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Rodney Orpheus was born on 8 July 1960 in Moneymore, Northern Ireland, and attended Rainey Endowed School on a scholarship. He became interested in music during the punk rock movement of the mid-70s and led one of Ireland's first experimental punk bands, The Spare Mentals. In 1980, dissatisfied with the lack of opportunity in Ireland, he migrated to Leeds, England where he formed The Cassandra Complex with Paul Dillon, whom he met when he gatecrashed Dillon's 21st birthday party. The two originally financed the band by working at The Sorceror's Apprentice occult store.
After the release of The Cassandra's Complex's first records Orpheus spent several years touring Europe, originally basing himself in Aachen, Germany, where he joined Ordo Templi Orientis. Orpheus had been studying the works of Aleister Crowley and other occult authors since his teenage years, and previously had been founder and editor of the UK occult newspaper Pagan News along with Phil Hine[1]. While in Aachen he began work on the book Abrahadabra.[2]
Orpheus moved to Hamburg in 1990 where he formed Makhashanah Oasis (later Lodge) of O.T.O. During this period he also formed the band Sun God,[3] based on Santeria initiation he had received from Baba Raul Canizares on a visit to New York. He set up a recording studio where The Cassandra Complex recorded their next albums, as well as producing and remixing several records for other German alternative artists, including Die Krupps and Girls Under Glass.[4] He also made his first feature film appearance, in the German vampire movie Kiss My Blood,[5] and toured with The Sisters of Mercy.[6]
Orpheus had been a user of Steinberg's computer music software in the studio for some time, and soon after moving to Hamburg he joined the company to pioneer their Internet Services division. He became a well-known figure presenting the company's software at trade shows, and in 1999 relocated to Los Angeles to work on one of the first Web 2.0 community sites, cubase.net.[7] While based in L.A. Orpheus served as a member of the US Grand Lodge O.T.O. Supreme Grand Council.
In Los Angeles Orpheus spent time working within the movie sound industry[8] and became a strong supporter of Surround Sound. The led to him moving to Henley-on-Thames and becoming Business Development Manager for the DTS Entertainment surround record label.[9] During this period he produced the surround albums Planet Earth for LTJ Bukem and A Gigantic Globular Burst of Anti-Static for The Future Sound of London.
Rodney Orpheus now lives in Stroud, in the Cotswolds region of England, where he works as a college lecturer in media production and music technology. He has recently been appointed Deputy National Grand Master General for UK Grand Lodge of O.T.O.[10]
Notes
- ^ Hine, Phil. "Occult magazine publishing". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Orpheus, Rodney (2005-09-30). Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Magick. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 1578633265.
- ^ Jester (1996-01). "Sun God Interview". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Rodney Orpheus Discography". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Jazay, David (Director). Kiss My Blood (1998). Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "1996/07/14, Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Sonic State - News Steinberg unveils Cubase.Net, A new web community for Cubase users". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Border, W.K. (Director). Sex, Death & Eyeliner (2000). Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "DTS Expands DTS Entertainment in Europe; Company Appoints Business Development Manager, DTS Entertainment, Europe". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
{{cite web}}: Text "Business Wire" ignored (help); Text "Find Articles at BNET" ignored (help) - ^ "Current News - UK Grand Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
External Links
- "Rodney Orpheus". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- "The Cassandra Complex". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- "Sun God". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- Orpheus, Rodney. "Abrahadabra - Google Book Search". Retrieved 2009-05-29.