Scott Putesky
Encyclopedia
Scott Mitchell Putesky more famously known as Daisy Berkowitz, is an American
musician
, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal group Marilyn Manson
. He left the band in 1996, however, halfway through the recording of Antichrist Superstar
.
and the snare drum
, and in 6th grade joined the school's chorus
, for which he apparently had a talent. His early loves were drawing, movies and Star Wars
. His first record was the Star Wars soundtrack, and the influence that it had on him can be seen in much of his original artwork featuring aliens and spaceships. In the late 1970s, when Scott was in his preteen years and punk
had given way, he found admiration for artists such as David Bowie
and Talking Heads
, influences that are apparent in his later work. His stage name, Daisy Berkowitz, is derived from the Daisy Duke
character from 1970s sitcom "Dukes of Hazzard
" and David Berkowitz
, serial killer nicknamed "Son of Sam".
after moving to Fort Lauderdale
in 1980 gave him the inspiration to save up to buy a small Casio keyboard. He taught himself to play, and later, in 8th grade, took guitar lessons. Influenced by his early favorites, Putesky learned to play songs by The Cure
and U2
, leading to his development of an odd personal style sometimes described as a fusion between blues
and grunge
. Putesky's first band, "The Flying Eggbeaters" featured schoolmates Tom Wolf and Jim Neuman as drummer and bassist. This gave him the experience needed to later go on to other bands, such as "Blue China" and "Ear Wacks".
A period of drifting followed, in which Putesky attended a local art college where he majored in advertising design. Though his musical abilities were sidetracked, he began to visit local metal clubs such as The Gutter and The Cell. In 1988, after being given a small 4-track recorder by his parents, he bought a bass guitar and drumkit to record his music with a full ensemble. At this time, Scott also played with a surf-rock band called "The Hodads", and later formed a band named "Kinetic Ritual" with Hodads' bassist Rick Waters and future "Spooky Kid" Fred Streithorst on drums. Another drifting period soon set in, however, as Putesky was unsure where to take his unique style.
met at a Fort Lauderdale club called The Reunion Room and later at a local after-party in December 1989. The two created the concept of Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids
poking fun at American media hypocrisy and its obsessions with serial killers and beautiful women.
Putesky, who had at this point developed his own poetry but not yet worked lyrics into his music, began to meet up with Warner and brainstorm character and show/event ideas, after Warner asked for help starting a band as a creative outlet for his poetry writing. Putesky played guitar, bass and keys, programmed a Yamaha RX-8 drum machine, and taught Warner about vocal performance, recording and arranging. Input from both parties gave the band its darkly psychedelic style, and as early as January 1990, they began to record songs like "Red (in My) Head", "White Knuckles", "Cake and Sodomy" and "Dogma" on Putesky's 4-track. By March they had assembled a band with Warner's Broward Community College
schoolmate Brian Tutunick
and Perry Pandrea. The band played its first show at Churchills, a club in Miami
April 28, 1990, opening for the popular local band "The Goods".
Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids, with its fusion of psychedelic industrial rock and mixed metaphors, quickly built a cult following, due in part to flyering parking lots long well before show-dates, playing at clubs such as Squeeze and The Reunion Room, and later opening for several national acts such as Danzig
. The group also won a number of Slammie Awards, Florida's version of the Grammy, for metal acts. In August 1992, Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids played their last show and shortened their name to Marilyn Manson
. The line-up had by that time changed to include Fred Streithorst as Sara Lee Lucas
on drums, Brad Stewart as Gidget Gein
on bass, and Stephen Bier as Madonna Wayne Gacy
on keyboards.
Warner had interviewed Trent Reznor
years before and remained in touch — Reznor, when asked to come and see a show, was suitably impressed and offered them a contract on the spot. After signing with Reznor's label Nothing Records
in the summer of 1993, they began working on their first album, Portrait of an American Family
. Though Marilyn Manson
built up a strong local fanbase during its early years, it was not until their 1995 release Smells Like Children
that they caught the ear of the world with the darkly gothic cover of Eurythmics
' "Sweet Dreams
". In February 1995, after opening for Danzig, having two headlining tours, and making three more music videos, the band headed back to the studio to begin work on Antichrist Superstar
".
At this point, creative differences between Warner and Putesky peaked and Putesky left the studio before Antichrist Superstar was completed.
