Scott grew up through the glam rock era, leaned towards punk, veered back into metal and ended up playing and listening to anything. He was taught piano from the age of 6 up until he was 14. He sat exams from the Royal School of Music every year and eventually attained grade 8 in Music Theory.
From age 8 - 12 Scott also played the cornet/trumpet to School and to County Orchestra level.
At secondary school Scott got 100% for every music test and exam he sat then he promptly dropped it after t...
Scott grew up through the glam rock era, leaned towards punk, veered back into metal and ended up playing and listening to anything. He was taught piano from the age of 6 up until he was 14. He sat exams from the Royal School of Music every year and eventually attained grade 8 in Music Theory.
From age 8 - 12 Scott also played the cornet/trumpet to School and to County Orchestra level.
At secondary school Scott got 100% for every music test and exam he sat then he promptly dropped it after two years to study art instead.
A few months with no music input soon took its toll so Scott 'borrowed' an old acoustic guitar and a Bert Weedon's "Play In A Day" book from his Dad and taught himself how to play Tommy Steel and Elvis songs. Having mastered the basic chords Scott was able to listen to songs on the radio and play along.
"Being able to 'play by ear', as I've since discovered, is one of the very few natural 'talents' I have. I guess I'm lucky that I can pick up most instruments and learn the basics fairly quickly just by watching and listening to someone who can already play it."
The inevitable teenage years ensued with forays in to band membership, visits to recording studios and unsigned record deals.
Scott has since dabbled with journalism, radio presenting and theatre work but is now focusing on song writing and recording.
Scott is currently writing and working in collaboration with ASTRELLA CELESTE prior to the release of her debut album.
The project allows Scott to join a group of highly successful musicians, songwriters and producers who include Kevin Hunter (Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, Shania Twain), Yoad Nevo (Sugababes, Daniel Bedingfield, Goldfrapp, Duran Duran, Brian Adams, Bob Dylan), Rat Scabies (The Damned, Jimmy Page, Joe Strummer, Donovan), Fayyaz Virji (Tina Turner, Annie Lennox, Chaka Khan, Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Paul Young, George Michael, Lauryn Hill), Andy Hobson (The Pretenders), Joe Atkinson (Donovan, Flipron), John Cameron (string arrangements for 'Les Miserables' and Jose Carreras) as well as Astrella herself.
The demos were all produced in the U.K. using "RiffWorks™", a revolutionary piece of recording software created by California-based SONOMA WIRE WORKS. Scott has been involved in development and beta testing phases of "RiffWorks™" since 2005. Recently, he has been involved in helping to test and develop "RiffLink™" - a virtual recording studio using web-based technologies which allows musicians from across the world to collaborate without ever meeting.
To date, Scott has been working with other musicians from Europe, North America and New Zealand and he has written and performed with THE RIFFLINK JUNKIES. The group got together in July 2008 for their "No Sleep 'Til Winter Haven" Euro/US tour and they have had some success in gaining airplay on North American radio.
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