Troy Van Leeuwen
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| Troy Van Leeuwen | |
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| Birth name | Troy Van Leeuwen |
| Born | January 5, 1970 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock Rock Space Rock Stoner Metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Keyboards |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros. Records EMI Virgin Records Interscope Records The Control Group |
| Associated acts | Queens of the Stone Age Failure Jester A Perfect Circle The Gutter Twins |
Troy Van Leeuwen (born January 5, 1970 in Los Angeles, California)[1] is an American guitarist who currently plays lap steel guitar, electric guitar, keyboards and sometimes bass in Queens of the Stone Age. Van Leeuwen began his career in his first band Jester with vocalist Eric Book,[citation needed] and played guitar for Failure, 60 Cycle and A Perfect Circle before joining Queens of the Stone Age in 2002.[2] Van Leeuwen also fronts his own band, Enemy.
Troy Van Leeuwen Yamaha is home to Troy van Leeuwen's own signature guitar, the SA503 TVL. Van Leeuwen has navigated his way through a variety of musical genres and has left his indelible mark in each of them. From session work with Depeche Mode, Korn, and Limp Bizkit to his role in A Perfect Circle, Troy has mastered it all.
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[edit] Musical equipment
Van Leeuwen uses hollowbody guitars including several Yamaha AES1500s, his signature SA503 TVL, other Gibson and Yamaha hollowbodies, a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender Telecaster Custom, a Fender Jaguar and a Chandler lap steel guitar. He also plays and endorses VOX Classic Plus amplifiers. [3]
[edit] Bands
- Jester
- Little Boots - No known studio recordings.
- 60 Cycle - Van Leeuwen appears on Pretender (1995) and their eponymous 1996 release.[2]
- Failure - An influential American alternative and space rock band active in the 1990s.
- A Perfect Circle - Van Leeuwen appeared on guitar on the albums Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step.
- Enemy - His "big, dumb rock trio" [4]
- Queens of the Stone Age - Guitar / Lap Steel / Keyboards / Bass / Vocals (2002 – Present).
[edit] Session Guitarist
- Depeche Mode (studio recordings only)[citation needed]
- Orgy (studio recordings only)
- Deadsy
- KoRn (studio recordings only)
- Limp Bizkit (studio recordings only)
[edit] References
- ^ Troy Van Leeuwen's IMDb profile
- ^ a b Troy Van Leeuwen biography at the Mister Enemy fansite.
- ^ Much of this information has been gathered through the observations of the Queens of the Stone Age official forum on the 'QOTSA Guitars' thread.
- ^ Last.fm Enemy wiki
[edit] External links
- Mister Enemy - Troy Van Leeuwen fansite.
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| NAME | Leeuwen, Troy Van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leeuwen, Troy Van |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970-1-5 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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