While being interviewed by Aaron Réne in an online radio show in 2010, Putesky spoke about his experience of leaving the band.
"I was asked to leave. They only kept one song I wrote for Antichrist Superstar and I was starting to get pissed off. Twiggy and Pogo pretty much penned the whole album and I resented it. So when I approached the band on the matter, they basically said they were going in a different direction and they weren't sure I 'got it'."
in Homestead, FL. A three-song demo,3x3 was his first musical undertaking post Marilyn Manson. The tape featured rough tracks written and performed entirely by Putesky, under the name Scott Mitchell(his first and middle names). Shortly thereafter, Putesky hired Tyreah James to handle the vocals for the full-length Three Ton Gate release, "Vanishing Century" based on the 3x3 demo tapes. Putesky produced James's vocals in the studio for all the basic tracks at the now defunct Digital Beach Recording Studio in Fort Lauderdale. The album was released in 1997 in limited quantities, and sold out its entire run of pressings. At the same time, Putesky was playing live shows in a whimsical side project called the Linda Blairs created by Jack Off Jill singer Jessicka
as an opening act for her band's shows. The Linda Blair's featured several unknown South Florida musicians who performed cover tunes previously recorded by female fronted 80's rock bands and did several live performances dressed in drag. Three Ton Gate and the project with Tyreah soon faltered and was put aside.
In late 1998 Scott joined up with longtime Marilyn Manson collaborators Jack Off Jill
, replacing departing member Ho Ho Spade and playing live guitar on their 1999 West Coast tour which lasted for only a handful of gigs. His first recorded work with the band was the 1998 EP Covetous Creature, to which he lent guitar and some production.
By early 1999, SMP was no longer a member of Jack Off Jill. Putesky himself is vague, but he tells MTV News that the parting was amicable. He returned once again to Ft. Lauderdale to resume work on his own music, primarily seeking a live band to perform his Three Ton Gate material. In the meantime, he successfully sued Marilyn Manson for what he claimed were unpaid royalties for his contributions to Antichrist Superstar. In the same lawsuit, Putesky was also awarded the rights to 21 unreleased recordings by Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids.
Following his settlement with Manson, Putesky kicked around several solo and collaborative projects, including continuing to develop Three Ton Gate as a vehicle for film soundtrack work, joining the backing band of Israeli-born musician Michal Towber
, and lending his songwriting skills to Washington, DC, industrial-rock band Godhead
(who would later, ironically, become the first and only band on Marilyn Manson's record label, Posthuman Records). He also reestablished the Rednecks on Drugs project with friend and fellow Linda Blair contributor Rich Penny.
Eventually, Rednecks on Drugs evolved into Stuck on Evil a hard-rock band with gothic, Southern rock, and early rock & roll influences. Stuck on Evil recorded a 10-song full-length album, Suntanic, produced by Scott Putesky, in 2001. Their plan for a national tour starting in August of that year was ruined, however, by September 11 and a bone-breaking accident on the part of vocalist John Cain Riley. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks
, and the subsequent condemnation of "evildoers" by President George W. Bush, the band decided to drop the word evil from its name. Explained Putesky: "Stuck on Evil - it's a joke! And then nobody got the joke, and therefore it became a silly name, and all of a sudden having evil in your name wasn't so funny." Riley agreed: "With the whole nation up in arms about evildoers, it just wasn't a good name to have."
Reverting to the original name of Three Ton Gate, Putesky recorded the album Lose Your Mind for his own Scorpion Rising label in 2003.
In September 2008, it was reported that Putesky had sided with Stephen Bier (ex-Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy) in the latter's lawsuit against Manson.
Also in his official My Space he has stated that he will have collaborations with Bier making music in 2009.
In July 2010 Putesky officially joined electro-punk band Kill Miss Pretty after collaborating with them on their single "Judy Garland". Following this the band began working on new material including a cover of the Spooky Kids' song "She's Not My Girlfriend" however this came to a premature end as Kill Miss Pretty broke up in mid-2011.
Putesky revived Three Ton Gate shortly afterwards and will be playing live under that name for the first time ever in 2011 in a series of dates across America starting in New York City on 15 October. He has also stated that the second remastered Spooky Kids compilation Deform School will be made available at these dates. It has also been confirmed by Putesky that he is working on a new Three Ton Gate album which will be called These Messages.
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal group Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
. He left the band in 1996, however, halfway through the recording of Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight...
