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  • Genre: Acoustic / Americana / Bluegrass

    Location High Desert, US

    Profile Views: 32607

    Last Login: 10/12/2009

    Member Since 4/14/2007

    Website scottgates.com

    Record Label Manzolin Records - http://cdbaby.com/cd/scottgates

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .... .. .. .. .. .. ................ .... ..On pace to graduate from high school a year early, ..Scott Gates.. eagerly awaits his diploma, opting not to walk with his class, but instead to take the show on the road, bringing the ..Nathan McEuen ..and Scott Gates sound through several of the United States of America. Having lead his own band, Pacific Ocean Bluegrass through three years of festivals, house concerts, street fairs and more, Scott placed his band on hiatus, soon to join forces with ..The Nathan McEuen Band...  The Huck Finn Jubilee of 2008 was icing on the cake.  Scott's band was playing showcases; Nathan's band was playing Stage 2.  Nathan eyed Scott in his audience and asked him to play.   The next day, Nathan's dad, ..John McEuen.., had both Nathan and Scott play with him during his solo portion of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band show, and then with the ..Nitty Gritty Dirt Band...  The audience loved Nathan and Scott together, winning them a place of their own on the main stage at the.. 2009 Huck Finn Jubilee... Since, Scott has become a core member of the Nathan McEuen Band, touring the States; playing often with John McEuen; playing on the Ellen Show with Steve Martin; and meeting a number of amazing musicians from whom he has had the opportunities to learn; with whom he has had the opportunities to make music.  .. ..Scott was born late July 1992; he showed an interest in music at three years old.  Before he was six, he was playing the Bach Minuets on the piano, keeping time by knocking his feet together as they couldn't yet reach the floor.  At just short of eight years old, Scott became interested in the mandolin, having heard it played Italian style by his grandfather, and bluegrass style at Disneyland.  He began on the old country style round back mandolin playing Italian  folk style music on an instrument co-worker of his father's had "hanging around", soon switching to bluegrass and classical styles.  Specifically looking for a Florentine style mandolin, with  a tobacco sunburst design on the front, a client of his father's offered to sell his 30 year old Ibanez, which had lived safely within it's strong case, in the back of a closet all those years.   Scott took one look and had to have it.  The first autograph he obtained on that mandolin was of his grandfather, Marco Manzo, then Evan Marshall and Chris Thile. Later Dawg Grisman, Mike Marshall, and many others.  At age nine, Scott began his quest for a better instrument.  It seemed no matter how many hundreds of mandolins he played, he could not find the precise sound he was looking for.  Something which would work for bluegrass and folk, yet also for classical.  He knew the sound he was waiting to hear, though others could not comprehend his passion. .. ..Age 11, Strawberry Festival, Camp Mather, between running around with new-found friends from pond to swimming pool; from frogs and leaches and snakes on over to the Michael Lewis Instruments booth to play that one special mandolin one more time.  "Mom", he approached his mother with an air of solace, "I want to show you something.  Well, I don't know...it's... okay, never mind....Well, yes, I'd like to show you."   He lead his mom into the luthier's booth, picked up a certain mandolin, and played it for her.  He played everything he knew. Everything sounded great to his ear.  .. ..She knew they couldn't afford such an instrument, but on a wing and a prayer, approached the maker and discussed the possibilities.  "Cash, check or charge," he told her.  How does a mother explain the inability to provide the desire of the heart of her youngest child?  "It is not a toy," the maker explained.  She knew only God could provide a way for this one, so she prayed the desires of her young one's heart.  Two weeks later, the mandolin was in the hands of this 11 year old boy, who played it on stage the first time, the same day, thanks to the heart of ..Michael Lewis, luthier.., who allowed for circumstances of a family,  and trusted the payments would faithfully come. .. ..In the earlier years, Scott took First Place in several mandolin competitions at festivals and conventions throughout California,  placing Second against all adult players at one,  and was featured on America's Most Talented Kids at age 12.  He attended many bluegrass camps, classical mandolin conventions, and folk festivals. He took direction from several different mandolin masters enabling him to create his own unique sound. Scott attributes his clarity and dexterity to the training he received from ..Mr. Evan J. Marshall...   Also see Scott's ..Myspace... .. .. .. .. .. .... ......
  • Members

    ....Scott Gates, John McEuen & Nathan McEuen.... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................................
  • Influences

    ....Scott Gates attributes his unique sound to not having limited himself to one genre or one particular musician’s style within a genre.....
  • Sounds Like

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    3 years ago
  • Dexter Crockett

    Howdy Scott and thanks for your enduring friendship and support.
    Just to let you know, your work is great and once again shows what a great artist you are. Hope you're out traveling and having a fun time with your family and friends. I've been busy working in my new studio and am getting the material for a new CD together. On my Space, I just added my latest song, "The Cowboy Way". I'm sure you'll feel what I did when I wrote the song. There is a side to me (and everyone, I reckon) that's hard to reconcile and that I can't expect anyone else to understand, either. Have fun listening and let me know how you like the song.
    Dexter

    3 years ago
  • Brian Greenlee

    Hey Scott, your MySpace shows Pappy and Harriets on the 15th of November, Nathans Site sez the 19th of November. Pappy's Sez 19th. You may want to fix it on your MySpace site if that is where it is wrong or has there been a change! I hope to see you with Evan again at CG and bring a few peeps. I am hoping to bring a crowd to Pappy's but remember I am freaky and have few people who trust the freaky me!

    Enjoy your big tour! I am cheating on you and Nathan while you are gone! Checking up on Billy Sherwood at the Laserium OCT 10th. (A Relapse to my old loved music!) I was hoping to see Chelsea Williams play and will have to go see Delany Gibson for her Album Release.  Behave and be careful out in the big world. Have the time of your life! Get used to it. You deserve to have a good time!   Ping Pong - Brian

    3 years ago
  • Christian Lamitschka

    CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.countryhome.de , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.

    CountryHome Forum have more than 5,000 members. Each news you submit to CountryHome Forum will released to my weekly Newsletter with more than 50,000 readers.

    Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.

    I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.

    I understand that most of you don't speak German and are not able to upload videos because of the language barrier. If you would like me to upload your videos to the German video websites, please let me know.

    Thanks

    Christian

    Editor & Journalist for Country Music
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    3 years ago
  • In Memory of Dan Fogelb…

    Thank you for being a part of the Dan Fogelberg tribute.

    3 years ago
  • Christian Lamitschka

    Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .

    Warm regards

    Christian

    Editor & Journalist for Country Music
    Christian Lamitschka
    An der Pfingstweide 28
    61118 Bad Vilbel
    Germany
    Phone: ++49 6101 544613
    Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
    Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
    Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
    www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka

    3 years ago
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  • Brittany Clarke

    Plz request my song "It's gonna turn" on country radio :)

    3 years ago
  • Susan Hickman

    You are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for being a friend!!!
    Hope you are having a great summer!!! I sure am, Hope to hear from you soon!!!

    Wrapped Up In Me is #31 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #12 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!!
    It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!!
    Also, If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!!
    Love ~Susan
    www.susanhickman.com


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    3 years ago
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