Person · Male
Jim Sclavunos
US multi-instrumentalist / producer / writer
- From
- Brooklyn, United States
- Since
- present
- Releases
- 1
About
James Sclavunos is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer and writer. He is best known for his work as a drummer, having been a member of two seminal no wave groups in the late 1970s, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks and 8 Eyed Spy, both alongside Lydia Lunch. He is also noted for stints in Sonic Youth and the Cramps, and has been a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds since 1994. Sclavunos has led his own group the Vanity Set since 2000 and was a founding member of the Bad Seeds spinoff band Grinderman.
Member of
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Sonic Youth drums (drum set)
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds background vocals, drums (drum set), melodica, organ, percussion
Discography
Singles
Links
Collaboration
Also known as
James Sclavunos
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- dc24f4fa-1b47-412f-891c-0f0a43664b8b
- ISNI
- 0000000372637097
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.