Scott Greenall
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Scott Greenall, is an artist from Garden Grove, California
. Although suffering from Cerebral Palsy
since birth, in 1992 he started a small multi-track
recording studio
in his grand-parents garage
.
Though Greenall was a musician from an early age, he opened the studio to learn the art of recording by recording bands from all around the Greater Los Angeles Area
. In 1993 Greenall produced and recorded a full length album for Real-Eyes titled "Contagious". In that same year, (1993) he recorded and engineered a 7", EP
. titled "What I Can't Have" for Plaid Retina
.
Scott Greenall used his experience as a recording engineer / producer
to craft and nurture his own sound and material.
Greenall closed the recording studio to the public in late 1996. Starting in 1997, Scott Greenall began performing live. One show he performed in Orange County, California
, caught the eye of film producer
, Kevin Ragsdale, who, in 2004, cast Scott Greenall to perform a song that Greenall wrote titled, "I'm Never Going Away" in the feature length film titled, "The Curse Of El Charro". The film was released on Paramount
/ Showtime
DVD, and distributed world-wide. Film director
/ composer
, Rich Ragsdale, directed a music video
for Scott Greenall in 2006. The video was produced by KNR-Productions for a song Greenall wrote titled "All The Love In The World Can't Save You Now".
Scott Greenall emerged as an artist through the Deathrock
underground.
and is independently released and distributed.
Garden Grove, California
Garden Grove is a city located in northern Orange County, California. The population was 170,883 at the 2010 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city running east-west. The city is known outside the Southern California area for being the home of Robert H...
. Although suffering from Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
since birth, in 1992 he started a small multi-track
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
in his grand-parents garage
Garage (house)
A residential garage is part of a home, or an associated building, designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles. In some places the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that is not completely enclosed.- British residential garages:Those...
.
Though Greenall was a musician from an early age, he opened the studio to learn the art of recording by recording bands from all around the Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...
. In 1993 Greenall produced and recorded a full length album for Real-Eyes titled "Contagious". In that same year, (1993) he recorded and engineered a 7", EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. titled "What I Can't Have" for Plaid Retina
Plaid Retina
Plaid Retina was an American punk rock band from Visalia, California, formed in 1986 and active until 1996.-The Beginning:The history of Plaid Retina begins in [984, in Visalia, a small city in California Central Valley, when drummer Don Hudgens joined metal band Oblivion, a high school band...
.
Scott Greenall used his experience as a recording engineer / producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
to craft and nurture his own sound and material.
Greenall closed the recording studio to the public in late 1996. Starting in 1997, Scott Greenall began performing live. One show he performed in Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, caught the eye of film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, Kevin Ragsdale, who, in 2004, cast Scott Greenall to perform a song that Greenall wrote titled, "I'm Never Going Away" in the feature length film titled, "The Curse Of El Charro". The film was released on Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
/ Showtime
Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks, Inc. is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation.The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one...
DVD, and distributed world-wide. Film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
/ composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, Rich Ragsdale, directed a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for Scott Greenall in 2006. The video was produced by KNR-Productions for a song Greenall wrote titled "All The Love In The World Can't Save You Now".
Scott Greenall emerged as an artist through the Deathrock
Deathrock
Deathrock is a term used to identify a sub-genre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics, that emerged on the West Coast of the United States in 1979.-Characteristics:...
underground.
Discography
All Scott Greenall music is affiliated with BMIBroadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
and is independently released and distributed.
Singles
- I'm Never Going Away -Single 1997
- Keep Moving On -Single 2000
- I'm Not Dead -Single 2003
EP'S
- The Graze -EP. 2001 with Justin Sturm, Jason Whisman
- Wax -EP. 2001
- Grandpa Junkie -EP. 2002
- Death Is The Crown Of All -EP. 2003 with Radio SloanRadio SloanRadio Sloan is a musician from Olympia, Washington.She is best known as a guitarist for The Need, the band she formed with Rachel Carns; her other bands include Ce Be Barns Band, The Circuit Side, Fact or Fiction, Grandpa's Ghost Stories; and Courtney Love's short-lived all-female backing band The...
- Phantom Smells -EP. 2008
- Songs For Morgan-EP. 2009
- Technicolor Suicide -EP. 2010 with Andrew Losh
- Choosing not to live -EP. 2010
- Your Own Private Hell -EP. 2010
Full Albums
- This Thing Of Darkness -Full Album 1999
- The Day I Met The Devil -Full Album 2000
- Staring At The Future -Full Album 2002 with Jason Whisman
- Fading Memories -Full Album 2003
- All The Love In The World Can't Save You Now -Full Album 2006
- Mr. Perfect -Full Album 2008
- Black Winter Death -Full Album 2009
- The Sadness -Full Album 2010 with Andrew Losh
- The Black Book Revue -Full Album 2010
- Oh the Grim Reality Of It All -Full Album 2011
- The Death of Scott Greenall, Definitive collection -Best of Album 2011