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Stevon Russell

About Me

"A FINE GUITARIST."-The Independent.

"BEAUTIFULLY MUSICAL GUITAR PLAYING."-The Sunday Times.

"ATMOSPHERIC GUITAR PLAYING."-The Observer.

"OPULENT GUITAR CHORDS."-Metro.

"NICELY WRITTEN FOR TWO FRENCH HORNS AND TROMBONE."-The Wire.

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.....I am a classical guitarist and composer and I've written and recorded two commercially available albums and produced music for the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY. The music I co wrote for the RSC's "VENUS AND ADONIS" was critic's choice in Metro, November, 2004.I started playing guitar when I was very young and studied at the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC in London. My most well known teacher was the guitarist JOHN WILLIAMS. While still at school I was invited with some other guitarists to meet SEGOVIA.I also write for other instruments many of which I don't play and occasionally write computer music and words. website:

www.steverussell.info

I produce scores for my music and I'm honoured when people play them. You can see some of my sheet music at:
steveonstaves

I was also half of the band EUROPA 51 which was a lovely opportunity for me to play/record and write for a variety of instruments. Europa 51 released ABSTRACTIONS [buy it now at Amazon ].We also remixed songs for other bands including Dnipro for RED SNAPPER .

I worked with STEREOLAB on their remixes of STATICE for PROP and SOLDIER GIRL for THE POLYPHONIC SPREE. ANDY RAMSAY from Stereolab, and I were working on a second Europa 51 album with members of TURIN BREAKS and LADYTRON when tragically, our vocalist, MARY HANSON died. Shortly after Andy and I went our separate ways.
When I left music college I became singer and multi-instrumentalist with the medieval/folk band DRAGONSFIRE and happy to be touring and gigging full time. After I left Dragonsfire I played keyboards in the band HOLLOW HORSE with the brilliant bass player TOM JENKINSON who went on to become SQUAREPUSHER.
Stevon Russell on YouTube

HOMAGE TO WENDY CARLOS: CONTINUO
HOMAGE TO WENDY CARLOS: COUNTERPOINT

HOMAGE TO WENDY CARLOS: CHORALE

DECISIONS, DECISIONS
I've worked a lot with PETE THOMS from LANDSCAPE who wrote EINSTEIN A GO GO. We released an album called FLAMENCO NIGHTS with me playing guitar under the name ESTEBAN CRUJIDO. While working on the album I attended a guitar class with JUAN MARTIN to refresh my knowledge of flamenco. Due to copyright reasons Flamenco Nights was released only in Taiwan and has now been deleted.

I am a guitar and piano tutor. My most well known student was BRETT ANDERSON from SUEDE. I've also written music for short films. These are: THE TOP TEN OF EVERYTHING, THE DURATION and THE HELICOPTER GIRL.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/08/2007
Band Website: www.steverussell.info
Band Members: Steve Russell-a.k.a. Esteban Crujido/steveonstaves
Influences: BELIEVE IN LOVE, BELIEVE IN WONDER....Picasso, Paco de Lucia, Chaucer, Tippett, Stravinsky, Carole King, Nosferatu, Mozart, Limbik Frequencies, Monty Python, Jascha Heifetz, Botticelli, Velvet Underground, Segovia, Abba, Euripides, Wendy Carlos, Sergio Leone, Eddie Izzard, Joy Division, Guido, Father Ted, Thomas Tallis, Dufay, Orbital, Celia Cruz, Glenn Gould, Duccio, Lippatti, John Dowland, Xenakis, Senleche, The Office, Happy Mondays, Tarkovsky, William Byrd, JS Bach, Pierre et Gilles, Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan, The Tallis Scholars, Marvin Gaye, Aescylus, Horowitz, Pablo Casals, Pedro Almodovar, Conchita Supervia, Nirvana, Artur Schnabel, Paul Klee, The Kinks, Marc Almond, Henry Purcell, Toscanini, Paderewski, Queen, Alain Robert, The Medieval Ensemble of London, Josquin, Beethoven, REM, David Munrow, The League of Gentlemen, Ziggy Stardust, The Busch Quartet, La Grande Bouffe, Muhammad Ali, Kraftwerk, Debussy, The Human League, Evel Knievel, Marvel Comics, Leonin. And of course, thanks to my teachers and all I've worked and played with.
Sounds Like: I humbly wish....TIPPETT, STRAVINSKY, BARTOK, DUFAY, JOHN WILLIAMS, JUAN MARTIN, MICHAEL DOUCET, SEGOVIA, NINO RICARDO, EARLY MUSIC...EUROPEAN/AMERICAN FOLK...Ambient - HAROLD BUDD, BRIAN ENO... Avant Garde - STOCKHAUSEN, NANCARROW, FELDMAN... Easy Listening - GEOFF LOVE, JAMES LAST, Romantic Busking Music [the sort you might hear on holiday]... Fairground/Cartoon... harD LIStening... ELECTRONIC with and without beats/vocals....
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Unsigned

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