Scott Herren

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Not to be confused with Gil Scott-Heron.
Guillermo Scott Herren
Birth name Guillermo Scott Herren
Also known as Prefuse 73
Delarosa and Asora
Savath and Savalas
Piano Overlord
Origin Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Electroacoustic
Psychedelic
Hip-Hop
Glitch hop
IDM
Occupation(s) Producer, Musician
Years active 1997 - Present
Label(s) Warp,Chocolate Industries, Hefty, Money Studies, Pearineel, Schematic
Website prefuse73.com

Guillermo Scott Herren is a hip hop and IDM producer and artist, who has been based out of Atlanta, Barcelona and New York. Herren releases music under various aliases, most notably Prefuse 73, Savath & Savalas, Delarosa and Asora and Piano Overlord.

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[edit] Biography

Guillermo Scott Herren was born in Miami, Florida and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. His father is Catalan and his mother is Irish/Cuban. At an early age his parents encouraged him to play piano and other instruments; his mother "forced" Herren to play a wide variety of instruments, even going so far as to teach him the Suzuki Method, in order to "keep him out of trouble". Growing up, Herren's musical tastes branched out, and he became interested in hip-hop, punk rock, and electronic music.[1]

[edit] Career

He began his career DJing at MJQ, a small night club in Atlanta, and then began working in commercial studios producing hip-hop tracks for Dirty South rappers. However, Herren wanted to create his own music, and started collecting second-hand instruments and drum machines during this part of his career. He eventually moved to New York City to go to college, and began recording his first major release, Sleep Method Suite, under the name of Delarosa and Asora. The album was released in 1997.[1]

In 2000, Herren released a CD/LP on Hefty Records/Warp Records titled Folk Songs For Trains, Trees, And Honey. This album focused more on Herren's ambient and jazz influences, and was the first recording released under the name Savath & Savalas.

Herren first released music under the Prefuse 73 moniker with 2001's commercially and critically successful Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives. A year later, a 4-track EP The '92 Vs. '02 Collection was released.

In 2003, Herren released the full-length album One Word Extinguisher, one of his best known Prefuse 73 albums to date. A companion album, Extinguished: Outtakes was released after One Word Extinguisher showing off some of the production "outtakes" and remixes that were omitted from the initial full-length. Extinguished was unique in that it was a full-length, stand-alone album in its own right.

2005 saw the release of Surrounded By Silence, Herren's third album as Prefuse 73. The album featured more collaborations with a variety of musicians, including many rappers, both underground and mainstream. Herren's next Prefuse 73 release, Security Screenings, was released in 2006. It was announced on August 8th, 2007, that Herren's latest Prefuse 73 album would be called Preparations, and it was released on October 15, 2007. The album is sold with a bonus disc called Interregnums.

Preparations was leaked onto the Internet October 1, 2007

Along with partners Peter Rentz, Carolina Chaves, Ben Loiz, Carlos Niño, and Paz Ochs, Herren has started the Eastern Developments Music label, which is currently run by Herren, Matt Booth and Jennipa Han, is responsible for artists such as Eliot Lipp, Icy Demons,The Exposures and Daedelus. Herren describes his label as, "less concerned with being 'on some next shit', 'blowing the fuck up', or 'changing the face of anything'. 'We're more concerned with bringing you music we think you'll feel and understand in the same way we do."[2]

In June 2008, Herren announced the formation of a new collaborative project, Risil, which includes members of Sunn 0))), Hella, School of Seven Bells, Pivot, and others. Initial releases by Risil will be vinyl-only followed by a full-length album. Herren also announced a new Savath & Savalas album, La Llama, due in 2008 and a new Prefuse 73 album due in early 2009.[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Prefuse 73

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[edit] Delarosa & Asora

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[edit] Savath and Savalas

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[edit] Piano Overlord

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[edit] Guillermo Scott Herren

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ryan Allen. "Prefuse 73 Biography". http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004745/Prefuse-73.html. 
  2. ^ G. Scott Herren. "Eastern Developments Music: About Us". http://www.easterndevelopments.com/about.shtml. Retrieved on 2006. 
  3. ^ Paul Thompson. "Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs". http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51122-scott-herren-preps-prefuse-savath-savalas-risil-lps. Retrieved on 2008. 
  4. ^ Discogs. "Guillermo Scott Herren - Sleeping on Saturday and Sunday Afternoons". http://www.discogs.com/release/643569. 

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