Scott Mathews

Scott Mathews

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name = Scott Mathews


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birth_date = birth date|1955|7|25
birth_place = Sacramento, California, United States
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occupation = Music Producer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist & Vocalist
Current Projects = Manasonic, SoniCity, TikiTown Studios
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website = [http://www.scottmathews.com/ www.scottmathews.com]
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Scott Mathews (born July 25, 1955 in Sacramento, California) is an accomplished music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

=Scott as Musician=

In 1975,scotty the big boy mathews Scott was first recorded playing instruments for Jack Nitzche's soundtrack to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1976, after his initial exposure as a member of Nitzche's soundtrack, he played drums, guitars, and performed background vocals on the Barbra Streisand record, "Streisand Superman". Mathews soon teamed up with writing partner Ron Nagle, who had written songs for "Streisand Superman". In 1979, Mathews and Nagle signed a recording contract with Capitol Records to record under the name 'The Durocs.' Their debut record earned a solid '5 star' review from Rolling Stone.Fact|date=April 2008 The Durocs had a 'top 10' record in EuropeFact|date=April 2008 but decided not to continue performing and instead continued in writer/producer roles. Mathews was offered the drummer position in The Beach Boys, but turned it down.Fact|date=April 2008

=Scott as Producer=Mathews and Nagle went on to write songs for other recording artists and also to produce albums, including Paul Kantner's Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra.Mathews has also produced, arranged, writtens songs for, recorded with, and/or performed with (alphabetically) The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, John Fogerty, Jerry Garcia, Billy Gibbons, Sammy Hagar, John Hiatt, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, Mick Jagger, Booker T. Jones, Patti Labelle, Huey Lewis, Nick Lowe, Steve Miller, Van Morrison, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Steve Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Joey Ramone, Keith Richards, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, Boz Scaggs, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand, Trip Shakespeare (Semisonic), Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Weir, Brian Wilson, and Neil Young.Fact|date=April 2008

=Awards and Accolades=

Mathews has been extremely successful throughout his career. His awards include several gold and platinum albums, Oscar-winning film projectsFact|date=April 2008 and Grammy Award-winning projectsFact|date=April 2008. Mathews has been profiled in Rolling Stone, MOJO, Billboard, Time magazine and the New York Times. He has sold more than 14,000,000 units worldwide and continues to display amazing longevity in the ever changing music industry.Fact|date=April 2008

=Current Projects=

TikiTown

Mathews is the owner of TikiTown Studios. TikiTown Studios is a private, state-of-the-art boutique studio located near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California. TikiTown has earned the reputation as a haven for aspiring artists as well as legends. TikiTown has all the comforts of a home, a gym, a music museum. In addition, while writing and recording music, artists can enjoy views of the San Francisco bay. TikiTown is furnished with state-of-the-art music equipment (both vintage and new) allowing for a private oasis that inspires creativity.

Film

In January 2008 Scott signed on as co-producer for a bio pic on the legendary Roky Erickson. Fact|date=April 2008

ManaSonic Music

Scott's most recently started project is as the CEO and Co-Founder of ManaSonic Music. Manasonic's goal is to be on the forefront of the music revolution. This effort centers around the creation of the soon-to-debut SonicCity (pronounced Sonic City) website: [http://www.soniccity.com/ www.soniccity.com] . This project is in conjunction with partner William S. Price III, co-founder of TPG Capital.Fact|date=April 2008

=Miscellaneous=

Scott Mathews would like to point out that his last name is spelled Mathews and not Matthews. The misspelling can be difficult in the digital world.

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