GREAT BOB SCOTT is an incedible force and mainstay of the Canadian music and entertainment world. He's a fiendishly dedicated technical wizard; his versatility and sense of timing are legendary amongst veteran musicians across Canada. A consumate performer, SCOTT has tackled numerous television appearances and toured throughout Europe and North America. He keeps busy with regular recording sessions, theatre, film and TV work.
Born in Montreal, BOB spent his formative years touring North America and Europe with the legendary "Zappa meets Dr. Suess" jazz/metal group LOOK PEOPLE . He recorded five records, made numerous videos, and logged in many televison appearances with the band. Some highlights included their infamous stint as the house band for "Friday Night with Ralph Benmurgui" and, Lollapalooza shows alongside the Jim Rose Sideshow Circus, Rage Against the Machine, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
ASTROGROOVE is an improvising collective driven by SCOTT'S dynamic drumming that explores electronica from organic break beat to drum n' bass. Led by juno award winning saxophonist Richard Underhill, and rounded out with multi-instrumentalist JONO GRANT, this group is known for it's haunting textures, blistering solos, sound paintings, rhythmic explorations and breakneck jungle beats. The group has one self titled album out.
BOB's love for cartoon music and adventurous arrangements led him to form the acclaimed "cartoon jazz" collective know as STOOPY. This group plays original instrumental music in the vein of Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott, and Frank Zappa. The band includes: JONO GRANT (piano, guitar) , RICHARD UNDERHILL (saxophones), SARAH McCELCHERAN (trumpet), CHRIS GARTNER (bass), and BOB on drums. ROGER CLOWN is their featured vocalist. His debut album, VINTAGE ROGER CLOWN features the instumental work of STOOPY. The group has a new video from ROGER'S album, and their own instrumental debut album due out soon.
THINBUCKLE , led by BARENAKED LADIES keyboardist/guitarist KEVIN HEARN shows another side of BOB's versatilty. Since 1996, has recorded and performed with KEVIN , appearing on his debut album: MOTHBALL MINT, and subsequent albums H-WING, NIGHT LIGHT (featuring MARY MARGARET O'HARA, and the Band's GARTH HUDSON). Their fourth album, "MIRACLE MILE" was recorded with reknowned producer: JIM SCOTT (JOHNNY CASH, TOM PETTY, RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS).
BOB has worked with musical acts such as, Holly Cole, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Bob Wiseman, John Oswald, Pizzicato Five, Nash the Slash, The Shuffle Demons, The Rheostatics, John Bottomley, Michael Buble, Damo Suzuki (CAN), Peter Appleyard, Bern Nix (Ornette Coleman), John Southworth, Colin Linden, the German Smurfs and many others. He has also worked with a number of well known comedians including Jim Carrey, Harland Williams, Judy Tenuta, Sean Cullen.
His film and TV work includes "Friday night with Ralph Benmurgi", "Dinner at the Edge" (Gemini Award winning film), "Songbird Music" (TV commercial), "War of the Worlds" (TV series), The Peoples Comedy Festival, and the Gemini Awards.
WHIPPOORWILL is a new duo from the former LOOK PEOPLE rhythm section of Bob and, bassist/guitarist CHRIS GARTNER. This is an exciting and innovative group that creates a forest of sound and texture from just two people. SCOTT'S infamous drumming is augmented with electronic triggering and his own unique banjo playing. GARTNER plays composed guitar and bass loops live, switching instruments within the peices to create the illusion of a number of players at once. Dense multitracked soundscapes and live video projections round out this explosive new group.