Van Conner
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| Van Conner | |
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| Birth name | Van Conner |
| Born | March 17, 1967 |
| Origin | Apple Valley, California |
| Genre(s) | Grunge Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | bass |
| Label(s) | Velvetone Records SST Records Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Screaming Trees VALIS |
Van Conner (b. March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California) is an American bass guitarist. He grew up in Ellensburg, Washington.
In 1984 he founded Screaming Trees with his older brother Gary Lee Conner and friends Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel.
Conner has played with several bands over the last 20 years and is currently playing with his band VALIS.
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[edit] Band/project history
- Explosive Generation (with Gary Lee Conner, Mark Pickerel, Dan Harper, David Frazini)
- Screaming Trees
- MDL
- Sweet Pea Lanterna and the Buttmeatmen (with Sean Hollister, Mark Lanegan, Nate Hill)
- Solomon Grundy (with Sean Hollister, Lee McCullough, James King)
- Dinosaur Jr (with J Mascis, Murph)
- Worm Wood (with Dylan Carlson)
- Gardener (with Aaron Staufer, Adrian Makins, Patrick Conner)
- VALIS (with Patrick Connner, Sean Hollister, Adrian Makins)
- Musk Ox (with Chovie D, Patrick Conner, Adrian Makins)
[edit] Selected discography
For his work with Screaming Trees, see their page.
- 1987 - Steve Fisk "448 Deathless Days" - SST
- 1988 - "Sub Pop 200" compilation - Sub Pop
- 1990 - Solomon Grundy "Stone Soup and Other Stories" - New Alliance
- 1992 - Solomon Grundy "Spirit of Radio/I'm Not the Freak" 7" EP - New Alliance
- 1996 - Gamma Ray EP - Man's Ruin
- 1998 - Queens of the Stone Age "Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age" - Man's Ruin
- 1998 - VALIS/Kitty Kitty Split EP - Man's Ruin
- 1999 - Gardener "New Dawning Time" - Sub Pop
- 1999 - The Dark Fantastic - Up Records
- 1999 - Mark Lanegan "I'll Take Care of You" - Sub Pop
- 2002 - VALIS "Vast Active Living Intelligence System" - Lunasound/Abstract
- 2004 - VALIS "Head Full of Pills" - Small Stone
- 2005 - VALIS "Champions of Magic" - Small Stone
- 2006 - "Sleepless in Seattle - The Birth of Grunge" compilation - High Wire
[edit] Personal Life
Conner currently resides in Stanwood, Washington with his wife, Jill and their four children. He works at Boeing in the Seattle area. Conner's brother-in-law is TAD bassist Kurt Danielson.
[edit] External links
- Official MySpace Page
- Official VALIS Website
- Official VALIS MySpace Page
- VALIS Music Videos
- Official Solomon Grundy MySpace Page
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