Guillermo Scott Herren
is a music 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
, Diamond Watch Wrists
, Delarosa and Asora
and Piano Overlord
.
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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/
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]
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.
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."
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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 LP entitled
Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
.
[3]
Discography
Prefuse 73
Albums
- Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives
( June 9, 2001)
- One Word Extinguisher
(May 5, 2003)
- Surrounded by Silence
(March 21, 2005)
- Preparations
(October 15, 2007)
- Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
(April 14, 2009)
EPs/Singles/Compilations
- Estrocaro EP
(October 23, 2000)
- Radio Attack / Nuno
(2000)
- Out Takes For 88'.
(Never released, 2001)
- Wylin Out (Featuring Mos Def & Diverse)
(2002)
- The '92 Vs. '02 Collection
(2002)
- Extinguished: Outtakes
(August 25, 2003)
- T5 Soul Sessions, Volume 1
(2004)
- Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
(2005)
- HideYaFace
(February 21, 2005)
- Security Screenings
(February 6, 2006)
- Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P.
(July 11, 2005)
- Interregnums
(October 15, 2007)
- The Class Of 73 Bells (Featuring School of Seven Bells)
(September 17, 2007)
- The Forest Of Oversensitivity
(June 1, 2009)
Delarosa & Asora
Albums
- Sleep Method Suite
(1997)
- Agony, Pt. 1
(2001)
EPs/Singles/Compilations
- Crush the Sight-Seers
(1999)
- Backsome
(2001)
Savath and Savalas
Albums
- Folk Songs for Trains, Trees and Honey
(2000)
- Apropa't
(2004)
- Golden Pollen
(June 19, 2007)
- La Llama
(May 19, 2009) (Stones Throw)
EPs/Singles/Compilations
- Immediate Action #1
(Wednesday, July 25, 2001)
- Rolls and Waves
(2002)
- Mañana
(2005)
Piano Overlord
Albums
- The Singles Collection 03-05
(November 8, 2005)
EPs/Singles/Compilations
- Tease EP
(2004)
- Torture EP
(August 2005)
Guillermo Scott Herren
Albums
- Sleeping on Saturday and Sunday Afternoons
(2003), Tour CDR in regular CD jewel case with handmade artwork (front and back inlays) that was sold (for $25) on 2003 Prefuse 73 tour with Four Tet and Manitoba. [4]
References
- Prefuse 73 Biography
- Eastern Developments Music: About Us
- Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs
- Guillermo Scott Herren - Sleeping on Saturday and Sunday Afternoons