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Scott Detweiler plays Los Angeles.

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MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES ARE REMINDED TO CONSIDER CASTING THEIR GRAMMY VOTE FOR SCOTT DETWEILER'S "MADE IN NEW ORLEANS" IN THE CATEGORY OF BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM.
SCOTT DETWEILER is an American composer and lyricist born and raised in New Orleans. He began his musical journey at age 17 by studying guitar. He then went on to study jazz guitar at Loyola University (New Orleans) with Bill Huntington and then music composition at the University of New Orleans. It was at the universities that he would also first learn to read music and begin to sing, as a member of opera choruses and master chorales.
AFTER LEAVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS he studied orchestration as a private pupil of Ellis Marsalis in Ellis' home. He also studied writing and arranging for strings with Henry Mancini and Albert Harris, and writing for film and television with Earle Hagen. He studied songwriting with Harriet Schock and studied lyric writing with K. Parker at the BMI Institute in West Hollywood.
HIS COMPOSITIONAL STYLE, whether it be his extensive catalog of songs, or his diverse body of classical compositions, is a unique blend of jazz and blues and is built on rhythms indiginous to New Orleans. Even his classical compositions are full of soul and are considered to be truly "American Music".
THE ENERGY AND SOULFULNESS OF HIS GUITAR playing has been compared to B.B. King, Albert King, and Dickie Betts, while his vocal soulfulness is often compared to the range of emotion known in the vocal styles of Bobby "Blue" Bland, Aaron Neville and Elton John.
SCOTT IS A COMPELLING PERFORMER, singing and playing the guitar, whether he is playing solo or with his full band.
HAS BAND HAS SHARED THE BILL with many bands including The Neville Brothers, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Allman Brothers Band and in addition to performing and living in the U.S. he has performed in Europe and Asia. His symphonic premiere was with the New Orleans Symphony and his compositions have been honored by the Utah Composer's Guild, The Nashville Music City Song Festival and the Billboard Music Awards.
HE WORKED WITH several dance companies as a collaborating composer and as composer in residence. Most notably would be his compositions for the Gabriel Masson Dance Company of New York for the 2000 - 2001 Season. He composed his first two string quartets and other important chamber dance works for their choreography. Scott is a prolific composer (see "Principle Works" page of his website) and an active performer, both solo (on hollow body jazz guitar and vocals) and with his band.
FROM HIS , "Slumber Tongue" CD, a collection of instrumental pieces featuring a variety of work, from solo concert pieces to full band compositions that brings Scott's all around guitar work to light for the first time (establishing him as a brilliant soloist, both on electric and acoustic guitars), to his "Between Lake and River", the haunting concept CD tribute to New Orleans, the diversity and range of style displayed by his CD catalog exhibits artistic depth, versatility and vision that is an uncommon rarity.
DETWEILER MADE LOS ANGELES MUSIC HISTORY ON OCTOBER 6, 2007, being the first blues artist/composer known ever to premiere a chamber piece and perform with his blues ensemble in the same concert setting.
Following a performance of two pieces by Mozart, Detweiler's "The Sun Will Rise" (for string quartet and alto saxophone, composed in July 2007 about the Katrina disaster in New Orleans), premiered at the 430 seat Madrid Theater in Los Angeles. The audience gave the 4 movement, 20 minute piece, an enthusiastic standing ovation.
After a brief intermission Detweiler, backed by Ed Cogan on piano, Sam Nee on bass, Paul Van De Riet on drums and Larry McRae on saxophones and flute (McRae also played the alto saxophone in "The Sun Will Rise"), took the stage for over an hour, performing selections from his 2008 VAVV Records Release, MADE IN NEW ORLEANS.
SCOTT DETWEILER HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO COMPOSE A NEW CHAMBER PIECE for solo violin. It will be included in the soundtrack of an upcoming independent film.
IN 2008 DETWEILER WAS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION by 27th District California Congressman Brad Sherman in “recognition for the his great work in entertaining the public”, after watching his performance opening for the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Warner Park.
ALSO IN SEP 2008 BALLET MEMPHIS PREMIERED "SHE DIDN'T STAY LONG", A NEW BALLET BY DETWEILER AND CHOREOGRAPHER GABRIEL MASSON (also from New Orleans) that is an expression of the effect that the Katrina Disaster has had (and continues to have) on their own emotions and the lives of their families and friends.
IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING other artists, performing, and teaching private students, he is a free-lance music journalist. An archive of his reviews of CDs, live concerts, short films and original poetry can be found at www.helium.com.
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Member Since: 8/23/2006
Band Website: detweilermusic.com
Band Members: Band members vary.

