STEVEN SEVERIN - MUSIC FOR SILENTS


By voodoo-rooms - Posted on 23 April 2008

Sat 3 May

Steven Severin

Premiere screening of Steven’s new score to the 1926 surrealist classic "The Seashell & the Clergyman" plus a programme of scores to short films by emerging avant garde film makers.

A key member of the infamous "Bromley contingent" which helped to redefine fashion and culture in Seventies England, Steven Severin formed Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1976 together with Siouxsie Sioux. Steven was featured on all 16 albums and 30 singles as co-lyricist and songwriter during their two decades long career.

Since the split of the Banshees Steven Severin has been busy working on various solo projects and collaborations as well as continuing to produce artists and writing articles on the arts and areas of intrigue for English publications such as The Guardian and The Independent. His first collection of erotic prose/poetry The Twelve Revelations was released in 2000.

Since 2003 Steven has been scoring soundtracks for movies & television, producing bands, as well as regularly collobarating with his wife, Texan-born multimedia artist Arban Ornelas, and Indo-Japanese dancer, Shakti on many musical & arts projects.

From 9pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £10 (stbf).

At The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Stret, Edinburgh EH2 2AA.