Troy Van Leeuwen, an American musician and producer, has a net worth of $8 million.
Van Leeuwen’s father was born in Los Angeles, California on January 5, 1970, and he frequently played early rock and roll records, including Chuck Berry.
The first significant influence on Van Leeuwen’s rock playing was his exposure to Led Zeppelin’s music.
At first, he aimed to emulate John Bonham, the drummer for Zeppelin, through playing the drums, but later shifted to playing guitar and realized he had a talent for it.
According to Van Leeuwen, Jimmy Page was a major influence on him.
Soon after, he was performing in a number of local bands, including Jester, 60 Cycle, and Failure.
During this period, Van Leeuwen worked as a session musician for various bands and was later recruited by guitarist Billy Howerdel to play guitar in the alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle. The band’s debut album Mer De Noms became their most successful debut album ever, selling 188,000 copies in its first week.
After recording three tracks on A Perfect Circle’s second album, Van Leeuwen auditioned for Queens of the Stone Age by Josh Homme and was offered a spot as their second guitar player.
Van Leeuwen was not only asked to play guitar but also played lap steel and keyboards.
Van Leeuwen has been involved with the band since 2002 and has contributed to three studio albums: Lullabies to Paralyze in 2005, Era Vulgaris in 2007 and…Like Clockwork in 2013.
He has collaborated with various band members, including The Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator, Eagles of Death Metal, and The Gutter Twins, on various side projects.
In 2005, he started working on his first project as a co-producer, Enemy, before transitioning to a new project as a collaborator, Sweethead.