Scott King grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts and began his music career in the early 90's as a solo acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter, playing coffeehouses in and around Boston. He toured throughout Denmark between 1992 and 1993, and then fronted the Boston rock band Xguru until 2001, headlining many of the city's top venues of the time such as The Middle East, The Rathskeller, and Bill's Bar. Scott has recorded at the fabled Fort Apache in Boston where he was produced by Tim O'Heir (All American Rejects, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield), and he has licensed his music to Lorimar Pictures in Hollywood. His song, Meteor, was included on a compilation album alongside Rodeo Clowns by G Love & Special Sauce with Jack Johnson. He has shared stages with many acclaimed artists through the years including Three Dog Night, Evan & Jaron, Per-Erik Hallin, The Watchmen, Bill Morrissey, Ellis Paul, Jonathan Edwards, Grammy Award-winner Bob Carlisle (Butterfly Kisses), and Pierce Pettis, who wrote Garth Brooks's hit song, You Move Me. His songs have been played on AAA radio stations throughout New England, including WBCN, WAAF, WBLM, and WFNX, and on Maine Public Radio, as well as college stations across the country.
Scott has played guitar and sung in numerous rock & roll cover bands, including Without Paris (with bassist Craig LaPointe from the band Watts and drummer Carlo Carluccio of Best Not Broken) and The Beatleitos, an all-Beatles cover band with his guitarist/singer son Jeff King, and singer/bassist Erik Glockler of the legendary jam band, Strangefolk.
Scott continues to write, record, and release new music both as a solo artist and with his former Xguru bandmate, Chris Rings. You can find Scott King and Xguru titles on all the major platforms -- Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Pandora, etc. Stay tuned for news of his latest album in the works featuring drummer Rob Duquette (Jonathan Edwards), bassist John Kumnick (David Bowie, Cindi Lauper), keyboardist Bob Colwell (The Boneheads), and guitarist Brad Myrick (Nicola Cipriani & Brad Myrick guitar duo).
You can catch Scott live on guitar and vocals at his solo shows and in 93 North (the acoustic duo with Amy Mathison, link below), and you can also see him singing and playing bass with the rock band, Planet Earth. Click on "Events" on this website for an updated list of shows.
And to book Scott King solo, with 93 North, and/or with Planet Earth for your venue or private event, please contact NH Music Collective: (https://www.nhmusiccollective.com/
Thanks for stopping by!
93 North website:
https://ninetythreenorthband.com/
SAMPLE VENUES PLAYED & SHARED STAGES:
Bill's Bar, Boston, MA
Hagge's Musik Pub, Tønder, Denmark
Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
Jonathan's, Ogunquit, Maine
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse, Wakefield, MA
Mama Kin, Boston, MA
Manchester Blues and Jazz Festival, Manchester, NH
The Middle East (Upstairs and Downstairs), Cambridge, MA
Opstand Music Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
The Rathskellar ("The Rat"), Boston, MA
Slate's Monday Night Concert Series, Hallowell, Maine
Suzanne's Kitchen, Plymouth, NH
Aaron Tapp (with Betty Goo)
Angry Salad
Bill Morrissey
Bob Carlisle (with Allies)
Brooks Williams
Ellis Paul
Evan & Jaron
Jonathan Edwards
Johnny A
The Nields
Per-Erik Hallin
Pierce Pettis
Rick Derringer
Three Dog Night
The Watchmen
Watts
RANDOM BITS:
• Finalist, WADN songwriter competition (1993)
• Semi-Finalist, Boston Acoustic Underground (1993)
• Honorable Mention, 2007 American Songwriter Magazine Lyrics Competition (for Stones For St. Stephen)
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