Steve Berlin
Musician
A longtime mainstay of the Los Angeles music scene, saxophonist Steve Berlin enjoyed perhaps his greatest prominence as a member of Los Lobos, although he was also a sought-after producer and session player. Born September 14, 1955 in Philadelphia, he first surfaced with the Blasters, and officially joined Los Lobos in 1984 after co-producing their 1983 EP And a Time to Dance with T-Bone Burnett. Berlin also continued playing on sessions for a variety of Southern California bands, including the Beat Farmers, Translator, and the Flesh Eaters. In 1986, he appeared on Paul Simon’s landmark Graceland, and a year later, Los Lobos enjoyed their commercial breakthrough with the soundtrack to the film La Bamba. Concurrently, Berlin’s reputation as a producer continued to grow, and he helmed sessions for acts ranging from Faith No More to Dave Alvin to the Tail Gators. In the years to follow, he remained an alternative rock fixture, forging ahead with Los Lobos and working as a freelance with the likes of the Replacements, John Lee Hooker, Leo Kottke, and Sheryl Crow.
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The Golem Rescored
The Legacy Of The Golem
This episode is scored by the team that recently produced the new score for Cecil B Demille’s Ten Commandments. This trio consists of Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, and jazz drumming legend Scott Amendola. We delve into the finale of The Golem: How He Came Into The World with film criticism by Ina Archer, a filmmaker, visual artist, programmer and writer and media conservation and digitization specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. Watch here.
The Golem Rescored: Guests
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Golem, Reboot is cutting up the film into eight parts, creating an episodic series with new scores by renowned musicians and hosted by preeminent scholars, composers and film historians discussing the significance of the film and its music and taking a deep dive into the Jewish history, occultism, Hollywoodism, traditions and astrology.
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The Ten Commandments Rescored
A modern-day score to Cecil B. Demille’s 1923 classic silent film The Ten Commandments with Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips) and Scott Amendola
Reboot Ideas
Reboot Ideas: The Ten Commandments – A Film Rescored
For Passover Reboot released a modern-day score to Cecil B. Demille’s 1923 silent film The Ten Commandments featuring Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips) and Scott Amendola. They are in conversation with Reboot CEO, David Katznelson, facilitated by filmmaker Liz Nord.
The Ten Commandments
A modern-day score to Cecil B. Demille’s 1923 classic silent film The Ten Commandments with Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips) and Scott Amendola.