Joseph Matheny speaks with Greg Kuehn, who was fresh back from Warped Tour with TSOL. They talk about Greg’s life in TSOL, life as a musician and the new media landscape, and more. Music: Darker My Love (TSOL) and This Town’s Nowhere (The West Coast Dukes).
Greg Kuehn (composer)
An accomplished composer and musician, Greg’s career began in Orange County’s early punk scene, when he left his classical piano studies at Cal State Long Beach to join punk icons T.S.O.L. Together they made the groundbreaking Beneath The Shadows album, still a highly regarded and influential work. Following his tenure in T.S.O.L., he spent several years as a recording and touring musician working with artists including Bob Dylan, The Church, Berlin and Ian Astbury of The Cult.
Greg got his start in film working on the score for cult classic Repo Man, on which he arranged music and played keyboards. Since then, Greg has scored numerous films, including Bandwagon, winner of the Maverick award at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2005, and “Born to Lose”, Doug Cawker’s loser epic on Provisional Films. Greg’s most recent film project is the acclaimed documentary, “Confessions of a Superhero”, produced by Morgan Spurlock. He is also set to begin composing on the feature documentary “We Were Feared” about the punk Mecca, The Cuckoo’s Nest in Costa Mesa and directed by Jonathan Mills.
Greg has scored hundreds of television commercials, and recent campaigns include DirecTV, Netflix and Mini Cooper. His company, Peligro Music and Sound Design continues to thrive as one of Los Angeles’ most sought after boutique music houses.
As musical director for singer / actress Megan Mullally, Greg has produced two critically acclaimed cd’s: The Sweetheart Break-In, and Big As A Berry. Their band, Supreme Music Program, continues to perform nationally, and is in preparation for the recording their third album.
Greg is currently writing and producing albums for punk icons Jack Grisham (TSOL), and Duane Peters (U.S. Bombs, The Huns).
Greg’s teenage sons, Elvis and Max are members of The Diffs, a great American rock band appearing at last year’s SXSW music festival. Their debut record on SOS records received high praise from numerous national publications, and their sophomore album will be released this year.
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