Jim Sclavunos

Jim Sclavunos
Jim Sclavunos
Background information
Genres	Post-punk, alternative rock, garage rock
Instruments	Drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Mute
Associated acts	The Gynecologists, Lydia Lunch, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8 Eyed Spy, Sonic Youth, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Congo Norvell, the Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Gunga Din, the Vanity Set, Grinderman

James "Jim" Sclavunos is an American drummer, multi-instrumentalist musician, record producer and writer. He is best known as a drummer, having been a member of two seminal no wave groups in the late 1970s (Teenage Jesus & the Jerks and 8 Eyed Spy, both alongside Lydia Lunch). He is also noted for stints in Sonic Youth and the Cramps, and has been a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds since 1994. Sclavunos has led his own group the Vanity Set since 2000.

Sclavunos, a half-Greek and half-Italian from Brooklyn, New York (known for his exceptional height at 6'7"), was memorably described in the pages of The Wire as an "infamous elegant degenerate". He has long been a prime mover in New York City’s vibrant underground music scene, helping to kick-start the vital no wave movement in the late 1970s (with Teenage Jesus & the Jerks and 8 Eyed Spy (both with Lydia Lunch), before playing with Sonic Youth and the Cramps. He has also recorded albums with Grinderman, Sonic Youth, Tav Falco's Panther Burns and Congo Norvell as well as recording sessions with many artists including Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, Beth Orton, Religious to Damn and Seasick Steve. He has also toured with Lunch, Alex Chilton and Wreckless Eric.

A key member of the Bad Seeds since 1994 and a founding member of the Bad Seeds offshoot Grinderman, he also formed his own New York-based musical ensemble the Vanity Set in 2000, releasing two studio albums to date.

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