| Pamelia Kurstin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1978 California, USA |
| Genres | Classical, Electronic, Contemporary classical |
| Occupations | musician, composer, author |
| Instruments | Theremin, double bass |
| Website | www.pameliakurstin.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Moog Music Etherwave Pro | |
Pamelia Kurstin (born Pamela Stickney May 28, 1976 in Southern California) is a theremin player who has performed and recorded with artists such as David Byrne, Richard Cheese, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and Ulver (on the album Shadows of the Sun) and has performed on the television show Saturday Night Live. Her background as a jazz musician on the upright bass has led to her "walking bass" theremin technique. She was based in New York until 2005; she now lives in Vienna.
She was first introduced to the theremin during production of the album Into the Oh in 1999 by Luaka Bop duo Geggy Tah – singer/writer Tommy Jordan and keyboardist Greg Kurstin. Kurstin recorded Gymnopedie in 2000 as a member of the theremin/keyboard duo called "The Kurstins" with her then-husband, Greg. Her first solo album Thinking Out Loud was released in 2007 on the Tzadik label. She also appears on the Foetus album "Love", and has also composed music for a CNN special using her theremin orchestra. She makes an appearance in the 2004 documentary Moog.