Vera Beren's Gothic Chamber Blues Ensemble
New York, New York, United States | SELF
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Songs have been used in indie films - Kathleen Harty's "God and the Machine" and Tawai Wang's short "Neila". She has a full length cd she is looking to release.
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VERA BEREN - As a teenager in the 80s she fronted NY post punk art rock band die Hausfrauen releasing a single and EP on Cachalot Records. At that time playing monthly at The Mudd Club and gigging in Europe with The Slits, The Au Pairs and Malaria. Then moving on to experimental trio Excuse Me Sir...gigging monthly at The Pyramid Club. Then focusing her attention on composing and recording music for theatre, acting, directing and sound design. She has sung and improvised on recordings by Tom Verlaine, John Medeski, Adam Pascal and sang the part of Clytemnestra in a soon to be released experimental recording of Nicole Gagne's Agamemnon which included musicians Fred Frith, Ned Sublette, Pauline Oliveros, Shelly Hirsch, Blue Gene Tierney and Arto Lindsay. Vera Beren's Gothic Chamber Blues Ensemble was part of The CMJ Music Marathon in 2005.
Influences: Bach, Nico, Bowie,Brel, Weill, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Lisa Gerard and European soundtracks from the 60s and 70s.
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