Todd Huth

Todd Richard Huth is an American guitarist from Pinole, California. He is best known as an original member of the band Primus, along with bassist/lyricist Les Claypool, and drummer Jay Lane. Huth and Claypool began playing together, along with a drum machine, in or around 1984, originally calling themselves Primate until about 1986 when they changed their band name to Primus. With the lineup of Huth, Claypool, and Lane, Primus became an underground sensation in and around San Francisco, prompting them to record a demo tape, entitled Sausage, to distribute at their shows. Around 1989, however, with his wife expecting a child, Huth decided to leave Primus to dedicate time to his family. Huth was replaced by Larry LaLonde.

After Primus had enjoyed mainstream success with its de-facto lineup, Claypool, Huth, and Lane reunited to produce an album on Claypool's label, Prawn Song Records. Unable to use their original band name, Primus, the trio instead adopted the title of one of their original demos, Sausage. The album was entitled "Riddles Are Abound Tonight".

Huth also formed a band, Porch, with former Today Is The Day bassist Christopher Frey and former Samiam drummer Dave Ayer. They released a single, eponymously-titled album on Mammoth Records (via Claypool's Prawn Song label) in 1994.

Huth's guitar style is quite distinctive, combining creative use of dissonance with heavy, overdriven distortion. His style is clearly blues-influenced, incorporating extensive use of bends, and the blues scale.

Huth later again reunited with Les Claypool and toured with Claypool's side-project, Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.

External links

* [http://www.ram.org/music/primus/misc/family_tree.html Primus Family Tree]