Steve Von Till
| Steve Von Till | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephen Francis Von Till, Jr. |
| Genres |
Sludge metal Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Neurot Records |
| Associated acts | Neurosis, Tribes Of Neurot, Culper Ring, Harvestman |
Steve Von Till is best known as singer and guitarist for the post-metal band Neurosis, replacing Chad Salter in 1989. He is also in Tribes of Neurot and Culper Ring, and records solo work under both his given name and the moniker Harvestman. His solo albums are composed of original songs and traditional folk arrangements, using minimalistic acoustic guitar and vocal styles.
Outside his semi-professional role as a musician, he works as an elementary school teacher. His father, Stephen F. von Till, Sr, is a civil attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area. His mother, Beth von Till, is a communications professor at San Jose State University. He resides with his wife Niela and two children (Frea Von Till) in Idaho. His sister, Katherine von Till is an actor/singer in L.A. She is Disney's Official Voice of Snow White -- only the 4th since 1937.
Equipment
Playing with Neurosis in 2007, Von Till used a guitar rig he has named the "chain of death". He plays Stratocaster- and Telecaster-style guitars assembled from Warmoth parts. He employs Seymour Duncan Distortion (bridge) and Bartolini (neck) pickups, as well as Gibson P-90-style pickups. His guitars are routed through MXR Phaser and Blue Box pedals, a Moogerfooger MF-101 Lowpass Filter and MF-102 Ring Modulator, a Dunlop Uni-Vibe, POG octave pedal, a Parachute wah, empress tap tremolo, a true bypass routing strip, mutron phaser, a ProCo Rat and an Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer. The signal is routed to a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV with a Mesa cab and a Fender ’65 Twin Reverb Reissue combo.[1]
Discography
Neurosis
- 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)
- Honor Found in Decay (2012)
- Fires Within Fires (2016)
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
- As the Crow Flies (2000)
- If I Should Fall To The Field (2002)
- A Grave Is a Grim Horse (2008)
- A Life Unto Itself (2015)
Harvestman
- Lashing the Rye (2005)
- In a Dark Tongue (2009)
- Trinity Score to the film h2odio, a full-length feature film by Italian director Alex Infascelli.
References
- ↑ Jones, Dierdre H. (2007). "Neurosis". Guitar Player Magazine; New Bay Media, LLC. Retrieved 2008-01-24.