| Simon Fisher-Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1954 |
| Origin | Dover, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Indie pop, Glam Rock, Experimental Music, Ambient Music |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar Vocals |
| Associated acts | The Gadget, The The, The King of Luxembourg, Loveletter, Bad Dream Fancy Dress |
Simon Turner (born November 21, 1954) is an English musician, songwriter, composer, producer and actor.
After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown's Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (1978), Dover-born Simon Turner quickly rose to fame as a teen star in Britain thanks to his mentor Jonathan King who released his first album in 1973 on UK Records. He was a member of The Gadget and also joined The The for a period of two years. He has used several names as a recording artist, including Simon Fisher Turner, The King of Luxembourg, Deux Filles and Simon Turner. Simon Turner continues to record albums for Mute Records as Simon Fisher-Turner.
In the 1980s, he released several singles on él Records as The King of Luxembourg, many of them having been given airplay by BBC Radio DJ John Peel. In 1990 he released a solo album on Creation Records.
Turner is also known for recording film soundtracks, most notably for Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986), The Last of England (1988) and The Garden (1990). He also composed the complete score for William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) as well as for the David Lynch produced film Nadja. Many of his soundtracks are released on CD, mainly on Mute Records whom he also made three solo albums for.
In 2002, Turner was a visiting professor at Braunschweig School of Art in Germany. In 2009, he joined Tilda Swinton on a new film essay shot in Berlin for The Invisible Frame (2009) directed by Cynthia Beatt. In the same year he produced Polly Scattergood's self-titled debut album, Polly Scattergood
He also completed music for sculptor Alyson Shotz at The Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. He is currently composing the score for The Great White Silence.
Simon Turner lives with his wife and two children in London.
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