Scott Collins Interview

Scott Collins Interview

 

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Scott Collins interview and new EP release

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Below is an interview by Audi Karabi with upcoming singer-songwriter and founder of Side Show Paradise Records/Chicken Run Studios:
What is the name of your band and how did you get started on this project?

  • The name of the band is Scott Collins. I use Scott Collins Project for when I am playing gigs with a band or other musicians and not solo. It’s to separate the world’s a bit. I mainly play now with an amazing violinist, singer, songwriter and musician named Lexi Cardenas. It’s been seven years in the making and since we were first introduced to each other, but after both of our runs in Rock and Roll bands our paths finally crossed again. The timing has been perfect for Lexi to join me and also record together for my next upcoming EP release set for this month in Austin, TX.

What kind of music do you play? Who are you influenced by?

  • I write a lot of storytelling music or what could be called “folk” music. That is definitely shown through the lyrics. The music I write, from a various blend of beats and influences, has more of an upbeat feel to it so the mix of storytelling lyrics with upbeat melodies and strong harmonies has us happily in the genre of Americana. Also my influences come from everywhere and everything. Film, other musicians, day dreaming, spirits and on. Music I am really into right now (a.k.a the cd’s in my car cd player on repeat) would be Ryan Adams, Frank Ocean, Beck, James Blake, Gary Clark Jr. and D’Angelo. When I was first starting out in music and chose to live in my car I listened to a lot of Townes Van Zandt.

Are there any new albums coming out soon? What are you working on now?

  • Music right now is going amazing. Lexi Cardenas and I are gigging like crazy and about to release a brand new EP in Austin on Saturday April 8th. It will be my fourth coming EP entitled “Let’s Start Here” and it is just Lexi and I with beautiful melodies, storytelling, harmonies, violin and acoustic guitar. You get what you see live! And people are really digging the live show so we cannot wait to release this next installment of songs. The release will be in Austin at The Blackheart (outside) on Rainey Street April 8th at 10pm. Plus, it’s free! We also have a ton of new music to keep recording/releasing from a professional recording studio I opened in South Austin called Chicken Run Studios, designed by Academy and Grammy winning engineer Chet Himes. So stay tuned for the soon to be released EP plus music videos, a b-side single, and more music!

How is touring? Was this your first time as South by Southwest and where are you off to now?

  • Both Lexi and I toured with our past bands and I actually just finished a solo tour run to Colorado, Chicago, Nashville, Texas cities like San Antonio and more in preparation for my EP release April 8th. Wanted to start paving the road again. But for this release I am working with an amazing PR company, Penny Loafer PR, whom will get me on the road touring asap and especially after the release of our first music video. This is actually my second official year playing SXSW and I’m pretty sure Lexi has been official also. I played official as a solo act in 2015. This past SXSW was our first playing as a duo and it couldn’t have gone better. We played five official shows and tore it up. We had a great time. Now that SXSW is over we are focused on the EP release and then hitting the road! US, International, we wanna do it all. So you’ll probably be seeing us soon.

How was your experience of Texas?

