Scott Wexton

Scott Wexton, also known by his stage name Voodoo Organist, is an American vocalist and keyboardist. He has also served as a member of the noise rock/post-hardcore group Today Is the Day and as a founding member of the band Batterie:Acid. Since 2001, he has recorded solo work and performed under the name Voodoo Organist. He is currently living in Yucca Valley, California where he runs a comic retailer named HooDoo.[1]

Scott Wexton
Birth nameScott A. Wexton
BornDetroit, Michigan
GenresNoise rock, post-hardcore, sludge metal
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsKeyboards, sampler, theremin, vocals
Years active1991–present
LabelsAmphetamine Reptile
Associated actsBatterie:Acid, Today Is the Day
Websitevoodooorganist.com

Biography

Scott Wexton was born in Detroit, Michigan and began playing the organ at the age of ten as a Catholic altar boy.[2][3] He started Tribe in Detroit with percussionist Christopher Gwizdala in 1991. The duo expanded its membership to five members and became Batterie:Acid in 1992. Their releases were limited to several hundred pressings on cassette tape.[4] The group dissolved in 1995 and Wexton moved to Nashville where he was recruited to play the sampler in Today Is the Day with singer/guitarist Steve Austin and drummer Brad Elrod. He recorded on album with them, the self-titled Today Is the Day album released in 1996.

In 2001, Wexton had a near death experience when he began bleeding internally and was rushed to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The episode affected Wexton, who became aware of his own mortality and his need to express his individual musical creativity. He quit his day job and began a solo musical project called Voodoo Organist, booking two consecutive tours for himself and composing an album's worth of material.[2]

Discography
Year Artist Album Label
1993 Batterie:Acid Atazir Anathemus
1994 re:evolution now•here
1996 Today Is the Day Today Is the Day Amphetamine Reptile
2002 Voodoo Organist Exotic Demonic Blues Witch Doctor
2003 The Return of the Voodoo Organist Dead Teenager
2005 Holy Ghost Town
2006 The Serpent Dance Voodoo Man Music
2008 This Burning Hell
Darwin Dance Hall Days
2012 Organeddon!
2013 Vampire Empire

References
  1. Vaughn, Courtney (September 24, 2011). "From Captain America to the Walking Dead". Zono Art. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. Jasmin, Ernest (September 13, 2013). "Make a Scene: From Altar Boy to Voodoo Organist". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. Smetanka, Andy (January 23, 2003). "Theremin Lies the Rub: The Voodoo Organist's One Man, Two-Hand Band". Missoula Independent. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. Fuoco, Christina (May 25, 1995). "Batterie Acid Plays to Different Drummer" (PDF). Canton Observer. Suburban Communications Corporation. 20 (91): 18. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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