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Leeuwen, Troy De Van Leeuwen, TVL, Tweezil Von Smoothy Born ( 1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 48) Los Angeles, United States Genres, Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, percussion, drums, Years active 1983–present Labels, Associated acts, Troy Van Leeuwen (born January 5, 1970) is an American musician and producer. He is best known as the guitarist for the rock band, (QOTSA), for which he has served since 2002. He is also known for his work with the seminal rock band, and with, as well as recordings with QOTSA members' side projects such as, and. Van Leeuwen created his first side-project, in 2005, in 2008, in 2016, and toured with supporting his album made with QOTSA bandmates and. Contents. Biography Van Leeuwen has a Dutch surname (he has ancestors from the and has described himself as a third-generation American).

He became interested in music at an early age and his dad would play early rock and roll records such as. His first big influence in learning how to play rock came through listening to records. Playing drums initially, Van Leeuwen sought to imitate Zeppelin drummer, but later switched to guitar and discovered that he had an aptitude for it. He cites as a big influence: I would have to say that Jimmy Page was the first influence I had as a guitar player.

There were so many textures and different sounds that he got. The riffs that he made were undeniably great. Every one of them. Even the mistakes he made were great. So to me, that was a great first influence. Music Career In the late 1980s, Van Leeuwen played in Jester, a successful southern California band fronted by vocalist Eric Book.

Jester released an EP, which is the earliest and most rare recording of a 16-year-old Van Leeuwen. He then played in a small band called Little Boots, with which he recorded a number of demos and played a few shows before the band's breakup.

His next band was, which released their debut 'Pretender' in 1995, and their self-titled album the following year. It was during his time in 60 Cycle that Van Leeuwen met Kellii Scott, and the two started working on a project (later to be known as ).

Van Leeuwen went on to play in. The band released three records and didn't enjoy any commercial success, but was praised by critics as a talented and almost revolutionary group. It was during a tour with Failure when Van Leeuwen met former guitarist, who was presently playing rhythm guitar with. After the breakup of Failure, Van Leeuwen became a and, working with groups such as, and. A Perfect Circle It was during his time as a session musician that Van Leeuwen met frontman, who offered him a spot in his and 's new band,. The band played their first show at LA's Viper Club Reception on August 15, 1999. After playing shows in Los Angeles, the band entered the studio to begin work on their debut album,.

The album was released on May 23, 2000, making it the highest ever debut for a new rock band, selling over 188,000 copies in its first week, and appearing at number four on the. Van Leeuwen toured extensively with the band, initially as the opening act for, followed a number of headlining tours around the world. Van Leeuwen recorded guitar parts on only three tracks of 's second album, before successfully auditioning for a spot in Josh Homme's. Queens of the Stone Age After outperforming and others in the audition, Van Leeuwen was welcomed as the band's second guitarist for their tour. Besides playing guitar, Van Leeuwen also performed on, keyboards, backing vocals and occasionally bass guitar.

Due to the band's schedule, Van Leeuwen had only one week to learn 30 songs before the tour began. For the European leg of the album's supporting tour, left to return to his main band.

He was replaced with former drummer. Songs for the Deaf was a critical and commercial success, and the singles ' and ' became hits on both radio and. The tour culminated in a number of headline dates in Australia in January 2004. Van Leeuwen's first recording with QOTSA was. The band entered the studio with and multi-instrumentalist, who replaced Nick Oliveri on the album. Van Leeuwen aimed to fill in some of the gaps in the music where he felt the sound could be expanded through atmospheric and ambient textures made by guitar, lap steel and piano.

The album (the title of which is taken from a lyric in Mosquito Song from Songs for the Deaf) featured several guest appearances, most notably 's, who performed backing vocals and lead guitar on ' and the cover, Precious and Grace. Despite reportedly turning down an invitation to remain with the band, recorded vocals on new tracks, and appeared with the band on the supporting tour when scheduling and his health permitted. The album was leaked onto the internet in February 2005, and was aired by Australian radio on March 3, 2005 as an unsubstantiated 'World Premiere'. The album was then officially released on March 22, 2005 in the USA, and debuted as number 5 on the: the greatest initial success of any QOTSA record to date. On November 22, 2005, the band released a live album/DVD set called, which featured a live concert filmed in London, and bonus features (including rare videos dating from 1998 to 2005). After touring to support the album, the band headed back into the studio in July 2006.

