Also known as Friends of Dean Martin Website www.billelm.com | Years active 1995–present | |
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Associated acts Calexico, Giant Sand, Naked Prey Past members Joey Burns
Van Christian
John Convertino
Woody Jackson
Dave Lachance
Tom Larkins
Andrew Gerfers
Mike Semple Origin Tucson, Arizona, United States (1995) Members John Convertino, Dave LaChance, Joey Burns, Brad Fordham Albums Live at Club 2, The Shadow of Your Smile Genres Post-rock, Instrumental rock, Americana, Lounge music Record labels Glitterhouse Records, Sub Pop, Narnack Records, Knitting Factory Records Similar Calexico, Giant Sand, Savoy Grand, Golden Kanine, Ben Zabo Profiles | ||
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Friends of Dean Martinez is an instrumental rock/post-rock band featuring members of Giant Sand, Calexico, and Naked Prey. The band combines Americana with electronica, ambient, lounge, psychedelia and dub and intertwines surf rock-inspired lead guitars.
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History
The band was formed in Tucson, Arizona as an experimental side-project by various members of Giant Sand, Calexico and Naked Prey. Their debut album, The Shadow of Your Smile, was released on the Sub Pop label in 1995.
Friends of Dean Martinez have gone through a variety of line-ups. They moved for a time to Los Angeles and are now settled in Austin, Texas. Currently, the trio includes Bill Elm on steel guitar, electric guitar & organ, Mike Semple on guitars, and Andrew Gerfers on drums.
Cinematic Musical Work
They performed a live score to the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin. Film-scoring work includes the Richard Linklater film Fast Food Nation and the John Waters narrated feature documentary Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea.
Upon seeing Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea for the first time, Elm recollects, "I felt I could really write music for this. It was a nice fit for what we do, the images, and the story. It felt natural to watch it and want to write music. It was inspiring, and that's the most you can ask for when you score something or write music."
In December 2010, Elm and Jackson won Best Original Score at both the Machinima Inside Gaming Awards and Spike TV's Video Game Awards for their work on Red Dead Redemption.
Albums
EPs
Singles
Compilations
Songs
A Place in the SunA Place in the Sun · 2000
Lost HorizonRandom Harvest · 2004
All the Pretty HorsesThe Shadow of Your Smile · 1995