.
Background
Putesky's first instruments were the fluteFlute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
and the snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
, and in 6th grade joined the school's chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, for which he apparently had a talent. His early loves were drawing, movies and Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
. His first record was the Star Wars soundtrack, and the influence that it had on him can be seen in much of his original artwork featuring aliens and spaceships. In the late 1970s, when Scott was in his preteen years and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
had given way, he found admiration for artists such as David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
, influences that are apparent in his later work. His stage name, Daisy Berkowitz, is derived from the Daisy Duke
Daisy Duke
Daisy Mae Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. She was the cousin of Bo and Luke, the main protagonists of the show, who were also cousins, and the three lived on a farm on the outskirts of Hazzard County with their Uncle...
character from 1970s sitcom "Dukes of Hazzard
Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.- Overview :The Dukes of Hazzard...
" and David Berkowitz
David Berkowitz
David Richard Berkowitz , also known as Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer and arsonist whose crimes terrorized New York City from July 1976 until his arrest in August 1977.Shortly after his arrest in August 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and...
, serial killer nicknamed "Son of Sam".
Early career
Putesky's discovery of MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
after moving to Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
in 1980 gave him the inspiration to save up to buy a small Casio keyboard. He taught himself to play, and later, in 8th grade, took guitar lessons. Influenced by his early favorites, Putesky learned to play songs by The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
and U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, leading to his development of an odd personal style sometimes described as a fusion between blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
. Putesky's first band, "The Flying Eggbeaters" featured schoolmates Tom Wolf and Jim Neuman as drummer and bassist. This gave him the experience needed to later go on to other bands, such as "Blue China" and "Ear Wacks".
A period of drifting followed, in which Putesky attended a local art college where he majored in advertising design. Though his musical abilities were sidetracked, he began to visit local metal clubs such as The Gutter and The Cell. In 1988, after being given a small 4-track recorder by his parents, he bought a bass guitar and drumkit to record his music with a full ensemble. At this time, Scott also played with a surf-rock band called "The Hodads", and later formed a band named "Kinetic Ritual" with Hodads' bassist Rick Waters and future "Spooky Kid" Fred Streithorst on drums. Another drifting period soon set in, however, as Putesky was unsure where to take his unique style.
Marilyn Manson
Putesky and Brian WarnerMarilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
met at a Fort Lauderdale club called The Reunion Room and later at a local after-party in December 1989. The two created the concept of Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
poking fun at American media hypocrisy and its obsessions with serial killers and beautiful women.
Putesky, who had at this point developed his own poetry but not yet worked lyrics into his music, began to meet up with Warner and brainstorm character and show/event ideas, after Warner asked for help starting a band as a creative outlet for his poetry writing. Putesky played guitar, bass and keys, programmed a Yamaha RX-8 drum machine, and taught Warner about vocal performance, recording and arranging. Input from both parties gave the band its darkly psychedelic style, and as early as January 1990, they began to record songs like "Red (in My) Head", "White Knuckles", "Cake and Sodomy" and "Dogma" on Putesky's 4-track. By March they had assembled a band with Warner's Broward Community College
Broward Community College
Broward College, previously known as "Broward Community College", is a state college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., and part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year community college system...
schoolmate Brian Tutunick
Olivia Newton Bundy
Brian Tutunick is an American musician more famously known as Olivia Newton Bundy and was the bassist and co-founder of the rock group Marilyn Manson until 1990, when he was replaced by Gidget Gein...
and Perry Pandrea. The band played its first show at Churchills, a club in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
April 28, 1990, opening for the popular local band "The Goods".
Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids, with its fusion of psychedelic industrial rock and mixed metaphors, quickly built a cult following, due in part to flyering parking lots long well before show-dates, playing at clubs such as Squeeze and The Reunion Room, and later opening for several national acts such as Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...
. The group also won a number of Slammie Awards, Florida's version of the Grammy, for metal acts. In August 1992, Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids played their last show and shortened their name to Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
. The line-up had by that time changed to include Fred Streithorst as Sara Lee Lucas
Sara Lee Lucas
Frederick Streithorst, Jr., is the original drummer for Marilyn Manson. Formerly known by his performing name, “Sara Lee Lucas”, , his alias is derived from American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and the baked goods company, Sara Lee...
on drums, Brad Stewart as Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist and co-founder of the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references and dichotomises serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.-Early life:Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida...
on bass, and Stephen Bier as Madonna Wayne Gacy
Madonna Wayne Gacy
Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson, 1989-2007. His stage name came from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy...
on keyboards.
