Trey Spruance

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Trey Spruance
Spruance performing in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Preston Lea Spruance III
Born	(1969-08-14) August 14, 1969 (age 55)
Genres	Avant-garde metal, experimental music, alternative metal, experimental rock, ska[1]
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bağlama, rabab, dumbek, zither, bass guitar, pipa, trumpet, vocals
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Web of Mimicry

Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III (born August 14, 1969) is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. He is also leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3. Originally a guitarist and trumpeter, in the early 90s Spruance began playing vintage electronic organs, analog synthesizers, saz, santur, electric sitar, tar, and various other string and percussion instruments. In the mid 90s he founded Forking Paths Studio where his production techniques were applied to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 records among many others.^[2] Since 2007 Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3 has been a very active live entity, performing well over 500 shows in more than 50 countries.

Spruance's playing and composition style is influenced by many diverse genres of music, such as surf rock, Anatolian folk, death metal, film music, Afghan rebab music, ska, funk, space rock, jazz and Japanoise. Musique concrète and foley work also play a large role in his recordings.^{[not verified in body]}