A year later, Van Leeuwen reported that the band had written new material that was 'still in its infancy', which Homme later suggested might be released as an. This matured into their 2007 release, to which Van Leeuwen contributed a significant amount of material. Van Leeuwen performing with at the near, southern Germany, June 24, 2007 Several sites reported that the album would include many guest vocalists, including from, from, of, and wittingly, deceased humorist.

Josh Homme described the record as 'dark, hard, and electrical, sort of like a construction worker'. Was completed in early April 2007 and released in June 2007 in the US The tracks ' and ' were released as singles in early June. Bassist (, ) and keyboardist (, ) took over touring duties from and respectively. Following a subsequent interview with Homme, reported that the EP 'could contain as many as 10 B-sides recorded during the Era Vulgaris sessions.' It was since reported however that the EP would not be released due to the record label's unwillingness to put out another QOTSA release at this time. In a September issue of Magazine, Homme stated that he was going back to make the new QOTSA and records, along with remastering the 1998 (QOTSA) for an early 2009 release.

Homme also stated Queens' new album is going to be a 'desert orgy in the dark'. In 2013, QOTSA released, Van Leeuwen's third full album with the band. On the album, Van Leeuwen plays guitar, percussion, twelve-string, synthesizers, acoustic guitar and provides vocals. The album was the first QOTSA album to reach number one on the. It also reached number two on the and was nominated for three, including. Other musical work In 2005, Van Leeuwen released with his sideproject.

The album features bassist Eddie Nappi from the, and his former bandmate from Kelli Scott on drums (who had replaced 's Alan Cage). Van Leeuwen describes Enemy as his 'big, dumb rock trio', and 'a vehicle driven by pure and utter disgust of mediocrity and general frustration with the human condition'. During Van Leeuwen's time with A Perfect Circle, Enemy recorded a five track demo in what he called 'Guerilla-style recording' at various studios.

The band (unusually) offered to be signed by a record label by advertising for the princely sum of $250,000 on. Enemy was ultimately signed by, who released their debut album.

After joining the Queens of the Stone Age, Van Leeuwen has also contributed music to band members' various side projects: such as, and 's solo album. After the tour's end, Van Leeuwen began touring with his current side project,. In 2016, Van Leeuwen toured with and in support of their album. He also formed, a also consisting of, the singer and bass player from, the drummer for, and, a multi-instrumentalist who appeared with Van Leeuwen on Sweethead's. An will be released in the summer of 2016, and the band is developing a studio for release later in the year.

In 2017, he contributed guitar parts to 's fifth studio album,. Musical equipment According to Van Leeuwen, (and Homme in particular) have a 'veil of secrecy' regarding their exact setup, in order to maintain a unique guitar sound. However, over time Van Leeuwen eventually disclosed some information regarding his gear.

When he first joined the band in 2002 for the Songs for the Deaf promotional tour, he leaned toward duplicating Josh Homme's setup, favoring guitar combos and specific pedals. All of his guitars were fitted with a variety of pickups, most often Customs or JB. During the Lullabies to Paralyze period, both Homme and Van Leeuwen favored semi-hollow guitars with pickups due to their natural resonance.

To prohibit 'bad feedback', he stuffed pieces of foam into the F-holes of some. On Era Vulgaris he switched to Fender Telecasters and Jaguars, recorded through small, cheap amps. His guitars are tuned in standard 440, mostly, and, though one-off tunings have appeared on a few songs. He is a steady user of Mastery Bridges, utilizing their Offset and Tele models in addition to the Offset Vibrato.

Troy has also said that his live rig is considerably different than what he uses during recording, due to the fact that he considers most of his vintage equipment too unreliable for touring. He uses custom gauge 11's for standard tuning and 12's for lower tunings.

Van Leeuwen uses Silver Hercos.75mm picks, the same picks uses, and got a signature version of them in early 2017. A lot of guitarists only use solos to define who they are. I can shred when I need to, but, ultimately, I'm interested in playing what the song needs—even if that means not playing at all. Troy Van Leeuwen. – Troy has used several different Les Pauls, including a 1995 Classic Premium Plus in Amber, a 1991 all gold Classic Goldtop, a 70s white Deluxe, and a black Standard. Tuned to C standard for QOTSA.

The all gold Les Paul was formerly Josh's Homme's backup guitar in Kyuss. – Has used a Mexican 72 reissue model from Era Vulgaris to.Like Clockwork for songs in E. Replaced live by the Echo Park De Leon. – Used from Era Vulgaris and onwards.

