Father Sebastiaan
Encyclopedia
Father Sebastiaan is an American
, event coordinator, host of the Endless Night Vampire Ball events, co-founder of the Ordo Strigoi Vii
, founder of The Sanguinarium
social network and a personality in the vampire subculture.
Father Sebastiaan was born in San Diego, California
to a Naval family and moved with his family to grow up in the New York Metro Area. After the first Gulf War he moved to Dubai for a few years and eventually returned again to New York City to begin his career as a writer and event coordinator in New York City. Working as a promoter at The Limelight
in New York City
for club owner Peter Gatien
he began making fangs while working as an assistant dental technician for a dentist. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 he moved to Amsterdam
, Netherlands
and eventually settling in Paris
, France
to pursue writing and custom fang design.
network which has gone through various evolutions and was redesigned in 2011 to serve as a social network.
Television
Film
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, event coordinator, host of the Endless Night Vampire Ball events, co-founder of the Ordo Strigoi Vii
Ordo Strigoi Vii
Ordo Strigoi Vii is an international intiatory fraternal esoteric order which is a part of The Sanguinarium movement and the vampire lifestyle...
, founder of The Sanguinarium
The Sanguinarium
The Sanguinarium is a movement and subset of the real life vampire subculture which is an international network of businesses, orders and individuals who adhere to a specific set of traditions, philosophies and outlooks related to the vampire mythos and was founded in the mid 1990s by the Fangsmith...
social network and a personality in the vampire subculture.
Father Sebastiaan was born in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to a Naval family and moved with his family to grow up in the New York Metro Area. After the first Gulf War he moved to Dubai for a few years and eventually returned again to New York City to begin his career as a writer and event coordinator in New York City. Working as a promoter at The Limelight
The Limelight
The Limelight is the name of a chain of nightclubs that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida, and London, and formerly in New York City and Chicago.-History:...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for club owner Peter Gatien
Peter Gatien
Peter Gatien was the owner of several New York nightclubs, including The Limelight, Palladium, Club USA, and Tunnel. He was once dubbed as the "King of New York Clubs", during his time in New York City.-Life and career:...
he began making fangs while working as an assistant dental technician for a dentist. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 he moved to Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and eventually settling in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to pursue writing and custom fang design.
The Sanguinarium
In 1993 he founded The SanguinariumThe Sanguinarium
The Sanguinarium is a movement and subset of the real life vampire subculture which is an international network of businesses, orders and individuals who adhere to a specific set of traditions, philosophies and outlooks related to the vampire mythos and was founded in the mid 1990s by the Fangsmith...
network which has gone through various evolutions and was redesigned in 2011 to serve as a social network.
Filmography
Father Sebastiaan has appeared on TV shows and networks and is a spokesperson and central personality within the modern vampire subculture.Television
- The Secret Life of Vampires (A&EA&E NetworkThe A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
, 2005) - Vampire SecretsVampire SecretsVampire Secrets is a 2006 docudrama about the mythology and lifestyle of vampires, produced by Indigo Films for the History Channel, and narrated by Corey Burton....
(History Channel, 2006)
Film
- Vampyres (Avalanche Productions, 2007) documentary based on the book Vampyres: When Reality Goes Beyond Fiction by Laurent Courau
Further reading
- Belanger, Michelle A. The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work. 30 November 2004. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 978-1578633210