Warner had interviewed Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
years before and remained in touch — Reznor, when asked to come and see a show, was suitably impressed and offered them a contract on the spot. After signing with Reznor's label Nothing Records
Nothing Records
Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992...
in the summer of 1993, they began working on their first album, Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
. Though Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
built up a strong local fanbase during its early years, it was not until their 1995 release Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children is a EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
that they caught the ear of the world with the darkly gothic cover of Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
' "Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)
Marilyn Manson released a cover version of "Sweet Dreams " as the first single from the EP, Smells Like Children. This version became an MTV staple and helped to establish the band in the mainstream. It also appears on the band's greatest hits album, Lest We Forget: The Best Of...
". In February 1995, after opening for Danzig, having two headlining tours, and making three more music videos, the band headed back to the studio to begin work on Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight...
".
At this point, creative differences between Warner and Putesky peaked and Putesky left the studio before Antichrist Superstar was completed.
While being interviewed by Aaron Réne in an online radio show in 2010, Putesky spoke about his experience of leaving the band.
"I was asked to leave. They only kept one song I wrote for Antichrist Superstar and I was starting to get pissed off. Twiggy and Pogo pretty much penned the whole album and I resented it. So when I approached the band on the matter, they basically said they were going in a different direction and they weren't sure I 'got it'."
Post-Marilyn Manson work
Abandoning the Daisy Berkowitz moniker in favor of his own initials SMP, Putesky began recording demos for his first solo project, Three Ton Gate was named for the massive coral gate at the entrance of the Coral CastleCoral Castle
Coral Castle is a stone structure created by the Latvian American eccentric Edward Leedskalnin north of the city of Homestead, Florida in Miami-Dade County at the intersection of South Dixie Highway and West 157th Avenue. The structure comprises numerous megalithic stones , each weighing several...
in Homestead, FL. A three-song demo,3x3 was his first musical undertaking post Marilyn Manson. The tape featured rough tracks written and performed entirely by Putesky, under the name Scott Mitchell(his first and middle names). Shortly thereafter, Putesky hired Tyreah James to handle the vocals for the full-length Three Ton Gate release, "Vanishing Century" based on the 3x3 demo tapes. Putesky produced James's vocals in the studio for all the basic tracks at the now defunct Digital Beach Recording Studio in Fort Lauderdale. The album was released in 1997 in limited quantities, and sold out its entire run of pressings. At the same time, Putesky was playing live shows in a whimsical side project called the Linda Blairs created by Jack Off Jill singer Jessicka
Jessicka
Jessicka Addams is an American singer and artist. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the front woman of Florida based band Jack Off Jill and current front for the Los Angeles based band Scarling.-Early life:Jessicka grew up in the town of Sunrise, Florida...
as an opening act for her band's shows. The Linda Blair's featured several unknown South Florida musicians who performed cover tunes previously recorded by female fronted 80's rock bands and did several live performances dressed in drag. Three Ton Gate and the project with Tyreah soon faltered and was put aside.
In late 1998 Scott joined up with longtime Marilyn Manson collaborators Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by Jessica Fodera, Tenni Arslanyan, Robin Moulder, and Michelle Oliver. Though these four young women were the initial founders, twelve members rotated through the group in its lifespan, including...
, replacing departing member Ho Ho Spade and playing live guitar on their 1999 West Coast tour which lasted for only a handful of gigs. His first recorded work with the band was the 1998 EP Covetous Creature, to which he lent guitar and some production.
By early 1999, SMP was no longer a member of Jack Off Jill. Putesky himself is vague, but he tells MTV News that the parting was amicable. He returned once again to Ft. Lauderdale to resume work on his own music, primarily seeking a live band to perform his Three Ton Gate material. In the meantime, he successfully sued Marilyn Manson for what he claimed were unpaid royalties for his contributions to Antichrist Superstar. In the same lawsuit, Putesky was also awarded the rights to 21 unreleased recordings by Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids.
Following his settlement with Manson, Putesky kicked around several solo and collaborative projects, including continuing to develop Three Ton Gate as a vehicle for film soundtrack work, joining the backing band of Israeli-born musician Michal Towber
Michal Towber
Michal Towber is an Israeli singer and composer. Signed to Columbia/Sony at the age of 17, she has released three CDs, Sky with Stars, Coma and Lovesick....