MADE IN NEW ORLEANS is now available at:
Louisiana Music Factory
210 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 586-1094
www.louisianamusicfactory.com
Amoeba Music
6400 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90018
(323) 245-6400
www.amoebamusic.com

Backside Records
139 N. San Fernando Road
Burbank, CA 91502
(818)559-7573
http://www.myspace.com/backsiderecords
Borders Bookstore
3131 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
Metairie, LA 70002
(504)835-1363

www.vavvrecords.com
amazon. com
itunes.com
eMusic. com
napster. com
Scott Detweiler plays lead guitar with fellow Peerless Guitar endorsee and friend, Joe Walla:

Influences: Ellis Marsalis, Jimmy Robinson, Chocolate Milk, Mark Dubuclet, Donald Byrd, B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Albert King, Preservation Hall Band, Bill Huntington, Henry Mancini, Dickie Betts, Ted Greene, Neville Brothers, Frank Zappa, Cranston Clements, Danny Barker

www.peerlessguitars.com

www.gomezamps.com

www.bigbends.com

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READ Scott Detweiler's reviews of cds, live shows, instrument evaluations and music articles archived at www.helium.com.

HEAR the live, on air performance of "Sometimes It's Hard" (recorded at KPFK 90.7FM, Pacifica Radio, Studios, Los Angeles, on March 31st, 2007) at www.myspace.com/radioresistencia, performed with Noxdiei in an all out, unrehearsed jam session.

AND, HEAR Scott Detweiler's "Sometimes It's Hard" now playing at www.myspace.com/thatbritishplace.

ALSO HEAR blues legend of Germany, Joe Blues, play Scott Detweiler's "Be Gentle", in a live recording now playing at www.myspace.com/joeandfriends.

YOU CAN ALSO HEAR Scott Detweiler's "She Give Me Love", "43", "Calhoun and Willow" and "Be Gentle" at www.myspace.com/peerlessguitars.com.

SCOTT DETWEILER IS ENDORSED BY PEERLESS GUITARS (www.peerlessguitars.com) and serves as a consultant, providing evaluation and constructive feedback about their construction, tone and playability. (He is the first American endorsee for Peerless guitars.)

SCOTT IS ENDORSED BY GOMEZ AMPLIFICATION OF CALIFORNIA(www.gomezamps.com) and plays through their entire live of amplifiers.

SCOTT DETWEILER IS ENDORSED BY BIG BEND'S NUT SAUCE (www.bigbends.com) and uses it on all of his guitars.

PURCHASE DOWNLOADABLE Scott Detweiler songs at www.myspace.com/cyberrecords.

Photos by Leon James ([email protected]),Rony Armas (www.lunaset.com), Csaba Gyurak, Min Lee, Scott Detweiler, Jr., Elsa Detweiler, Sebastian Sheehan, Big Joe Hurt, Ed Fuentes James Kinsey and Christian Sheehan.

