Order of the Illusive is Geoff Gersh on guitar and electronics, Bradford Reed on the pencilina (an instrument of his own design) and drums and Zach Layton on 17 string bass and effects.
Since 2012 we’ve created and performed live scores for dozens of films at venues in and around NYC including Nitehawk Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse, Film Noir Cinema as well as the Linda in Albany, TSL in Hudson, Tinker St. Cinema in Woodstock, Upstate Films in Saugerties and Proctors Theater in Schenectady. We’ve also worked with educators at NYU, Siena College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Union College.
We have a modern approach to live scoring using the sounds of experimental and ambient rock (ie. Can, Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sunn 0))), Pink Floyd and Brian Eno) to bring the experience of silent film to contemporary audiences. Additionally, we have developed methods that allow us to be flexible and spontaneous with live scoring and are very open to expanding our repertoire as well as collaborating with filmmakers.
Films in our repertoire include: Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary, He Who Gets Slapped, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Joan of Arc, The Unknown, Wings, The Navigator, The Little Fugitive, The Holy Mountain, Faust, Stalker, Broken Blossoms, Seven Chances, Beauty and the Beast, The Artist, One Week, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Epic of Everest, Vampyr, Nosfaratu, Fantastic Planet, A Page of Madness, Peter Pan, The Phantom of the Opera and The Cameraman.
