Tim Scott (guitarist)
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Timothy David "Tim" Scott (born 21 September 1971) is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions. These have subsequently given rise to his secondary side project/collaborations and sessions with the dance DJ’s and Producers: Judge Jules
, Mike Koglin
, Serial Diva, and Herd & Fitz.
, a suburb of Stockport
, England. In 1985 aged 14, Tim took up electric bass guitar one year later changing to electric lead guitar as he commenced studying for his GCSE music at Hazel Grove High School
achieving a C grade overall but achieving an A in his composition.
He left school at 16 with four GCSE passes and went on to Salford College of Music “but dropped out before he got kicked out” finding he could not cope with the written work due to his dyslexia
.
In August, 1992 at the age of 20, Tim applied to study full-time on the 1 year Diploma course in modern Electric Guitar Performance at The Guitar Institute (GI), London (now known as: The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance or ICMP) commencing his studies on 21 September 1992 he graduated achieving the grade Pass on 3 July 1993.
, distributing it via Borders Books & Music Stores
across the UK.
This allowed him to gain valuable album reviews in the publications: Guitarist (magazine)
, Guitar Techniques (magazine), and Guitar & Bass Magazine.
During 2004 he promoted the album by performing live in Borders Books & Music Stores
throughout the UK which generated enough sales to put it inside their top 200 sellers list on occasion.
July 2004’s edition of Guitarist (magazine)
featured 4:AM
4am And I Can’t Sleep as the artist track on the cover CD, credited under: “This month’s highlights” in the main index section of the magazine.
The favourable Bald on the Inside
U.K. Guitar press reviews opened the opportunity for Tim to work alongside BBC Radio 1
DJ Judge Jules
in a one day session at his London studio writing and playing the Flamenco Guitar on the instrumental guitar track "Puesta Del Sol" for Judge Jules debut artist album Proven Worldwide.
20 July 2005 Tim was invited back to the Guitar Institute or (GI), London (now known as: The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance or ICMP) to lead a Master class on his session guitar work in the dance scene.
Tim’s studio work with Judge Jules
led to him being flown out to Ibiza to play live improvised guitar over his backroom Funky House/Dirty Electro DJ set at Judgement Sunday during the BBC Radio 1 weekend in Ibiza on 15 August 2005, and 13 August 2006.,
During 2005 – 2008 Tim has been hired to perform his improvised live Guitar Mashing
alongside some of the world’s most successful DJ’s in some of the UK’s and Ibiza’s most well known night clubs including: Ampersand, Manchester 5 June 2005 alongside Jon Fitz, The Bodyrockers, and singer Abigail Bailey all broadcast live on Galaxy Radio; Eden, Ibiza 15 August 2005 and 13 August 2006 alongside Judge Jules during The BBC Radio 1 Weekend;Pacha
, London 7 October 2006 alongside the Freemasons and the songstress Katherine Ellis
; Syndicate, Blackpool
23 March 2008 alongside Judge Jules;Ministry Of Sound
, London 30 May 2008 alongside Judge Jules.
Since early 2005 Tim has been diligently developing ideas for his most recent album Guitar Mashing
; his intended concept to bring together cutting edge production techniques with memorable instrumental guitar melodies. This idea was initially inspired by his love of Dance music
, his live gigs in Ibiza, and also guitarists: Joe Satriani
, Steve Vai
, Steve Lukather
, and Jeff Beck
whose music has significantly influenced Tim’s playing from the outset.
Since its initial 26 November 2008 physical release Guitar Mashing
, Tim’s second, solo, studio album has received four star reviews in Guitarist magazine and also Guitar Techniques (magazine).
Total Guitar
summed up Tim’s sound as: “…breaks boundaries by mashing his guitar mastery (think Vai and Satriani) with chilled Ibiza sounds.” while Guitarist (magazine)
described it as: “Although the phrase ‘painting with sound’ may come across as trite and unnecessarily pompous, in the UK guitarist Tim Scott’s case, it’s perfectly accurate.”
Other national and regional magazines/publications that ran similarly favourable Guitar Mashing
reviews included: Musician., Guitar & Bass Magazine, CityLife magazine, and the Stockport Express
with their article running on the front page of the entertainment section.
