Scott Free (musician)

Scott Free is a Chicago-based queer punk/folk/rap artist. The music video to his rap song 'Beat The Rap' was on rotation on Black Entertainment Television in 1984. He received two Outmusic Awards in 2005. He was named Outmusician of the Year for his CD 'They Call Me Mr. Free' and his community activism. His song "Another Day of the Cruelty" was named Out Song of the Year. He was inducted into the Stonewall Society's LGBT Hall Of Fame in 2005. He was named the Windy City Times 2001 Artist of the Year.He hosts the annual 'ALT Q Festival' (an LGBT music festival) at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, started in 2001 (originally called the "Queer Is Folk Festival"). He is the host and curator of 'Homolatte', the longest-running weekly queer performance series in the country, at the Big Chicks/Tweet in Chicago, also started in 2001.

Scott's first full-length release was a queercore CD called "Getting Off" in 1997. His second release "The Living Dead", in 1999, received 4 Gay/Lesbian American Music Award nominations. He joins an infamous lists of artists whose works have been banned by government agencies (the City Hall of Chicago in the winter of 2001). Scott's 2004 release, was entitled "They Call Me Mr. Free". His 2008 release was entitled "The Pink Album (A Pop Opera)". The music video from the single 'Free' was on LOGO's The Click List for seven weeks in 2008. Highest position - #6.