Anna Bulbrook

Anna Bulbrook is from Boston.^[1] She began playing violin at age four.^[2] She attended Columbia University where she majored in creative writing.^[1]

At age twenty-one, Bulbrook stopped playing the violin. She felt uneasy about her decision to quit, worrying that she would disappoint her family after years of lessons and providing an expensive, professional-grade violin for her. She then worked in public relations. While working as an intern at the magazine Filter, she played backing violin for a Kanye West performance in Aspen, Colorado, which she described as a "revelation", as playing in that context was more casual and fun. Mikel Jollett, who was an editor at Filter, then invited her to tour with his band The Airborne Toxic Event.^[1]

Bulbrook joined The Airborne Toxic Event in her early twenties, touring extensively after their hit "Sometime Around Midnight".^[1] In September 2019, Bulbrook announced that she was leaving the band.^[3]

Bulbrook helped establish GIRLSCHOOL, a woman-led music festival that centers on women artists and leaders.^[4]

Bulbrook has been a member or touring member of other bands including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.^[5] She also created her own band, The Bulls, along with Marc Sallis of The Duke Spirit.^[1] Bulbrook has played violin for the scores of several films, including Moonlight.^[2] She also was credited on several tracks from the Beyoncé album Lemonade: "Pray You Catch Me", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "All Night".^[6]