Stephin Merritt

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Stephin Merritt (born 1966) New York is a singer-songwriter. He created and played principal roles in the following bands:

• The Magnetic Fields
• The 6ths
• The Gothic Archies
• Future Bible Heroes

He briefly used the name The Baudelaire Memorial Orchestra as an attribution for a song written for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, entitled "Scream and Run Away". Further music was recorded for the audiobook versions of the series and is attributed to The Gothic Archies.

Under his own name, he recorded and released the soundtracks to the films Eban and Charley and Pieces of April. The soundtrack to the late Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete featured many of his songs.

He and director Chen Shi-Zheng have collaborated on three pieces of musical theatre; Orphan of Zhao (2003), Peach Blossom Fan (2004), and My Life as a Fairy Tale (2005). Select tracks from these works have been released on Nonesuch Records under the title "Showtunes".

External links

• The House of Tomorrow - The official site of Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, The 6ths, and The Gothic Archies
• Stephin Merritt Biography (mixed English and German)
• The Village Voice - "As Hundreds Cheer"
• The Distant Plastic Treehouse - "a hangout for Stephin Merritt fans"
• Stephin Songs - The music and lyrics of Stephin Merritt