Gemma Thompson

Gemma Thompson is a British musician based in London, most widely known as the guitarist and one of the founding members of the British rock band Savages.[1]

Gemma Thompson
BornPortsmouth, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, visual artist
InstrumentsGuitar, bass
LabelsPop Noire, Matador
Associated acts
Websitehttps://www.gemmathompson.co.uk

Career

Savages

Main Article: Savages (Band)

Originally formed in 2011 by Thompson and bassist Ayse Hassan, Berthomier becoming the vocalist of the band after Hostile turned down Thompson's request to front the band. The band gained commercial success when their debut album, Silence Yourself, peaked no. 19 in the UK albums chart. As of 2016, they released two albums which were nominated for the Mercury Prize, in 2013 and 2016 respectively.[2][3]

Bashan

In June 2017, Thompson announced the introductory “recordings/sketches” of her solo project, Bashan, with the release of EP1. Bashan was formed over several years whilst recording and touring extensively with Savages.[4] She also worked with filmmaker and director Nick Ebeling, completing her first score for a 2016 American documentary film Along For The Ride, which premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2016.[5]

Unmoor Kiva

In the Summer of 2018, Thompson and the brothers/duo Adam Sherry and Sam Sherry of A Dead Forest Index formed the trio Unmoor Kiva. She first met A Dead Forest Index in the Winter of 2013 when the duo was invited to support Savages on their UK tour. Thompson and the Sherry brothers first collaborated in 2015 when they were invited to write and perform together as an ensemble alongside choreographer/dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome for Doug Aitken’s Station to Station Festival at the Barbican.[6][7][8] Unmoor Kiva performed at Grauzone Festival in the Netherlands in February 2020 having completed the writing for their debut album.[9]

Visual Art

Thompson studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths University of London[10] and in 2018 was offered a scholarship at the Royal Drawing School, graduating in 2019.[11]

References
  1. "Savages' Guitarist Gemma Thompson Embraces Her Experimental Side With Bashan". Bandcamp Daily. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Mercury Prize 2013: List of nominees in full". The Independent. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Bowie gets posthumous Mercury nod". BBC News. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Savages' Guitarist Gemma Thompson Embraces Her Experimental Side With Bashan". Bandcamp Daily. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "BASHAN". BASHAN. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. "eat your own ears and cool brother present: unmoor kiva". coolbrother. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. "Savages + A Dead Forest Index Station To Station: Live on Art.Base.BASE". Art.Base. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. Subscribe. ""It's very experimental" - Savages detail plans for live performances at London's Barbican". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  9. "Unmoor Kiva". GRAUZONE FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  10. "This is Girl Power that you don't want to mess with". The Independent. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  11. "Gemma Thompson". The Royal Drawing School. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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