Years active 1984–present Role Singer | Name Guy Picciotto Labels Dischord | |
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Born September 17, 1965 (age 59) Washington D.C. ( 1965-09-17 ) Occupation(s) Songwriter, musician, producer Instruments Vocals, guitar, clarinet, piano Albums | ||
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Guy Charles Picciotto (pronounced [ˈɡi piˈtʃoto] or "Gee Pi-CHO-toe") (born September 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC.
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- Greys Guy Picciotto
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- Rites of Spring and early projects
- Fugazi
- Side projects and production work
- Guitars
- Amplification
- Personal life
- Rites of Spring
- One Last Wish
- Happy Go Licky
- Black Light Panthers
- Brief Weeds
- References
He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist in Fugazi and Rites of Spring.
Greys guy picciotto use your delusion pretty grim audiotree live
Rites of Spring and early projects
Picciotto's musical career began in 1984, with the group Rites of Spring. A part of the D.C. post-hardcore scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules. Picciotto, as the band's lyricist, as well as singer & guitarist also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, is generally credited with creating emo.
Picciotto's early musical resume also includes the bands One Last Wish (1986), Happy Go Licky (1987–1988), Brief Weeds (EPs released circa 1991–1992), and The Black Light Panthers (ongoing sporadic project since 1982), the last two bands both being projects with Brendan Canty. He also created a record label called Peterbilt Records, which released limited-quantity vinyl record albums for the bands Rain, Happy Go Licky, and Deadline, then years later was involved in releasing the album 1986 by One Last Wish, along with Dischord Records.
Fugazi
Though not in the original line up of Fugazi, Picciotto joined very early in the group's career, singing with them by their second show and appearing on all the band's studio recordings.
From the Margin Walker EP on, he also took up 2nd guitar duties, playing characteristically trebly Rickenbacker guitars. After seven albums (13 Songs, Repeater, Steady Diet of Nothing, In on the Kill Taker, Red Medicine, End Hits, The Argument), and several tours, Fugazi went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2003.
Side projects and production work
Picciotto has collaborated and performed with Mats Gustafsson, Vic Chesnutt, and members of the Ex among others. He has also produced numerous albums including, The Gossip's breakthrough record Standing in the Way of Control as well as Blonde Redhead's Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (2000), Misery Is a Butterfly (2004) and The Blood Brothers final album, Young Machetes. Picciotto played on the Vic Chesnutt albums North Star Deserter (2007) and At the Cut (2009), and accompanied him on a 2009 Fall/Winter North American Tour. He co-produced the films Chain and Museum Hours with Jem Cohen (who made the Fugazi film Instrument).
Guitars
Amplification
Personal life
Picciotto holds a BA degree in English from Georgetown University and is a graduate of the Washington, D.C. private school, the Georgetown Day School.
Picciotto married musician Kathi Wilcox from the band Bikini Kill and the Frumpies; as of October 2016 the two were living in Brooklyn with their ten-year-old daughter.