Gary Schutt

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Gary Schutt
Birth nameGary Christopher Schutt
Born (1967-12-29) December 29, 1967 (age 54) [1]
Monticello, New York, United States
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres
  • Rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass guitar
  • piano
  • drums
Years active1990s–present
LabelsPalisade Records
Associated acts
Website garyschutt.com

Gary Schutt (born 1967) is an American rock musician who rose to prominence in Los Angeles during the 1990s while working with Jeff Scott Soto and Takara. In 1994, he moved to Florida and joined Signal Zero, later launching his solo career in 1999 with the release of Playthings. Schutt is currently in his own band, Panic Fire; and the tribute band, Diary of an Ozzman, based out of Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Early life

Gary Schutt was born in 1967 in Monticello, New York, as the son of William and Linda Schutt. He is proficient in guitar, bass guitar, piano, and drums, and graduated in 1990 from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, [2] where he obtained his bachelor's degree in songwriting. While at Berklee, he performed as a guitarist in two concerts: "Shouting in the Arena" by Mike Ciano (12 February 1988) [3] and "Parental Guidance Suggested" by Cliff Maddix (21 March 1989). [4]

Career

Gary Schutt came into prominence in the early 1990s when he moved to Los Angeles and toured and recorded with Jeff Scott Soto and Takara. After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, he moved to Florida and joined the band Signal Zero. Despite his relocation, Schutt continued collaborating with Soto and released "Sentimetal" in Japan and Europe in 1994.

Schutt's solo career began in 1999 with the release of Playthings, in which he was the sole vocalist and instrumentalist. Schutt continues to write, record, and perform his own music under his own label, Palisade Records. He is currently in his own band, Panic Fire, and the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, Diary of an Ozzman, based out of Tampa Bay, Florida. Panic Fire has performed opening for national acts, such as Steel Panther.

Schutt is sponsored by Atomic Guitar Works. [5]

Discography

Solo albums

With Jeff Scott Soto

With Takara

E19

Various compilations

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  2. 1 2 "Gary Schutt". Alumnotes. Berklee Today . Vol. 27, no. 3. Boston, Massachusetts: Berklee College of Music Office of Institutional Advancement. Spring 2016. ISSN   1052-3839. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. CLASS OF 1990: Gary Schutt of Tampa, FL, is releasing the two-disc rock opera Under Sedation.
  3. ↑ "Shouting In The Arena". Archives. Boston, Massachusetts: Berklee College of Music. 12 February 1988. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Parental Guidance Suggested". Archives. Berklee Faculty Association Concert Series. Boston, Massachusetts: Berklee College of Music. 21 March 1989. pp.  2–3. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "We are proud to sponsor the following artists". Artist. Atomic Guitar Works. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gary Schutt - Playthings". All Music. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Gary Schutt - Excruciating Pleasures". All Music. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  8. ↑ "Gary Schutt - Dramatically Acoustic". All Music. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. ↑ "Gary Schutt - B-Sides Myself". All Music. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  10. ↑ "Gary Schutt - Palisade: Lost In Paradise". All Music. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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