PRINCIPLE WORKS BY SCOTT DETWEILER:
orchestral -
Green For Me (1984), Bare Horizon (1985), Waves (1986), More Than Yesterday (1987), On Christmas Day (1994)
operas -
Femur (rock) (2000),The Picture of Dorian Gray (full orchestra and chorus) (completed 2001)
musical theatre -
Campus Nite (2000)
ballets -
Benga (full orchestra) (1995),The Opiate (solo piano) (1997)
choral -
They That Wait (1994)
chamber music -
Give Me A Rainbow (string quartet & piano) (1985),Calhoun & Willow (solo guitar) (1997),Violin Duet Number One (1998)Agatha Henry (string quartet & guitar) (1998),Violin Duet Number Two (1999),String Quartet Number One (2000),1898 (solo piano) (2000),String Quartet Number Two (2000),Evangeline (solo guitar) (2003),William Porter Prelude (solo guitar) (2004),Scott Jr. Prelude (solo guitar) (2004),Valerie, Mirenda and Michelle (violin, piano & contrabass) (2004),The Sun Will Rise (alto saxophone and string quartet) (2007),Lone Guitar Improvisations (for solo jazz guitar in every key) (2008)
art songs -
Arthur Rimbaud: Essence d'Encens (french lyrics by Gabriela Cavatini) (string quartet, trumpet, clarinet and soprano) (2004)
miscellaneous -
Novena (mixed percussion & chorus) (1994),Legend of Red Wolf (percussion & flute) (2000),Shrine (electric guitar, bass, trumpet & percussion) (2004),Lady of Lima (xylophone, bass, percussion, strings, electric guitar, drums & piano) (2004)
and hundreds of songs. . . . . .
Sounds Like: Scott Detweiler
Record Label: V A V V Records
Type of Label: Indie

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vote MADE IN NEW ORLEANS: BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

LOS ANGELES - Scott Detweiler's latest release, 'MADE IN NEW ORLEANS' (VAVV RECORDS), has been included on the ballot by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the category o...
Posted by scott detweiler on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:04:00 PST

booking SCOTT DETWEILER

Booking SCOTT DETWEILER Inquiries should be sent to [email protected] or call 818.800.5899....
Posted by scott detweiler on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:57:00 PST

Scott Detweiler talks to Valley News about his "Katrina Brought The Water"

Contributed to Valley News by Lisa Bianconi on February 15, 2007. According to Scott: There are two reasons why I wrote "Katrina Brought the Water". The first is to vent my feelings about the devastat...
Posted by scott detweiler on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:46:00 PST

KPFK Los Angeles (Pacifica Radio) Interview of Scott Detweiler by Louise Foster (01/18/07)

  INTRODUCTION:   On January 18, 2007, Scott Detweiler was interviewed by Louise Foster on KPFK Los Angeles (Pacifica Radio, 90.5 FM in Los Angeles and 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara).  The o...
Posted by scott detweiler on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:50:00 PST

ethnomusicology INTERVIEW of Scott Detweiler by Chris Reeser at California State University

INTRODUCTION: On February 7, 2007, Scott Detweiler was interviewed, by Chris Reeser at California State University Northridge, as part of an ethnomusicology study.  (It has been edited for accur...
Posted by scott detweiler on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:53:00 PST

listen to more SD songs at www.myspace.com/peerlessguitars

Listen to SD's "43", "Be Gentle", "Calhoun and Willow" and "She Give Me Love" at www.myspace.com/peerlessguitars "43" words and music by Scott Detweiler I turned 43 today/I'm over half way/Many of the...
Posted by scott detweiler on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:54:00 PST

SONG CREDITS FOR SONGS ON MYSPACE

All songs were produced by Scott Detweiler and all lyrics and music by Scott Detweiler except for "Amazing Grace" (which is in the public domain), and "Big Chief" (cowritten by Jimmy Crawford).  ...
Posted by scott detweiler on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:11:00 PST

Photos by www.lunaset.com, Csaba Gyurak & Scott Detweiler, Jr.

Interested parties for photographic services my send inquiries to [email protected].
Posted by scott detweiler on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:25:00 PST

Booking SCOTT DETWEILER

Inquiries should be sent to [email protected] or call 818.800.5899  
Posted by scott detweiler on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:25:00 PST