Donna Grantis

Grantis grew up outside of Toronto, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She began playing acoustic guitar at the age of thirteen. Inspired by her older brother\'s classic rock record collection, she switched to electric guitar at fourteen. She was awarded a music scholarship to McGill University where she received a bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance. During her time there, she worked as a freelance musician, performing often throughout Montreal in various blues, jazz, funk and fusion bands.\n', 'Upon relocating to Toronto, Grantis worked as a session musician and bandleader, writing, performing and recording in the city\'s diverse music scene. She worked with artists such as blues vocalist Shakura S\'Aida, rocker SATE (formerly known as Saidah Baba Talibah), an all-female reboot of soul-funk band Sue de Nym led by singer-songwriter Suzanne Nuttall (in 2009), hip hop artist K…