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Switchblade and the Surgeon

www.switchbladeandthesurgeon.com

About Me

Available at these fine establishments

Bop Street Records(Ballard), Seattle WA
Sonic Boom(Capitol Hill), Seattle WA
Underdawg Records(Queen Anne), Seattle WA

Biography of Switchblade and the surgeon

Switchblade and the surgeon, based out of Seattle Washington, has been an ongoing music project since 2005. An on-again-off-again songwriting partnership of two members, Simon Bee and K.T. Schultz, it experimentally fuses together several different genres, mainly Industrial, Electronica and Alternative Rock. Simon's instrumental tracks create a compelling backdrop for K.T.'s striking lyrics and vocals. This combination of their intertwined artistic elements produces a bi-polar sound that can, at times, be haunting, deep and angry as well as fun and lighthearted, if a bit euphoric.

Live performance is a new ambition for the collective project. Realizing that they needed more than just two members to cover the rich musical textures without compromising the projects integrity, Simon and K.T. recruited three other musicians to their aid. Dwayne Scott, who is also the drummer for the band Kaskadia, will be playing an acoustic drum kit backed with electronic triggers to provide unique and, sometimes, scorched percussion. He also crafts his own custom drum kits to compliment his formidable playing skills. Jake Harrison, founder of his own record label “Robot Monster Inc”, will be playing bass, though he is the multi-talented singer/instrumentalist for his own band Hades Machine. Brett Cree, our guitar player, brings to the table a background in touring and creating some unearthly guitar tones and texture. This left synth/2nd guitar for Simon, and vocals for K.T.. More than just the some of their parts, the live band Switchblade and the Surgeon, combines the talent and creativity of the five members to bring a multi-faceted sound.


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Member Since: 5/9/2006
Band Website: switchbladeandthesurgeon.com
Band Members: Compostition/ Simon Bee- Instrumentals. K.T. Schultz- Vocals, lyrics, arrangements.Live Band/ K.T. Schultz - Vocals. Simon Bee - 2nd Guitar & Synth. Brett Cree - Guitar. Dwayne Scott - Drums. Jake Harrison- Bass
Influences: The Surgeon's influences: NIN, Perfect Circle, White Zombie, Kidney thieves, Radiohead, Stabbing Westward, Poe, Beck, Bjork, Collide, Filter, Gorillaz, Muse, South, Tori Amos
The Switchblade's influences: White Town, VNV Nation, Bauhause, Tracy Bonham, Sneaker Pimps, Annie Lennox, Eels, Tool, Black Sabbath, John Lennon, Hole, Arlo Guthrie, Rammstein
Record Label: Life In Hell Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Details on May 22nd show

8$ instead of 10$ if you get a ticket from me in advance. Msg our myspace, or email me at [email protected]....
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:53:00 PST

May 6th Show

Thanks to:1 Everyone who came out last night2 Priests & Paramedics and Halophile for inviting us3 Havi and David of Bukkake Blood Bath for taking some pics4 Jewelbox sound guy for working w/ our ...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:03:00 PST

Website update

Updated the website! check it out! Finally got around to adding a background and made the transitions a little smoother. Removed some of the less interesting links to simplify browsing....
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:16:00 PST

The Mainstage

Another show booked for May 22nd with Stabbing Back! This ones on a Thursday, two days closer to a Friday or Saturday show..lol. You gotta start somewhere, right?..lol. We're pretty excited to pla...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:28:00 PST

The New Members

We’re very pleased to announce the live band line up! They are:Dwayne Scott, who is also the drummer for the band Kaskadia, will be playing an acoustic drum kit backed with electronic triggers t...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:15:00 PST

The Show

So our first show if officially booked! details are on our profile page/website. We’re pretty nervous because we weren’t planning on playing live for a few more months, but this show was ...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:52:00 PST

NIN REMIX

So this is our first attempt at remixing. It was pretty fun to do and far less tedious than working on original stuff. I highly recommend it if you have the time/software. You can get all the original...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:27:00 PST

In Stores!!! (Seattle)

Hey Seattlites! Our new release (Debit Credit Jesus) is now available in the following record stores - Bop Street Records(Ballard), Sonic Boom(Capitol Hill) and Underdawg Records(Queen Anne). Support ...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:02:00 PST

CD release and website!!!!!

Hey everyone!We're excited to announce that both our debut 6 Track EP "Debit, Credit, Jesus" is now available and our new home on the web is up www.switchbladeandthesurgeon.comThe CD is available worl...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:48:00 PST

Newsletter 11-23-07

Hey folks! Sorry we dropped off the face of the earth recently. We hope you'll forgive us, though, as we have finally finished our EP album! Debit, Credit, Jesus will be available to purchase this ...
Posted by Switchblade and the Surgeon on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:44:00 PST