Ivana "Ivy" Jenkins (née Vujić) (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Вујић, born June 15, 1983), is a Serbian-born Canadian bassist. She is best known as the bassist for the heavy metal band Kittie over two stints, from October 2007 until March 2012, and again since January 2022.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ivana Vujic |
| Also known as | Ivy, Ivy Jenkins |
| Born | June 15, 1983 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Nu metal, alternative metal, groove metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Member of | Kittie |
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Career edit
Jenkins began her career with Kittie by initially filling in for ailing bassist Trish Doan in late 2007, a period which found the band playing concerts in Central and South America.[3] Before she was in Kittie, Ivy played bass for the melodic hard rock band In The Wake[4] from Toronto, Canada. In 2008, it was officially announced that Ivy was a full-time member of Kittie and in 2009 she appeared on their fifth studio CD, In The Black.[5] Ivy also wrote and recorded bass for Kittie's sixth album, I've Failed You, which was released on August 15, 2011. Jenkins plays a black Warwick Corvette 5 string bass guitar.[6] She left the band in March 2012 to pursue other interests, and was replaced by Trish Doan.[7] Following Doan's death in 2017, she would re-join Kittie in January 2022.[2]
Ivy is the co-owner of Umeus Cloth, a clothing line run by herself and Geoffrey Jenkins, the former vocalist of Gwen Stacy. On April 2, 2011, Ivy Vujic married Jenkins.
Ivy is currently playing bass guitar in a metal band called Speedgod,[8] from Lansing, MI with her husband Geoff Jenkins on vocals. In June 2013, they released a three-song compilation dubbed "the Summer 2013 Demos" which is available for free download on their official website.[9]
References edit
- ^ lfpress.com. "Kittie's Empire builds with headlining tour". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "KITTIE Announces Band Lineup For Reunion Shows". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. January 26, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ bravewords.com. "KITTIE – Halloween Bash Confirmed; South American/Mexican Tour Dates Revealed". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "In The Wake". SoundCloud. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Kittie – 'In The Black' CD Review". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Metalholic's Top 15 Female Hard Rock and Metal Bassists 2014: Fat Bottom Girls – Metalholic". November 9, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Kittie rejoined by former bassist". lambgoat.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ SPEEDGOD – Duat, retrieved January 29, 2021
- ^ "Former KITTIE Bassist Resurfaces In SPEEDGOD". June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2016.