
• Fan page with discography covering side projects
• Donnette Thayer's early 80s band The X-Men, & the Davis music scene
• Donnette Thayer's site on Myspace, with mp3s and other information