Since the release of Guitar Mashing Tim has been concentrating on releasing singles via the internet download providers: iTunes, Amazon, Napster, etc. the first of which was Amy Jane
which Total Guitar
(magazine) placed at No. 9 in their top 10 recommended tracks to download in their December/Christmas 2009 edition. "Refreshing Instrumental mix from mash-up man whose guitar heart lies in the party isle of Ibiza"
CityLife
gave Amy Jane
three stars describing it as "made for mash ups, particularly the track’s howling riff and uber-rock power chords."
Sound On Sound
gave Amy Jane
a favourable review relating it as "Tim’s unique brand of ‘Trance/Rock/Progressive house’." "The production is slick in the extreme, with greater emphasis on ‘real’ instruments than is typical of the trance or house genres. In particular, it’s a neat showcase for Tim’s imaginative and often funky electric guitar playing."
At the end of July Scott took delivery of his very own Jackson Soloist
signature guitar described by The Manchester Evening News
– “The Hazel Grove musician has finally got his hands on his one-off sparkly pink Custom Shop Jackson Guitar
in his signature shade…”
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
, Mike Koglin
Mike Koglin
Mike Koglin is a German trance DJ and producer who lives in London since 1990.- Biography :1998 Mike Koglin had a huge club success with his single "The Silence", a remake of Depeche Modes "Enjoy the Silence". The song reached number 20 in the UK Top 40. He has since produced a large number of...
, Serial Diva, and Herd & Fitz.
Early life
Tim was born and brought up in Hazel GroveHazel Grove
-Education:Hazel Grove has a number of primary schools and Hazel Grove High School, the local high school. Some do decide to go to other local high schools, such as local Marple Hall, in neighbouring village Marple. The main primary schools in the area are, Hazel Grove Primary School, Torkington...
, a suburb of Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
, England. In 1985 aged 14, Tim took up electric bass guitar one year later changing to electric lead guitar as he commenced studying for his GCSE music at Hazel Grove High School
Hazel Grove High School
Hazel Grove High School is located in Hazel Grove, a suburb of Greater Manchester, England.-General information:Hazel Grove High School's GCSE results are above England's national average. However, according to the schools league table it is ranked lower than other schools in the area...
achieving a C grade overall but achieving an A in his composition.
He left school at 16 with four GCSE passes and went on to Salford College of Music “but dropped out before he got kicked out” finding he could not cope with the written work due to his dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
.
In August, 1992 at the age of 20, Tim applied to study full-time on the 1 year Diploma course in modern Electric Guitar Performance at The Guitar Institute (GI), London (now known as: The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance or ICMP) commencing his studies on 21 September 1992 he graduated achieving the grade Pass on 3 July 1993.
Professional guitar career
Scott's recording career began in 2003 when he self released his debut album Bald On The InsideBald on the Inside
- Personnel :* All musical paintings written, played, produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Scott at Acer Studios* All songs published by: Timothy David Scott Acer Studios - MCPS -Release history:- External links :* * * * *...
, distributing it via Borders Books & Music Stores
Borders Group
Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
across the UK.
This allowed him to gain valuable album reviews in the publications: Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist is a monthly music making magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. The magazine features reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment, plus interviews with guitar players, features on the guitar industry, news articles, and features on playing...
, Guitar Techniques (magazine), and Guitar & Bass Magazine.
During 2004 he promoted the album by performing live in Borders Books & Music Stores
Borders Group
Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
throughout the UK which generated enough sales to put it inside their top 200 sellers list on occasion.
July 2004’s edition of Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist is a monthly music making magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. The magazine features reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment, plus interviews with guitar players, features on the guitar industry, news articles, and features on playing...
featured 4:AM
4:AM
-Personnel:*All musical paintings written, played, produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Scott at Acer Studios*All songs published by: Timothy David Scott Acer Studios - MCPS...
4am And I Can’t Sleep as the artist track on the cover CD, credited under: “This month’s highlights” in the main index section of the magazine.
The favourable Bald on the Inside
Bald on the Inside
- Personnel :* All musical paintings written, played, produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Scott at Acer Studios* All songs published by: Timothy David Scott Acer Studios - MCPS -Release history:- External links :* * * * *...
U.K. Guitar press reviews opened the opportunity for Tim to work alongside BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
in a one day session at his London studio writing and playing the Flamenco Guitar on the instrumental guitar track "Puesta Del Sol" for Judge Jules debut artist album Proven Worldwide.
20 July 2005 Tim was invited back to the Guitar Institute or (GI), London (now known as: The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance or ICMP) to lead a Master class on his session guitar work in the dance scene.
