Siouxsie Medley, born and raised in Los Angeles, is a musician, artist and actress. Medley is best known as the guitarist for Dead Sara, a rock band she started at age 15 with her friend Emily Armstrong, who was 16.
Since then, Dead Sara has released an EP and a self-titled album, had a hit record with "Weatherman", and opened for bands such as Bush, The Used, Chevelle, The Offspring, and MUSE as well as headlined shows. Dead Sara released their second album "Pleasure To Meet You" on March 31, 2015.
In 2012, Medley was the only woman among the 10 finalists for Loudwire's rock guitarist of the year award. As of 2014, Medley is the only female guitarist ever named as a guitarist of the year finalist in Loudwire's yearly awards.
Medley acted in Dead Sara's music video "Lemon Scent" and made appearances with the band on Jimmy Kimmel Live,Vampire Diaries,Late Night with Seth Meyers and in a special about the band on Fuse News.
Medley composed the artwork for the Dead Sara single "Heart Shaped Box", which Sony Computer Entertainment commissioned Dead Sara to cover for its Infamous Second Son video game. Her artwork can be seen on iTunes.
Siouxsie Sioux (/ˈsuːziː suː/, born Susan Janet Ballion; 27 May 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. She is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996) and the drums-and-voice duo The Creatures (1981–2005). Siouxsie and the Banshees released 11 studio albums and several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House", "Peek-a-Boo" plus a US Billboard Top 25 hit "Kiss Them for Me". With The Creatures, Siouxsie recorded four studio albums and the hit single "Right Now". She has also sung with artists such as Morrissey and John Cale. After disbanding The Creatures in the mid-2000s, she continued as a solo artist and released Mantaray in 2007.
Allmusic named Siouxsie as "one of the most influential British singers of the rock era". Her songs have been covered by Jeff Buckley,Tricky and LCD Soundsystem. Her records have also been praised by artists such as PJ Harvey and TV on the Radio. In 2011, she was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Q Awards and in 2012, at the Ivor Novello Awards, she received the Inspiration Award.