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Spot

1951 – 2023

American record producer

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Lived 1951 – 2023 (aged 71). Spot was an American record producer, engineer, audio engineer and composer.

Glenn Michael Lockett (July 1, 1951 – March 4, 2023), better known as Spot, was an American record producer best known for being the house producer and engineer for the influential independent punk record label SST Records. He styled his name SPʘT, using all capital letters and adding a dot inside the O. With his older sister Cynthia, he was raised in upper-middle-class Hollywood. an all-Black formation that was part of the Tuskegee Airmen. Lockett moved from Hollywood to Hermosa Beach in the mid-1970s, where he met Greg Ginn while working at a vegetarian restaurant called Garden of Eden.

Befriending Ginn, Spot was briefly bassist for Panic, the band which would soon become Black Flag. In 2018, a gallery showing of his photographs was mounted at Pacific Coast Gallery in Hermosa Beach. Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires? (January 1983) Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (July 1984)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Spot?

American record producer (1951–2023)

When was Spot born?

Spot was born on 1 July 1951 in Los Angeles.

When did Spot die?

Spot died on 4 March 2023 in Sheboygan.

What was Spot's occupation?

Spot was a record producer, engineer, audio engineer and composer.

What nationality was Spot?

Spot was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Spot

· Wikidata: Q2348505

· DBpedia: Spot (producer)

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