Prefuse 73
| Scott Herren | |
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Scott Herren aka Prefuse 73, portrayed in Berlin in 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Scott Herren |
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| Born | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Origin | Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, neo-psychedelia, electroacoustic, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Sampler |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Warp, Chocolate Industries, Hefty, Money Studies, Pearineel, Schematic, Beat |
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| Website | Official website |
Scott Herren is a 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.
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". This album focused more on Herren's ambient and jazz influences.
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 full-length 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 full-length.
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