Has used a black AVRI 62, an Aztec Gold AVRI 65, a Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster Special, and prototypes for his Fender signature model in 'Candy Oxblood Red' and a matching headstock with a bound neck with block inlays. – Used from Era Vulgaris and onwards. One of Troy's personal favorites is his 1963 Jaguar: originally Candy Apple Red with a matching headstock, at one point it was refinished black only on the body, resulting in a unique mismatched body/neck.

Also rarely uses a white AVRI 62, Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH, and a model. Double Neck – Made for the.Like Clockwork tour, combining his signature Jazzmaster with a with a 12 string bridge. 12 – string – Replaced his Burns on the.Like Clockwork tour, finished in 'Copper Relic' with a matching headstock and tort pickguard. – Van Leeuwen's signature semihollow guitar, roughly based on a H78, fitted with three pickups, two three way switches and a. Van Leeuwen used the two protypes on tour, his red model equipped with a bridge mini-humbucker and tuned to E standard, while his black prototype was used in D. – Hollowbody modeled off a, used a stock black model with two mini-humbuckers in D standard tuning in 2002 for 'The Sky is Fallin', later used by bandmate, and a white model in Enemy, later given to of.

Van Leeuwen favored a custom 3 pickup red model with a bridge humbucker and neck and middle P-90's and a trapeze tailpiece for songs in C standard from Lullabies to Paralyze on, but was accidentally destroyed out of frustration in 2011. – Used a sunburst model occasionally in studio or as backup to the Les Pauls. – One of Troy's main guitars from A Perfect Circle to Era Vulgaris.

Owns both a red model with humbuckers and a black model with P-90s. Tuned to E when used.

– signature guitar in Manchester City blue finish. Tuned EGDGBE for ' and 'Someone's in the Wolf'. De Leon – A limited edition run of guitars based on their 'Clarence' model, a prototype larger Tele style body built by, but with Troy's personal custom specs, a tele-custom style configuration. Built for the. Like Clockwork tour. Clarence J – A Clarence model with a Jazzmaster bridge pickup and Arcane Gold Coil neck pickup and 'offset' style Jaguar/Jazzmaster Mastery bridge and tailpiece in Lake Placid Blue finish with matching headstock.

Replaced the De Leon on tour in E. – Used throughout the.Like Clockwork album and tour by Troy and. – Used a black double bound v64 reissue model on the.Like clockwork sessions. – Heavily worn sunburst model used in Sweethead. – Equipped stock with coil split-able used in studio. – Uses a reissue Pawn Shop series model in Candy Apple Red in Sweethead and Gone Is Gone.

Hansen Custom – Hand made in Denmark, a black reliced Tele Deluxe style with Bigsby and reverse Strat headstock. PT Traditional – Schecter's version of a Telecaster, used a gold model with a maple neck in Failure.

MS503 – Used in D standard for 'The Sky is Fallin' during the Songs for the Deaf tour. BB1200 – Used one of Josh Homme's models recording Lullabies to Paralyze.

– Used to record Lullabies, known for its single middle P-90 pickup. – Also used during the Lullabies recording period.

– Homme's guitar used in the recording of Era Vulgaris. Verythin 4575 – Rare German guitar from the mid 60s. Used in the ' video. – Used in the ' video. – Mahogany body and palm tree fret markers, equipped with a Invader. Tuned to Open E tuning. Other instruments In addition to guitar and lap steel, Troy has also played a keyboard and later a synthesizer during live performances and recordings.

After 's departure from the band, Troy also played an bass or a during several Queens of the Stone Age recordings and the tour following, sharing bass playing duties with, as well as using a blue 1967 bass in the ' video. Following in which bassist and keyboardist/guitarist were hired, Troy went back to being primarily the lead guitarist live—although he also occasionally contributes with synths, lap steel, and back up vocals. I like to have stuff in the studio that's vintage and I like to keep things as pure as possible. But when it comes to the road, I like to use stuff that works consistently.

I don't like stuff that's vintage and cool, but breaks down. So that's why I'll use a switching system and new pedals.

I don't care about using vintage pedals over new pedals. The difference live is so minute.

First of all, you're in a hall or a theater which changes the sound. Then it's going through a mic, then through a PA. And live, it's not as much under the microscope as in the studio. Troy Van Leeuwen.

