Scott Herren

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Herren in 2005
Background information
Birth nameGuillermo Scott Herren
Also known as
  • Prefuse 73
  • Savath and Savalas
  • Delarosa & Asora
  • Piano Overlord
  • Ahmad Szabo
Born Miami, Florida, U.S.
Origin Georgia, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop, neo-psychedelia , trip hop, electroacoustic, ambient
Occupation(s) Producer, DJ
Years active1997–present
Labels Warp, Chocolate Industries , Hefty , Money Studies , Pearineel, Schematic, Beat [1]
Website Official website

Guillermo Scott Herren is an American producer who has been based in Atlanta, Barcelona, and New York City. Herren releases music under the aliases Prefuse 73, Delarosa & Asora, Ahmad Szabo, and Piano Overlord, and is also part of the groups Savath y Savalas, Sons of the Morning, Fudge, Risil, and Diamond Watch Wrists.

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Biography

Guillermo Scott Herren was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. His father is Catalan and his mother is Irish and 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.

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; there he began recording his first major release, Sleep Method Suite, under the name of Delarosa and Asora. The album was released in 1997.

In 2000, Herren released the album Folk Songs for Trains, Trees, and Honey under the name Savath & Savalas.

Herren first released music under the name Prefuse 73 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 album One Word Extinguisher , one of his best known Prefuse 73 albums to date. A companion album, Extinguished: Outtakes was released afterwards showing off some of the production "outtakes" and remixes that were omitted from the initial release. [2]

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 rappers both underground and mainstream. Herren's next Prefuse 73 release, Security Screenings , was released in 2006; though as long as a full-length, the release was touted as an EP. [3] On August 8, 2007, the fourth Prefuse 73 album, Preparations was announced and it was released on October 15, 2007. The album is sold with a bonus full-length disc titled Interregnums, featuring songs that were more ambient and contemplative than usual Prefuse 73 material. [4]

Along with partners Peter Rentz, Carolina Chaves, Ben Loiz, Carlos Niño, and Paz Ochs, Herren started the Eastern Developments Music label.[ citation needed ]

In June 2008, Herren announced the formation of a new collaborative project, Risil, which includes members of Sunn O))), Hella, School of Seven Bells, Pivot, and others. [5] On June 24, 2009, the supergroup released their debut LP, entitled Non Meters Volume 1. Herren also released a new Savath & Savalas album, entitled La Llama, earlier in March of the same year, and a new Prefuse 73 LP entitled Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian . [6]

In 2009, under the name Diamond Watch Wrists, he and Zach Hill contributed a cover of a Pivot song to the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation. The group later released the album Ice Capped At Both Ends. [7]

Herren released three sets under the name Prefuse 73 in 2015: two EPs (Forsyth Gardens and Every Color of Darkness) and an album, Rivington Não Rio . [8]

Discography

Prefuse 73

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Delarosa & Asora

Albums

EPs

Savath and Savalas

Albums

EPs

Piano Overlord

Albums

EPs

Diamond Watch Wrists

Albums

Guillermo Scott Herren

Albums

Ahmad Szabo

Albums

Sons of the Morning

EPs

Fudge

Albums

  • Lady Parts

Reto A Ichi

Productions

Compilation appearances

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