  • I was actually raised in Texas so I’m pretty used to it by now. I was born in Chicago and raised in Austin. I love it here. Great place to gig, create and support fellow musicians, then go tour and call Austin home. I also opened and run a professional recording studio here in South Austin which I do while gigging for a living and soon touring more again. Austin is definitely home but the world is what I’d like to get to know a lot better. And what a better way then with music.
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2 – rose ette – jungle / skin – miss champagne
3 – thundercat – drunk – brainfeeder
4 – woods, jamila – heavn – s/r
5 – free radicals – freedom of movement – s/r
6 – bayonne – primitives – mom+pop
7 – ondatropica – baile bucandero – soundway
8 – methyl ethel – everything is forgotten – 4ad
9 – spoon – hot thoughts – matador
10 – cooper, max – emergence – mesh
11 – sampha – process – young turks
12 – laurel canyon animal company – songs to make dogs happy – s/r
13 – steve cox’s beard – aftershave – s/r
14 – xiu xiu – forget – polyvinyl
15 – thievery corporation – the temple of  i & i – in grooves
16 – hurray for the riff raff – the navigator – ato records
17 – a7pha – s/t – anticon.
18 – t cecil – s/t – s/r
19 – ibibio sound machine – uyai – merge
20 – meat wave – the incessant – sideonedummy
21 – zeal & ardor – devil is fine – mvka
22 – wise, anna – the feminine act 2 – s/r
23 – moonlandingz, the – interplanetary class classics – chimera music
24 – saltland – a common truth – constellation
25 – the octopus project – memory mirror – robot high school
26 – cilantro boombox – shine – s/r
27 – father john misty – pure comedy – sub pop
28 – clark – death peak – warp
29 – dollie barnes – caught in a phase – s/r
30 – five alarm funk – sweat – factor canada
31 – king gizzard & the lizard wizard – flying microtonal banana – ato records
32 – riggins, karriem – headnod suite – stones throw
33 – soulin wild – balance – womb language
34 – jandek – dallas thursday – corwood industries
35 – tinariwen – elwan – wedge
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1 – saba – bucket list project – saba pivot, llc
2 – woods, jamila – heavn – s/r
3 – thundercat – drunk – brainfeeder
4 – free radicals – freedom of movement – s/r
5 – rose ette – jungle / skin – s/r
6 – bayonne – primitives – mom+pop
7 – steve cox’s beard – aftershave – s/r
8 – spoon – hot thoughts – matador
9 – homeshake – fresh air – sinderlyn
10 – sampha – process – young turks
11 – five alarm funk – sweat – factor canada
12 – the octopus project – memory mirror – robot high school
13 – kitchen – town – drunk with love
14 – ibibio sound machine – uyai – merge
15 – methyl ethel – everything is forgotten – 4ad
16 – tall tall trees – freedays – joyful noise
17 – wise, anna – the feminine act 2 – s/r
18 – jandek – dallas thursday – corwood industries
19 – laurel canyon animal company – songs to make dogs happy – s/r
20 – ondatropica – baile bucandero – soundway
21 – hurray for the riff raff – the navigator – ato records
22 – dollie barnes – caught in a phase – s/r
23 – pissed jeans – why love now – sub pop
24 – zeal & ardor – devil is fine – mvka
25 – king gizzard & the lizard wizard – flying microtonal banana – ato records
26 – a7pha – s/t – anticon.
27 – moonlandingz, the – interplanetary class classics – chimera music
28 – cooper, max – emergence – mesh
29 – shinyribs – i got your medicine – s/r
30 – thievery corporation – the temple of  i & i – in grooves
31 – ed pallermo big band – the great un-american songbook – cuneiform
32 – riggins, karriem – headnod suite – stones throw
33 – t cecil – s/t – s/r
34 – whetzel – beatology vol. 1 – s/r
35 – bayou city brass band – fussin’ & cussin’ – lightin’ records

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KTRU Top 35 (April 16, 2017)

1 – saba – bucket list project – saba pivot, llc
2 – woods, jamila – heavn – s/r
3 – thundercat – drunk – brainfeeder
4 – free radicals – freedom of movement – s/r
5 – bayonne – primitives – mom+pop
6 – rose ette – jungle / skin – s/r
7 – steve cox’s beard – aftershave – s/r
8 – spoon – hot thoughts – matador
9 – sampha – process – young turks
10 – homeshake – fresh air – sinderlyn
11 – the octopus project – memory mirror – robot high school
12 – mayapuris, the – mridanga – mantralogy
13 – kitchen – town – drunk with love
14 – methyl ethel – everything is forgotten – 4ad
15 – ibibio sound machine – uyai – merge
16 – five alarm funk – sweat – factor canada
17 – hurray for the riff raff – the navigator – ato records
18 – laurel canyon animal company – songs to make dogs happy – s/r
19 – zeal & ardor – devil is fine – mvka
20 – wise, anna – the feminine act 2 – s/r
21 – jandek – dallas thursday – corwood industries
22 – ondatropica – baile bucandero – soundway
23 – dig, the – bloodshot tokyo – roll call
24 – garzon-montano, gabriel – jardin – stones throw
25 – dollie barnes – caught in a phase – s/r
26 – pissed jeans – why love now – sub pop
27 – king gizzard & the lizard wizard – flying microtonal banana – ato records
28 – mr. elevator & the brain hotel – when the morning greets you – rad cat records
29 – tall tall trees – freedays – joyful noise
30 – a7pha – s/t – anticon.
31 – moonlandingz, the – interplanetary class classics – chimera music
32 – shinyribs – i got your medicine – s/r
33 – ed pallermo big band – the great un-american songbook – cuneiform
34 – bayou city brass band – fussin’ & cussin’ – lightin’ records
835 – riggins, karriem – headnod suite – stones throw

