- Scott Benzel
Scott Benzel (born in
Scottsdale, Arizona . Lives and works inLos Angeles ) is an Americanartist ,songwriter ,singer and producer.Projects have included
Machines of Loving Grace (of which he was frontman and primary songwriter), and Destroy All Monsters, the band led by American artist Mike Kelley. He collaborated withMike Kelley on the soundtrack to Kelley's epic film and art installation, Day is Done.In addition to work with
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ,Lucinda Williams ,Boss Hog ,Destroy All Monsters ,The Red Krayola , and various others, Benzel has produced albums forFat Possum Records ,Plug Research in Los Angeles and forPaul Avion 's Par Avion project.Biography
Benzel was born in
Scottsdale, Arizona and raised inLas Vegas, Nevada . He graduated from theUniversity of Arizona after undergraduate work atCalifornia Institute of the Arts .Machines of Loving Grace (later Machines) was an industrial/post-punk band from Tucson, Arizona. They formed in 1989 as Machines of Loving Grace (named for aRichard Brautigan poem). The original lineup consisted of Scott Benzel, Stuart Kupers, and Mike Fisher, with Brad Kemp added shortly thereafter. They released their debut, self-titled album in 1991 and contributed a song to "The Crow" (feature film soundtrack). Machines of Loving Grace recorded two more albums forAtlantic Records - Concentration and Gilt-before disbanding in 1995.Benzel began producing and remixing for other artists, often working with co-producer Jim Waters (
Sonic Youth ,Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ).In 1998, Benzel returned to
California Institute of the Arts and received hisMFA in 2001.Benzel currently works with Shawn King and Nate Flannigan, in electronic band
Soulo ,signed toPlug Research . He has collaborated with visual and sound artists including Andrea Bowers, Tom Recchion,Sam Durant , andMike Kelley .External Links
* [http://www.allmusicguide.com/] At AllMusic Guide
* [http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-185-Scott-Benzel.html] Regen Magazine Interview
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2308794/] At IMDB
* [http://www.scottbenzel.net/] Official Site
* [http://www.mikekelley.com/] w/Mike Kelley
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