Brianna Lea Pruett (January 18, 1983 – September 2, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, and filmmaker.
[2] When she was a teenager, she often sang in clubs, cafes, on street corners, and art galleries in Northern California, performing a cappella, with acoustic guitar, and occasionally with a band.
[4] She later re-released them through Tiger Friends Collective, the same company that released 2011's The Stars, The Moon, The Owl, The Cougar, and You and 2012's Keeping You in Mind.
[5] Pruett's 2013 debut on Canyon Records, Gypsy Bells, gained generally favorable reviews and media attention.
However, Pruett lists diverse musical influences like Emmylou Harris, Carole King, Iron & Wine, Pavement, Woody Guthrie, and Charles Mingus[6] and has been compared to a mix of "Angel Olson + Damien Jurado" and Cat Power.
A DVD release of Roses For Maya Deren was recently funded on Indiegogo, which included 18 of the more than 30 short films she shot between 2005 and 2012.