Phil Sgrosso is a songwriter, musician, and performer with additional interests in producing, engineering, composing, and managing.

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He began his professional musical career in 2003 when he joined AS I LAY DYING.  Since becoming a member, he has been the primary musical songwriter and recorded the majority of all guitar production for their albums.  

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In 2007, the band was nominated for a GRAMMY with their song "Nothing Left" and have collectively sold over 1 million albums worldwide.

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On the Mayhem festival in 2012, Phil filled-in for SLIPKNOT while one of their guitar players was recovering from an injury.

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He was also the principal songwriter and performer with WOVENWAR from 2013-2016.

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From 2016 until present day, he performs live with SAOSIN- touring internationally with the band.

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2016 also saw the release of his debut album with POISON HEADACHE, a side-project which he co-wrote, co-performed guitars and vocals, recorded bass, and handled production/engineer duties.

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In 2016, he also filled-in for the power-violence band NAILS in support of their album You Will Never Be One Of Us.

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Since 2017, he has been managing San Diego industrial-doom metal artist, AUTHOR & PUNISHER.

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With the 2019 release of AS I LAY DYING's latest album, Shaped By Fire, Phil currently spends most of his time focusing on AILD with a few new musical projects in the works.

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2021 begins a new musical chapter with the release of his progressive instrumental metal project, APATHIAN, which was then followed shortly by new solo material released as an instrumental 2-song digital EP titled "Tension Rising/Light of Day".  The solo material coincides with his newly formed podcast titled "Raise the Bridge", where Phil interviews peers from throughout the music industry.

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Additional Info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Sgrosso

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