Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960) is an American
songwriter,
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
,
engineer and
record producer.
Music career
Bloch is best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of
Fastbacks, and is a member of
The Young Fresh Fellows.
Record Production
Bloch has recorded tracks and produced albums for
The Presidents of the United States of America,
Tokyo Dragons
The Tokyo Dragons were a London-based hard rock band. They achieved success in the UK and worldwide after releasing two successful albums and touring with Nashville Pussy, The Quireboys, Status Quo, Do Me Bad Things and Winnebago Deal.
Histo ...
,
Robyn Hitchcock,
Les Thugs Les Thugs were a punk band from France. Their records are distributed in North-America by Sub Pop Records.
Biography
Early Days and first issue
The founding members of Les Thugs were two brothers, Eric and Christophe Sourice, from Angers, Fran ...
,
Flop,
Sicko,
The Minus 5,
The Venus 3, and more recently the
Tall Birds
The Catheters were an American punk rock band from Bellevue, Washington, which formed in 1995 as a 4-piece with singer Brian Standeford, guitarist Derek Mason, bassist Paul Waude, and drummer James Lysons (who was soon replaced by Davey Borozo ...
.
's song "Fried Chicken and Coffee", produced by Bloch, was nominated for the 1999
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Thee Sgt. Major III
He is a member of Thee Sgt. Major III (earlier known as Sgt. Major), along with ex-
Posies drummer Mike Musburger,
The Young Fresh Fellows bassist Jim Sangster, and Cantona singer and guitarist Leslie Beattie. Bill Coury (ex-
Visqueen
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) previously shared lead vocal duties, but has since left the band.
The Beltholes
Bloch plays guitar for and produces Seattle-based prog-rock band The Beltholes, who released the 2007 album "For Whom the Beltholes" on the Burn Burn Burn label. The band also includes Kwab Copeland and Fred Speakman (lead vocals), and Anthony Clementi (bass).
The Yes Masters
2017 saw the release of the self-titled debut by The Yes Masters, featuring Kurt Bloch (lead vocals, electric guitar, production, engineering), Rick Foundation (drums), and Matt Scientist (bass, vocals) on the No Threes label.
Filthy Friends
Also in 2017, Bloch joined
Corin Tucker of
Sleater Kinney,
Peter Buck of
R.E.M.,
Scott McCaughey and
Linda Pitmon to form the band Filthy Friends and release their album ''Invitation''.
Bill Rieflin has also been cited as a drummer in the band.
Discography
The Beltholes
* 2007: ''For Whom The Beltholes'' (Burn Burn Burn Records)
Fastbacks
See
Fastbacks discography
Sgt. Major
* 2004: ''Rich, Creamery Butter'' (Book Records BOOK 6)
Thee Sgt. Major
;LP
* 2010: ''The Idea Factory'' (Book Records)
;Single
* 2009: ''Ice Cold Ten'' (Book Records)
The Yes Masters
* 2017: ''The Yes Masters'' (No Threes Records N3-017)
The Young Fresh Fellows
See
The Young Fresh Fellows discography
References
External links
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* Ralph Bevins
Art Zone: Kurt Bloch Seattle Channel, September 18, 2015
1960 births
Living people
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American record producers
The Minus 5 members
The Young Fresh Fellows members
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
Filthy Friends members
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