Donna Grantis

Donna Grantis
Birth nameDonna Grantis
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, guitarist
InstrumentGuitar
Websitedonnagrantis.com
PRS CE22 (named Elektra)

Donna Grantis is a Canadian guitarist, best known for performing and recording with Prince & 3rdeyegirl.[1] On September 30, 2014, Prince and 3rdeyegirl released their debut album, Plectrumelectrum, which reached #1 on the Billboard Rock chart.[2] The album's title track, "Plectrumelectrum", was originally written by Grantis and later arranged by Prince.[3] Since 2013, Grantis has been a member of Prince's funk supergroup, The New Power Generation. On November 16, 2018, Grantis released two new songs, “Trashformer” and “Violetta,” featuring Hall of Fame Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, as a limited edition 7” via his vinyl label HockeyTalkter Records.[4] The tracks appear on Grantis’ debut album, Diamonds & Dynamite, released March 22, 2019, via eOne Music.[5]  The album and lead track reached #1 on iTunes Canada for top jazz album and top jazz song.

  1. ^ "Toronto guitarist jams with Prince". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (October 9, 2014). "Prince Crowns Dual Charts, Scores First Top Rock Albums No. 1". Billboard.
  3. ^ Goodridge, John (October 8, 2014). "THE AU INTERVIEW: DONNA GRANTIS OF 3RDEYEGIRL (MINNEAPOLIS) CHATS ABOUT WORKING WITH PRINCE". The Aure Review.
  4. ^ Gabler, Jay (November 20, 2018). "Donna Grantis releases two tracks featuring Mike McCready of Pearl Jam". Local Current Blog.
  5. ^ Patrick, Ryan (March 22, 2019). "Ex-Prince Guitarist Donna Grantis Channels Prince, Toronto and Improvisation on New Album 'Diamonds & Dynamite'". Exclaim!.