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9 – homeshake – fresh air – sinderlyn
10 – rose ette – jungle / skin – s/r
11 – justice – woman – genesis
12 – thievery corporation – the temple of  i & i – in grooves
13 – rearview – pot of gold – s/r
14 – shinyribs – i got your medicine – s/r
15 – sampha – process – young turks
16 – zavala – fantasmas – fake four inc
17 – dig, the – bloodshot tokyo – roll call
18 – bayonne – primitives – mom+pop
19 – young mammals – jaguar – odd hours
20 – garzon-montano, gabriel – jardin – stones throw
21 – whetzel – beatology vol. 1 – s/r
22 – five alarm funk – sweat – factor canada
23 – mr. elevator & the brain hotel – when the morning greets you – rad
cat records
24 – evil triplet – otherworld – super secret
25 – saba – bucket list project – saba pivot, llc
26 – steve cox’s beard – aftershave – s/r
27 – hoop, jesca – memories are now – sub pop
28 – pissed jeans – why love now – sub pop
29 – parker, evan / nauseef, mark / gouband, toma – as the wind – psi
30 – ed pallermo big band – the great un-american songbook – cuneiform
31 – hawley, joe – joe hawley joe hawley – s/r
32 – hurray for the riff raff – the navigator – ato records
33 – laurel canyon animal company – songs to make dogs happy – s/r
34 – mayapuris, the – mridanga – mantralogy
35 – tall tall trees – freedays – joyful noise

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1 – bonobo – migration – ninja tune
2 – thundercat – drunk – brainfeeder
3 – priests – nothing feels natural – sister polygon
4 – honey bucket – magical world – metal postcard
5 – honus honus – use your delusion – new neighborhood
6 – segall, ty – s/t – drag city
7 – squires, matthew – tambaleo – already dead tapes
8 – the xx – i see you – young turks
9 – room thirteen – roccopulco – s/r
10 – nouvelle vague – i could be happy – kwaidan records
11 – v/a – polyvinyl plays polyvinyl – polyvinyl
12 – gallo, ron – heavy meta – new west
13 – dollie barnes – caught in a phase – s/r
14 – japandroids – near to the wild heart of life – factor
15 – postcard from the badlands – s/t – s/r
16 – justice – woman – genesis
17 – kitchen – town – drunk with love
18 – thievery corporation – the temple of  i & i – in grooves
19 – handsomebeast – the badass future – wonky power
20 – rearview – pot of gold – s/r
21 – gravy murphy – the world is your moisture – metal postcard
22 – homeshake – fresh air – sinderlyn
23 – shinyribs – i got your medicine – s/r
24 – young mammals – jaguar – odd hours
25 – whetzel – beatology vol. 1 – s/r
26 – rose ette – jungle / skin – s/r
27 – dig, the – bloodshot tokyo – roll call
28 – evil triplet – otherworld – super secret
29 – sampha – process – young turks
30 – garzon-montano, gabriel – jardin – stones throw
31 – zavala – fantasmas – fake four inc
32 – carl – moon pools and petrleum play – pay to play records
33 – parker, evan / nauseef, mark / gouband, toma – as the wind – psi
34 – mr. elevator & the brain hotel – when the morning greets you – rad cat records
35 – hoop, jesca – memories are now – sub pop