Scott Kelly (musician)

Scott Kelly
Scott Kelly circa 2009
Background information
Birth name	Scott Michael Kelly
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Occupations	Musician
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Neurot, Relapse, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Alchemy
Associated acts	Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Mastodon, Blood & Time, Shrinebuilder

Scott Michael Kelly is one of three founding members of Oakland, California experimental metal band Neurosis, in which he is a vocalist and guitarist. He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He is also involved in a project named Shrinebuilder involving Al Cisneros, Scott Weinrich, and Dale Crover. The first album from Shrinebuilder was released in October 2009. He has also guested on five albums by the band Mastodon. In addition to his musical projects Scott, along with his bandmates in Neurosis, is co-owner of Neurot Recordings. He and a friend also run an internet radio site called Combat Music Radio. Beginning in April 2011 he began hosting a monthly radio show on Scions' Radio 17 channel 5. Since December 2008 Scott has written a blog, named 'We Burn Through the Night'. In addition to information about his projects this blog also offers personal thoughts and insights, as well as stories from his life experiences. A native of the East Bay area, Scott now resides with his wife Sarah and two youngest children in the woods of Southern Oregon.

Musical influences

Kelly cites Black Flag, Pink Floyd, Die Kreuzen, Amebix, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Melvins, Celtic Frost and Hank Williams as important influences.

Discography

Neurosis

• Pain of Mind (1987)
• Aberration (EP) (1989)
• The Word as Law (1990)
• Empty (EP) (1990)
• Souls at Zero (1992)
• Enemy of the Sun (1993)
• Through Silver in Blood (1996)
• Times of Grace (1999)
• Sovereign (EP) (2000)
• A Sun That Never Sets (2001)
• The Eye of Every Storm (2004)
• Given to the Rising (2007)

Neurosis & Jarboe

• Neurosis & Jarboe (2003)

Tribes of Neurot

• Rebegin (1995)
• Silver Blood Transmission (1995)
• Static Migration (1998)
• Grace (1999)
• 60° (2000)
• Adaptation and Survival: the Insect Project (2002)
• Meridian (2005)

Solo Albums

• Spirit Bound Flesh (2001)
• The Wake (2008)

Blood and Time

• At the Foot of the Garden (2003)
• Latitudes (2007)

Shrinebuilder

• Shrinebuilder (2009)

Mastodon (guest vocals)

• Leviathan (on the track 'Aqua Dementia') (2004)
• Blood Mountain (on the track 'Crystal Skull') (2006)
• Crack the Skye (on the track 'Crack the Skye') (2009)
• The Hunter (on the track 'Spectrelight') (2011)

External links

• Scott Kelly's Artist Page on Neurot Recordings
• 'Return to Zero' (hosted by Scott Kelly) on Combat Music Radio
• Video interview and live videos at wenn's rockt! WebTV