Scott Kelly (musician)
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Scott Kelly is one of three founding members of Oakland, California experimental hardcore band Neurosis. He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He has also appeared in other recordings, most notably Mastodon's Leviathan (2004) (on the song Aqua Dementia) and Blood Mountain (2006) (on the song Crystal Skull).
Currently he is still writing, recording and performing with Neurosis and all of the related projects as well as being part owner of Neurosis' record label Neurot recordings.
He has recently started an Internet radio station/website called Combat Music Radio.
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[edit] Equipment
Playing with Neurosis, Kelly plays a stock 1993 Gibson Les Paul Studio with the addition of a Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup. For amplification he uses a Marshall JCM 800 head and EarCandy speaker cabinets. In addition, Kelly uses an MXR Flanger, an MXR Blue Box, and/or an EVH Phaser Boss DD-6 Delay and Footswitch for amps distortion channel, Boss Tuner for guitar effects and Dunlop Ultex .60mm or Tortex .88mm guitar picks.[1]
[edit] Musical Influences
Kelly cites his own involvement with Neurosis as a central influence on his musical style. He also considers Black Flag, Pink Floyd, Die Kreuzen, Amebix, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, The Melvins, Celtic Frost and Hank Williams important influences.[2]
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[edit] See also
- Spirit Bound Flesh - Scott's solo album
- The Wake - Scott's sophomore album
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