Education
Prior to moving to Athens, Dottie graduated from Westover Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1990.
Prior to moving to Athens, Dottie graduated from Westover Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1990.
Dottie received her bachelor"s degree at the University of Georgia at Athens. On July 26, 2009, long-time boyfriend and of Montreal video editor and stage performer Nick Gould proposed during an of Montreal show at the Hollywood Bowl. The wedding took place in May 2010.
Prior to joining of Montreal, Dottie was in a local Athens, Georgia band with James Huggins III called Lightning Bug versus
Firefly. Both Dottie and James joined of Montreal in 1998. In 1997, Dottie contributed to Kindercore"s first Christmas in Stereo album under the My First Keyboard moniker.
Three songs were recorded in the late nineties, and one of them would eventually be released on of Montreal"s compilation "Horse & Elephant Eatery (Number Elephants Allowed). In October 2009, Dottie toured with James Husband in support of his first official release, "A Parallax I.".
Besides being a steady member of, of Montreal, she also played in Elephant 6 stalwarts Great Lakes.