Biography

Yana Davydova is Russian-born American a guitar player and songwriter (performing under the moniker of Echo Moth) who spent most of her professional life in NYC.

As an electric guitarist she is known for her ethereal rich textures and creative guitar work influenced by modern classical guitar repertoire as well as ambient/noise sounds and free improvisation. She regularly performs, records and tours with a variety of art rock bands, jazz bands and electronic music projects (such as Elysian Fields, Ayumi Ishito Band, Woodhead, N/Y AV Institute, etc) as well as her main project, Echo Moth, for which she writes music and lyrics.

Besides session guitar work, she frequently performs as an improviser creating looped guitar soundscapes and textures either as a solo act or in collaboration with other musicians or theater companies. (“Miracle Day” by Tom Sime and “Ask Joseph” by STEPS Theater , “Face/Off” by Sebastian DiNatale (of The Daily Show).

Yana is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in  classical guitar performance where she studied with David Starobin and Mark Delpriora.