Britta Phillips
Visiting Composer, MFA in Film
Profile
Britta Phillips (bass, vocals, keyboards) grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She moved to New York City as a teen to pursue music. Britta’s first singing job was as the voice of cartoon rock star Jem of Jem & The Holograms. Soon after, she starred alongside Julia Roberts and Liam Neeson in the movie Satisfaction. Britta then moved to London with her band, Belltower, releasing one full-length album and several EPs. She later returned to the U.S. and in 2000 joined Luna and has been a member ever since. In 2018 she released a solo album, Luck or Magic.
Britt is part of the duo (Dean Wareham), who will be visiting during the summer 2024 residency in July.
About the duo: Dean & Britta have released four full-length albums as a duo. They also compose music for film, including the Squid & the Whale (2005) and Mistress America (2015) for Noah Baumbach, the Irma Vep series by Olivier Assayas, and 13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests, which is a live multi-media commissioned by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.