Trisha Jaimee Doan (Korean: 트리시 제이미 도안; May 9, 1985 – February 11, 2017) was a Korean-Canadian musician, photographer and television producer, best known for her tenure as the bass guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie.
Doan left the band shortly after the release of the album due to her struggles with an eating disorder, after which she went on a two year hiatus from music.
[6] Doan, who was the band's lead guitarist, unsuccessfully attempted to seek out new members before Cara Moyer joined on as Her's bassist.
[1] In August 2005, Doan auditioned for Kittie, who were seeking a new lead guitarist following the departure of Lisa Marx in February 2005.
[16] At the time, Doan said she was on a hiatus from Kittie due to "pressing personal health matters";[14] the band formally announced her departure on March 4, 2008.
[1] After leaving Kittie, Doan spent some time recovering with her parents, before moving to Toronto to work at CTV.
[1] She remained friends with Kittie after her departure, although a reunion with her was not anticipated due to "job logistics and that stuff", according to Morgan Lander.
[23] On February 16, Morgan Lander shared a longer statement regarding Doan's death on her Instagram page, stating: "I loved her like a sister and she was a part of my family, now forever changed.
"[24] Jenkins also paid tribute, stating:[24]"Anyone who has ever met Trish Doan knows that she was one of the sweetest, kindest, most down to earth people on this planet.
I loved seeing her beautiful photos of Australian sunsets and city skylines, and nerding out about bass gear and geeky tech stuff.
[25][26] Speaking with Consequence, Morgan stated: "[Her death has] made it really difficult to try to feel like it’s right to do more [Kittie music] when she would have wanted to be the one to be there.
[3] On Funeral for Yesterday, Doan used a Tobias Toby Pro 5 bass, which she described as "very dirty and gritty and metal sounding", to record her parts.