Biography
Who is Ty Segall?
Early life and education
Ty grew up in Laguna Beach as an adopted son. His father worked as a lawyer and his mother was an artist. He started surfing when he was ten. While at Laguna Beach High School, he became interested in music.
During his final two years of school, MTV filmed a show called Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County there. Ty felt the series damaged the local culture of surfers and hippies. He later attended the University of San Francisco. He earned a degree in Media Studies. After college, he spent eight months building grow boxes for cannabis plants before focusing on music.
Early solo career
He started as a part-time player in underground bands like Evil Robots and Epsilons. Ty began his solo work in 2008. His first release was a cassette titled Horn The Unicorn. He also released a split cassette called Halfnonagon with the band Superstitions.
John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees helped him release his debut solo album on Castle Face Records. He followed this with several 7 inch singles and a split LP with Black Time. In 2009, he released the album Lemons. He then put out Reverse Shark Attack with Mikal Cronin. The album Melted came out in 2010. In 2011, he signed with Drag City and released Goodbye Bread.
Major albums and styles
In 2012, he released three full albums. These were Hair with White Fence, Slaughterhouse, and Twins. The album Twins featured singles like The Hill. In 2013, he formed the hard rock group Fuzz with Charles Moothart and Roland Cosio. He also released a mostly acoustic solo album called Sleeper that year.
In 2014, he released Manipulator which included psych music. He produced a debut album for Peacers in 2015. He also released the EP Mr. Face and a second Fuzz album called II. In 2017, he released a second self-titled album. It blended styles like glam rock, country rock, and hardcore punk. He released Freedom's Goblin in 2018 and First Taste in 2019. First Taste featured no guitars.
Bands and collaborations
Ty has played in many groups. These include Broken Bat, the CIA, GØGGS, Wasted Shirt, and Freckle. He was previously in the Traditional Fools, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, and the Perverts. His current backing group is the Freedom Band.
This group includes Mikal Cronin, Emmett Kelly, Ben Boye, and Evan Burrows. He previously worked with the Ty Segall Band and a group called the Muggers. The Muggers included Cory Hanson and Kyle Thomas. He also played with the Sleeper Band featuring Sean Paul and Andrew Luttrell.
TV work and recent releases
He wrote theme songs for Comedy Central shows. These include The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Corporate, and Klepper. In 2020, he released covers of Harry Nilsson songs on Bandcamp.
In 2021, he surprise released the album Harmonizer. This record was co-produced by Cooper Crain. It featured the Freedom Band and his wife, Denée Segall.
Birthday and age
Ty Segall was born on June 8, 1987, which makes Ty 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Ty shares the date with 57 other famous people.
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