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''Minima: Live Silent Film Accompaniments. Contemporary Film Scores.''

Minima were established in 2006 by Alex Hogg and Mick Frangou. The band were originally designed to accompany silent feature films, short films and animations. They perform originally composed set scores as well as improvised soundtracks. Using electric guitar (Alex Hogg), drums (Mick Frangou), cello (Greg Hall) and bass, (Andy Taylor), the band perform totally live. Their first film, with original score written by Alex Hogg, was The Seashell and the Clergyman (La Coquille et Le Clergyman, 40min). The film was directed by Germaine Dulac, from an original screenplay by Antonin Artaud, and premiered in Paris on 9 February 1928.

Since then the band, who all contribute to compositions, have added to their repertoire six more original scores to silent films and also perform semi-improvised and improvised soundtracks to an array of silent features, shorts, animations and experimental film. The band have recently written scores for contemporary filmmakers and offer masterclasses and workshops in live silent film accompaniment.

Minima perform to a very broad range of audiences and at venues such as The Barbican, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Picturehouse chain of cinemas, BFI Southbank and the East End Film Festival as well as music festivals; The Big Chill, Latitude and Green Man.