Gary Schutt Show

Gary Schutt, born and raised in Monticello, NY, son of a professional Catskills jazz drummer, started playing along to Bay City Roller’s records on his fathers drum kit before his feet could reach the pedals.
     Gary has basically been a one man solo artist since he was really young. Acquiring a cheap 4-track recorder and a slew of original tunes, he started recording & producing at age 15, writing, arranging and performing all the parts himself in his parents basement. Initially trained as a drummer, Gary quickly picked up guitar, bass and piano, and later singing.
     Gary graduated and taught at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music and continued writing, recording, producing and performing there.  Once establishing himself at Berklee, Gary participated in countless recitals, concerts and studio sessions. Although known as a confident guitarist on campus, Gary led a handful of recitals on vocals, played drums in a couple of shows, played bass for the popular local band IN THE PINK, and led his own original band PALISADE.  
     After graduating from Berklee, Gary started producing his own tapes of original music that he sold at numerous record stores around the Boston area.
     Gary moved to Los Angeles in August of 1992 to join Jeff Scott Soto‘s (former vocalist for Yngwie Malmsteen) new band SLAM. Still continuing to write his own songs and self produce tapes, Gary now sold his tapes through mail order and his original song catalog grew close to 100 songs.
     Locating to Florida after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Gary joined West Palm Beach cover band SIGNAL ZERO. During this time Gary and Jeff Scott Soto released a CD in Japan and Europe of all Gary Schutt tunes called “Sentimetal”. Every magazine that reviewed the 11 song CD had nothing but praise for the up and coming talent.
     In 1999, Gary released his second solo CD “Playthings” on the Chicago based Pulse Records label. Gary produced, wrote and performed everything on the entire album. Yes, for the first time we get to experience Gary as a singer!  And thus started the launch of Gary’s solo career, with over 15 item to date in 2016 on Gary’s own record label PALISADE RECORDS.
     Gary is the lead guitarist and musical director for Florida’s #1 Ozzy Osbourne tribute band called DIARY OF AN OZZMAN, booked through Maximum Bands. 
     In 2017 Gary started a new band project called PANIC FIRE, a re-branding of his original music.  Panic Fire triples as a working cover band, original band and is the backbone of Diary of an Ozzman, and sometimes PF opens for DOAO, convenient!  
     2019 Gary joins Tampa Bay original hard rock band Mr. Bella.  A 20 year veteran band of the FL scene, they’ve opened for such nationals such as Stryper at the house of Blues Orlando.  

ACHIEVEMENTS
     In June of 1992, Gary was featured in the “Spotlight” column of Guitar Player Magazine.
     In June of 1993, Gary showed up in Guitar for the Practicing Musician Magazine’s “Resume” column.
     In 2000, Gary performed “Live Wire” as a medley on the Motley Crue tribute CD “Kickstar My Heart” on Pulse Records.
     In 2008 Gary performed the track “Carry Me Away” on a Rick Springfield tribute CD “Workign Class Dogs” on Fast Lane Records.
     On 11/13/2010 Gary’s 6 piece original band played the annual RIBFEST in St Pete FL opening for Rick Springfield and Grand Funk Railroad before 10,000 people!
     Gary Schutt Band won the local round of the Hard Rock Rising 2012 global band competition, beating 12,000 bands worldwide to be one of the 86 GLOBAL finalist competing to play at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London. read more click here
     On 9/27/2013 Gary performes solo as part of the Melodic Rock Fest 3, a three day weekend concert of big melodic rock act from all over the world including Eric Martin, Ted Poley, W.E.T., Eclipse, Heaven And Earth, Harem Scarem and Steve Augeri. 
    On 10/27/2017 Gary performed his solo act at the opening night Rock N Skull rock festival in Tremont IL on the same bill as Jack Russell of Great White, and many others. The other nights included Enuff Z Nuff, Bullet Boys, Tango Down and L.A. Guns.

TOURS
Since 2001, Gary has done numerous world tours as bassist for Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Queen Extravaganza, Sons Of Apollo). Gary has performed with Jeff’s band in Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, England, Ireland, U.S., Brazil and Australia and can be heard on many of Jeff’s albums and seen on his live DVD’s. 
In the spring of 2005 Gary did a two week tour as lead guitarist for singer, songwriter, model, surf champ Daize Shayne.