– Used on the Songs for the Deaf and Era Vulgaris tours, alongside Mesa, Marshall, and later Orange 4x12 cabinets. – Used early on the Songs for the Deaf tour. – Same as the VT-22, 120 watts and all tube, but in head form. – Used for lapsteel with a Vox CPH 2x12 cabinet, also uses an AC50 head for guitar in conjunction with a Vox CPH 4x12 cab. HH – Used on the 2011 tour with a Vox CPH 2x12 Cab. – With treble boost. – Used for the salt mine concert.

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– Used a Vibromatic 23 head with 2x12 cab and Vibromatic 13 combo on tour with Iggy Pop. Bad Cat Black Cat – 30 watt combo used during live performances with an Ampeg 2x12 Cab. Also used with an Ampeg V4 live. Bad Cat Cub – 15 watt combo used during recordings. – Has used Series 260 Standard and Musician Series 400 amps live from 2005 to 2008 and in studio.

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Asa Taccone of Electric Guest performing at Background information Origin, US Genres, Years active 2011 ( 2011)–present Labels // Website Members Matthew Compton Luke Top Reese Richardson Electric Guest is a -based band formed in 2011. The group comprises and Matthew 'Cornbread' Compton. Luke Top plays bass and Reese Richardson plays keyboards/guitar in the touring version of the band. On April 24, 2012, the band released their debut album,. Their second album, Plural, was released on February 17, 2017. Contents.

History Asa Taccone met Matthew Compton after renting a room, previously inhabited by, in a large house of mostly musician tenants. Compton was a session drummer, and the two artists began to collaborate. Burton heard demos of their work and, over the span of a year, urged Taccone to make an album. Taccone recalled an older woman once calling him “an electric guest of the universe,' and used the quote as an inspiration for their band name.

They performed their single ' on an April 2012 taping of the and have made other television appearances on and in the United States. In the UK, they have done studio performances for, and on BBC sessions. While they have performed live on television they have also had their music featured in popular US television shows such as, HBO's award-winning and.

Electric Guest debuted their album Mondo on April 2012. The album is very much influenced on retro grooves from the '70s and '80s.

As reviewed by magazine, the sound of Mondo is a “Beck-ian journey into L.A. Slacker soul, full of hooky neon jams that ponder fame's fraught highway and the emptiness of modern life.” Burton co-produced Electric Guest's debut album Mondo after a year of exchanging advice and music with Asa Taccone, who happened to be a younger brother.

Taccone then moved to Los Angeles by taking the room Burton was moving out of. Their relationship continued, and ultimately blossomed into their collaboration on Mondo. Besides the album and singles, there has also been a popular cover of 's 'Ritual Union' which was done for the 'Like a Version' sessions for Triple J in Australia. Nu:Logic also did a remix of 'This Head I Hold' on UFK Drum&Bass. Both men have been influenced by distinct genres. Compton has noted and as favoritesand said he grew up mostly listening to indie artists.

Taccone grew up on hip/hop and soul, citing 's album, and as influences. The band is notable for its pop sound that features sensibilities with Taccone's falsettos. Music videos The band has released five music videos: 'This Head I Hold', 'American Daydream', 'The Bait', 'Dear To Me', and 'Oh Devil'. Reception They were featured as one of twelve on 's list of Artists to Watch in 2012 as well as 's Radar Band of the Week in February 2013. Said the band 'specialise in soulful, funked-up pop so insidiously catchy you suspect it was designed as a homage to – even a of – the originators of the form.' Electric Guest performing at the Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia on September 16, 2017. Their Mondo tour debuted in 2012, selling out shows.

Along with Taccone and Compton, keyboardist Todd Dahloff and his brother, guitarist Tory Dahloff, join the duo on tour. One tour review reads, “Real, raw, good emotion was a pumping from these fellows.”. In 2012 and 2013 they toured through France several times, with the last tour ending with a sold out headliner at venue in Paris.

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The UK also has a large fan base with several tours that have gone through; the most recent tour ending with a headlining sold out show at the in London. Electric Guest earned a month-long residency at the Echo in. They have made domestic festival appearances at, and the. Internationally, they have performed at the, in Australia, and the in the UK, as well as the Festival Printemps de Bourges, and We Love Green (all in France). In 2013, they appeared on and the First City Fest. They also played at Berlin's Fashion Week as well as Cannes Film Festival.