Tim’s studio work with Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
led to him being flown out to Ibiza to play live improvised guitar over his backroom Funky House/Dirty Electro DJ set at Judgement Sunday during the BBC Radio 1 weekend in Ibiza on 15 August 2005, and 13 August 2006.,
During 2005 – 2008 Tim has been hired to perform his improvised live Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008....
alongside some of the world’s most successful DJ’s in some of the UK’s and Ibiza’s most well known night clubs including: Ampersand, Manchester 5 June 2005 alongside Jon Fitz, The Bodyrockers, and singer Abigail Bailey all broadcast live on Galaxy Radio; Eden, Ibiza 15 August 2005 and 13 August 2006 alongside Judge Jules during The BBC Radio 1 Weekend;Pacha
Pacha
Pacha is a nightclub franchise with headquarters in Ibiza, Spain. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, located in Ibiza Town, is the best known venue today. During 2009 Pacha acquired El Divino, near the marina of Ibiza la Nueva, which will be...
, London 7 October 2006 alongside the Freemasons and the songstress Katherine Ellis
Katherine Ellis
Katherine Ellis is an English dance music vocalist and songwriter. A mainstay of the genre past and present, she has been making records since 1990.-Background:...
; Syndicate, Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
23 March 2008 alongside Judge Jules;Ministry Of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
, London 30 May 2008 alongside Judge Jules.
Since early 2005 Tim has been diligently developing ideas for his most recent album Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008....
; his intended concept to bring together cutting edge production techniques with memorable instrumental guitar melodies. This idea was initially inspired by his love of Dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, his live gigs in Ibiza, and also guitarists: Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani
Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
, Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
, Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
, and Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
whose music has significantly influenced Tim’s playing from the outset.
Since its initial 26 November 2008 physical release Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008....
, Tim’s second, solo, studio album has received four star reviews in Guitarist magazine and also Guitar Techniques (magazine).
Total Guitar
Total Guitar
Total Guitar is a monthly magazine based in the United Kingdom. The magazine is the best selling guitar magazine in Europe.The magazine is owned by Future Publishing, who publish many other magazines ranging from drums and video games to mountain bikes and knitting magazines.Total Guitar regularly...
summed up Tim’s sound as: “…breaks boundaries by mashing his guitar mastery (think Vai and Satriani) with chilled Ibiza sounds.” while Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist (magazine)
Guitarist is a monthly music making magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. The magazine features reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment, plus interviews with guitar players, features on the guitar industry, news articles, and features on playing...
described it as: “Although the phrase ‘painting with sound’ may come across as trite and unnecessarily pompous, in the UK guitarist Tim Scott’s case, it’s perfectly accurate.”
Other national and regional magazines/publications that ran similarly favourable Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing
Guitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008....
reviews included: Musician., Guitar & Bass Magazine, CityLife magazine, and the Stockport Express
Stockport Express
Stockport Express is the local newspaper of Stockport, England. It has a paid-for circulation of 12,635 and is published every Wednesday.The sister free paper the Stockport Times, published every Thursday and distributed to all households in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, has a circulation...
with their article running on the front page of the entertainment section.
Since the release of Guitar Mashing Tim has been concentrating on releasing singles via the internet download providers: iTunes, Amazon, Napster, etc. the first of which was Amy Jane
Amy Jane
Amy Jane is the third single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 9, 2009.The cover features a heart sculpted out of a brown paper bag from a fast food chain set in a stripped corrugated cardboard box, shadowed by spotlight, intended to represent...
which Total Guitar
Total Guitar
Total Guitar is a monthly magazine based in the United Kingdom. The magazine is the best selling guitar magazine in Europe.The magazine is owned by Future Publishing, who publish many other magazines ranging from drums and video games to mountain bikes and knitting magazines.Total Guitar regularly...
(magazine) placed at No. 9 in their top 10 recommended tracks to download in their December/Christmas 2009 edition. "Refreshing Instrumental mix from mash-up man whose guitar heart lies in the party isle of Ibiza"
CityLife
City Life (Magazine)
City Life was a Manchester-based listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005. It was a distinctive blend of radical politics and coverage of the increasingly exciting Manchester youth culture scene of the early 1980s, coinciding with the rise of Factory Records and...
gave Amy Jane
Amy Jane
Amy Jane is the third single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 9, 2009.The cover features a heart sculpted out of a brown paper bag from a fast food chain set in a stripped corrugated cardboard box, shadowed by spotlight, intended to represent...
three stars describing it as "made for mash ups, particularly the track’s howling riff and uber-rock power chords."
