Donna Grantis was born and raised in the Applewood Heights community of Mississauga. From 2012-2016, she performed and recorded with musical icon Prince as the co-lead electric guitarist in his funk-rock trio 3RDEYEGIRL and supergroup New Power Generation.
Grantis composed the title track to Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL’s 2014 album, PLECTRUMELECTRUM, which reached #1 on the Billboard Rock Chat.
Notable performances through this period include a history-making eight-minute segment on “Saturday Night Live”, three nights headlining the Montreux Jazz Festival, headlining the Essence Festival at a sold-out Superdome in New Orleans, and a historic performance at The White House for President Barack Obama and family.
Donna has shared the stage with artists including Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Kendrick Lamar, and Janelle Monae.
Donna will be inducted into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame as part of this year’s Tim Horton’s Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival. This year’s ceremony will take place on September 7th at 11:00 am at Memorial Park’s Gazebo Stage in Port Credit, Ontario.
To learn more please visit: Inductees – Mississauga Music Walk of Fame
