Stephanie Dosen (born 12 May) is an American singer-songwriter and knitwear designer, and a member of the band Snowbird. She was raised in Wisconsin. Her songs have been featured on the soundtracks of
Dawson's Creek,
NUMB3RS and
Party of Five.
Dosen got her start in 1994 with the band Virus, an ambient techno group whose debut album
Analogue was considered groundbreaking in the Christian trance music scene. In 2002, Dosen released her first solo album,
Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds. The ethereal self-produced work received rave reviews, with
Billboard choosing Dosen as one of the top six independent musicians in the Midwest for 2003. The album was recorded in Pikeville, Kentucky and North Wales. Dosen appeared on the BBC TV programme
Later... with Jools Holland and on the Australian TV rock quiz entertainment show
RocKwiz. In February 2008, she collaborated with José González for an "iTunes Live: London Sessions" performance.
Dosen joined Massive Attack as a lead vocalist in June 2008, singing on such as-yet-unreleased compositions as "Red Light", "Marakesh" and "Kingpin". She made her debut at Royal Festival Hall in London, performing in two shows as part of the Meltdown Festival, which the band had been selected to direct that year. Dosen also performed with Massive Attack at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. However, no Dosen vocal contributions were included on the band's subsequent 2010 album
Heligoland.
Dosen and Raymonde formed Snowbird in 2009. The duo released their debut album,
Moon, on 27 January 2014 on Bella Union.
Dosen sang on three tracks on the 2010 Chemical Brothers album
Further. She worked with them again in 2011, co-writing and singing on the theme song of the 2011 British-German film
Hanna.