, and lending his songwriting skills to Washington, DC, industrial-rock band Godhead
Godhead (band)
Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:...
(who would later, ironically, become the first and only band on Marilyn Manson's record label, Posthuman Records). He also reestablished the Rednecks on Drugs project with friend and fellow Linda Blair contributor Rich Penny.
Eventually, Rednecks on Drugs evolved into Stuck on Evil a hard-rock band with gothic, Southern rock, and early rock & roll influences. Stuck on Evil recorded a 10-song full-length album, Suntanic, produced by Scott Putesky, in 2001. Their plan for a national tour starting in August of that year was ruined, however, by September 11 and a bone-breaking accident on the part of vocalist John Cain Riley. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
, and the subsequent condemnation of "evildoers" by President George W. Bush, the band decided to drop the word evil from its name. Explained Putesky: "Stuck on Evil - it's a joke! And then nobody got the joke, and therefore it became a silly name, and all of a sudden having evil in your name wasn't so funny." Riley agreed: "With the whole nation up in arms about evildoers, it just wasn't a good name to have."
Reverting to the original name of Three Ton Gate, Putesky recorded the album Lose Your Mind for his own Scorpion Rising label in 2003.
In September 2008, it was reported that Putesky had sided with Stephen Bier (ex-Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy) in the latter's lawsuit against Manson.
Also in his official My Space he has stated that he will have collaborations with Bier making music in 2009.
In July 2010 Putesky officially joined electro-punk band Kill Miss Pretty after collaborating with them on their single "Judy Garland". Following this the band began working on new material including a cover of the Spooky Kids' song "She's Not My Girlfriend" however this came to a premature end as Kill Miss Pretty broke up in mid-2011.
Putesky revived Three Ton Gate shortly afterwards and will be playing live under that name for the first time ever in 2011 in a series of dates across America starting in New York City on 15 October. He has also stated that the second remastered Spooky Kids compilation Deform School will be made available at these dates. It has also been confirmed by Putesky that he is working on a new Three Ton Gate album which will be called These Messages.
Discography
- The Raw Boned Psalms (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1989)
- The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1990)
- Big Black Bus (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1990)
- Grist-o-Line (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1990)
- Lunchbox (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1991)
- After School Special (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1991)
- Live As Hell (Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, 1992)
- The Family Jams (Marilyn Manson, 1992)
- Refrigerator (Marilyn Manson, 1993)
- Portrait of an American FamilyPortrait of an American FamilyPortrait of an American Family is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
(Marilyn Manson, 1994) - Smells Like ChildrenSmells Like ChildrenSmells Like Children is a EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
(Marilyn Manson, 1995) - Antichrist SuperstarAntichrist SuperstarAntichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight...
(Marilyn Manson, 1996) - Vanishing Century (Three Ton Gate, 1997)
- Covetous CreatureCovetous CreatureCovetous Creature is a remix EP by Jack Off Jill released in 1998.- Track listing :# American Made # My Cat # Poor Impulse...
(Jack Off JillJack Off JillJack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by Jessica Fodera, Tenni Arslanyan, Robin Moulder, and Michelle Oliver. Though these four young women were the initial founders, twelve members rotated through the group in its lifespan, including...
, 1998) - Guest appearance on 2000 Years of Human Error2000 Years of Human Error-Personnel:* Jason C. Miller – vocals, rhythm guitar, mixing* Mike Miller – lead guitar, backing vocals* Ullrich "Method" Hepperlin – bass, programming* James O'Connor – drums* Marilyn Manson – producer, vocals...
(GodheadGodhead (band)Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:...
, 2001]] - Suntanic (Stuck on Evil, 2001)
- Rumspringa (Three Ton Gate, 2002)
- Lose Your Mind (Three Ton Gate, 2003)
- Guest appearance on The Chrome Recordings (TCR, 2004)
- Lunch Boxes & Choklit CowsLunch Boxes & Choklit CowsLunch Boxes & Choklit Cows is a compilation album of previously unreleased demo tracks recorded in the early 1990s by Marilyn Manson...
(The Spooky Kids, 2004) - Judy Garland (Kill Miss Pretty, 2010)
- Deform School (The Spooky Kids, TBC)
- These Messages (Three Ton Gate, TBC)