Scott's RiffWorld Profile
Musical Influences
Location
south-east Scotland, U.K.
Current Band
Solo artist
Favorite Website
www.varangermusic.comHeadshot Photo:
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A glance at who this musician is playing withScott's 'RiffWorld' Page
A bit about the music, the background and the enigma that is Scott Brodie ...
"VARANGER MUSIC" manages the songwriting and publishing aspects of songwriter / musician SCOTT BRODIE.
SCOTT is a '60s baby who 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.
"My cornet instructor wouldn't believe my Mum when she told him I never practised. I couldn't - the dog went nuts every time I took the damned thing out of the case!"
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.
"I'd had enough of other people 'teaching' me music by that point so I 'rebelled'. The end came after I spent the money my Mum had given me to pay for a month's lessons. She kept getting reminders, I got caught and the piano and cornet got the proverbial 'heave'."
A few months with no music input soon took its toll so he '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 songwriting and recording.
Scott has been writing and working in collaboration with ASTRELLA CELESTE prior to the recording of her debut release.
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 Beddingfield, 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.
A number of demo songs have been submitted and Astrella is in the process of adding vocals at CALMA ESTUDIS and AVP recording studios in Mallorca, Spain.
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 working with Sonoma since 2005 and throughout the product development and beta testing phases of "RiffWorks".
To date, Scott has been working with other musicians from Europe, Scandinavia, North America and New Zealand, writing and recording with THE RIFFLINK JUNKIES. The group have had some success in gaining airplay on Canadian radio.
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This is really cool,Great vocals and everything else too.
outstanding stuff Scott.........
totaly exellent , nuff said.
this is sooo good Scott-everything!!!//Lenny
One word Scott!...AWESOME!!.Great piece on work man.Superb playing,Vox and mix..Yup!! I enjoyed.
superb scott.vocals cool,lyrics awesome.overall wicked.