Scott was born to play the piano. Even from an early age, people would hear him play, believing he was gifted. His indisputable talent was coupled with deep passion and tenacity. It was common for him to practice a piece of music relentlessly. It is this deep passion that drove him.

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“I love the way the musical puzzle pieces fit together”


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Scott learned the classics right along side of many popular songs of the day. It wouldn’t be unusual to hear him playing Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 in Db Major one minute, and Lady Madonna, by the Beatles, the next.

This love for so many diverse styles of music was the earmark of his songwriting. Scott utilized this quality in a 37 year career in advertising as co-owner of a successful commercial music production company, WOW Music.


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“Whenever I am feeling down and out, I will sit down at the piano and sing this little phrase of music, and it brings back the joy I’ve lost along the way.”

“My heart will be blessed with the sound of music” is a quote from the musical, The Sound of Music. “This lyric, and accompanying melody and harmony have haunted me since I heard it as a boy.” Through the years, he has returned to the piano and played this melody to refocus his heart. It works every time. The joy comes back usually in the form of a smile and a tear and an overwhelming sense of why music is the love of his life, still…