Sound On Sound
Sound on Sound
Sound on Sound is an independently-owned monthly music technology magazine published by SOS Publications Group, based in Cambridge, UK. The magazine includes product tests of electronic musical performance and recording devices, and interviews with industry professionals...
gave Amy Jane
Amy Jane
Amy Jane is the third single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 9, 2009.The cover features a heart sculpted out of a brown paper bag from a fast food chain set in a stripped corrugated cardboard box, shadowed by spotlight, intended to represent...
a favourable review relating it as "Tim’s unique brand of ‘Trance/Rock/Progressive house’." "The production is slick in the extreme, with greater emphasis on ‘real’ instruments than is typical of the trance or house genres. In particular, it’s a neat showcase for Tim’s imaginative and often funky electric guitar playing."
At the end of July Scott took delivery of his very own Jackson Soloist
Jackson Soloist
The Jackson Soloist is an electric guitar model by Jackson Guitars officially produced since 1984 . Jackson was essentially the pioneer of the "Superstrat" design...
signature guitar described by The Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
The Manchester Evening News is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It is published every day except Sunday and is owned by Trinity Mirror plc following its sale by Guardian Media Group in early 2010. It has an average daily circulation of 90,973 copies...
– “The Hazel Grove musician has finally got his hands on his one-off sparkly pink Custom Shop Jackson Guitar
Jackson Guitars
__FORCETOC__Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.-Early years:Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel's Guitar Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise to bolster Charvel's business...
in his signature shade…”
Studio Albums
| Year | Type | Album | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CD | Bald On The Inside Bald on the Inside - Personnel :* All musical paintings written, played, produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Scott at Acer Studios* All songs published by: Timothy David Scott Acer Studios - MCPS -Release history:- External links :* * * * *... |
|
| 2008 | CD | Guitar Mashing Guitar Mashing Guitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008.... |
Singles
- 4:AM4:AM-Personnel:*All musical paintings written, played, produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Scott at Acer Studios*All songs published by: Timothy David Scott Acer Studios - MCPS...
(2009) - Angel DustAngel Dust (song)Angel Dust is the second single to be released off of Tim Scott's second album Guitar Mashing.Angel Dust was recorded and mixed at Acer Studios in Greater Manchester by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott and first released for download November 15, 2009Angel Dust was...
(2009) - Amy JaneAmy JaneAmy Jane is the third single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 9, 2009.The cover features a heart sculpted out of a brown paper bag from a fast food chain set in a stripped corrugated cardboard box, shadowed by spotlight, intended to represent...
(2009) - Cosmic IgnitionCosmic IgnitionCosmic Ignition is the fourth single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on iTunes July 20, 2010.The cover features a slightly controversial graffiti line drawing of a girls bum found scrawled on the side of a storm drain in San Antonio, Ibiza.This single was...
(2010) - Cataclysmic PinkCataclysmic PinkCataclysmic Pink is the fifth single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on iTunes December 17th, 2010....
(2010) - One Life (Tim Scott song) (2011)
- Rio Gold Dust (2011)
- Dirty Mule (2011)
Albums
- Proven Worldwide – Judge JulesJudge JulesJudge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
(2006) [ allmusic “Proven Worldwide”] (Track 6) “Puesta Del Sol” (features a Spanish Flamenco Guitar melody written and played by Tim Scott)
- VS – Mike KoglinMike KoglinMike Koglin is a German trance DJ and producer who lives in London since 1990.- Biography :1998 Mike Koglin had a huge club success with his single "The Silence", a remake of Depeche Modes "Enjoy the Silence". The song reached number 20 in the UK Top 40. He has since produced a large number of...
(2006) Discogs “Mercury” (Track 3) “Mercury” (features a Clean Guitar melody written and played by Tim Scott)
- Bring The Noise – Judge JulesJudge JulesJudge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
(2009) (Track 8) “City Rockers (Marcus Twiddle Edit)” (features the guitar melody from “Ibiza’s Secret Garden” – Track 2 on Tim Scott's “Guitar MashingGuitar MashingGuitar Mashing is the second studio album produced by session guitarist and multi instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott, first released on November 26, 2008....
”)
Singles
- The One Hit Wonders – “Grace of God” (2006) Discogs “Grace Of God” (Track 5) The Serial Diva Remix (features a rolling bass line written played and recorded by Tim Scott at Acer Studios)