Scissor Sisters Born in New York City, he was introduced to the
Scissor Sisters in 2001 at the insistence of a friend who, at the time, was dating
Jake Shears. He originally dismissed the band when he first saw them perform at The Cock, a New York City gay bar.
Solo Gruen produced the DVD
Kuvaputki released in 2008 by Embryoroom director
Edward Quist about Finnish noise artists
Pan Sonic. On Halloween 2008, he began releasing solo material, starting with the song "Hot House", only available with a digital film from his official site. The video was made by Embryoroom, the same director who made
Kuvaputki. The
Runaround EP was released in September 2009, and includes remixes from
Baron von Luxxury and
Lifelike. The other EPs were titled
Character Assassination, and
Litter to Society, each with an accompanying videos by Embryoroom. Gruen &
Boys Choir of Harlem alumnus Xavier - credited as
Del x Xavier, who would later join Slow Knights, collaborated on an EP titled
Tickle. It was released online as a free download in February 2013.
Slow Knights After
Scissor Sisters announced their hiatus in 2012, Gruen founded a five-person collective that became Slow Knights. They released two albums,
Cosmos on March 26, 2013; and
Living in a Dark World on April 20, 2015. ==Personal life==