Joan Wasser

Wasser began her career during her studies at Boston University where she was an early admittance student studying with the renowned Yuri Mazurkevich, who himself had studied under Russian violin virtuoso David Oistrakh. She played with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra before joining local bands the Lotus Eaters, Hot Trix with Mary Timony, and the Dambuilders. During her time in the Dambuilders, Wasser first began to make a name for herself in the indie rock world and where she developed her aggressive style of playing, which lead to work outside of the group.