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.
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.
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