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Elan Portnoy | |
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| Genres | 1960srock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Labels | Russian Winter Records, Screaming Apple Records |
Elan Portnoy is an American record producer and a guitarist in three bands: The Headless Horsemen,The Fuzztones and The Waspmen.
In the late 1980s, Portnoy was a guitarist for The Headless Horsemen, a New York City based 60s Rock-n-Roll group. The band reunited in 2013 and opened for Billy Gibbons'(ZZ Top) bandThe Moving Sidewalks at BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.
Between 1982 and 1985, Portnoy was the lead guitarist forThe Fuzztones.[1] This 1980sGarage/Psychedelic band was the first US band in the genre to tour Europe and the UK in 1985. The Fuzztones regularly appeared at The Peppermint Lounge, Irving Plaza,CBGB, and The Dive. They also appeared at The Elixir Festival in Brittany, France, in 1985 alongsideThe Clash andMidnight Oil.
The Fuzztones released over a dozen recordings on vinyl and CD in Europe and the US during this era, and they have played on bills withThe Bangles,The Lords of the New Church,The Damned, The Cramps andR.E.M. They have also played on a special Christmas show withScreamin' Jay Hawkins which was released as an LP in the US.
Portnoy has played onstage with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lenny KayePatty Smith Group, Roy Loney of theFlamin' Groovies,Mark Lindsay ofPaul Revere and The Raiders, Jimy Sohns ofThe Shadows of Knight, Tony Valentino ofThe Standells, Mitch RyderDetroit Wheels andHilton Valentine ofThe Animals. He has also recorded withThe Shadows of Knight, Teisco Del Ray, Herrera and The Handouts, Lone Wolves, Savage Suns and The Roamin’ Numerals.
Since 1984, Portnoy has produced dozens of records and CDs[2] for bands in New York City such as his bands The Fuzztones and The Headless Horsemen, The Outta Place, The Primeval Unknown, The Bohemian Bedrocks, The Twisted, and The Lone Wolves. Portnoy is currently working with a new group, Screamin' Mikey and The MoKan Sharks.