Scott Jackson - singer/guitar
Jerry Wong - guitars/bg vocals
Jim Buckshon- bass/bg vocals
Chris Murraydriver - drums/bg vocals
Geraldo Dominelli - keyboards/Guitars/bg vocals
Marc Gladstone - Keyboards/bg vocals View Scott Jackson's EPK to listen to more of Scott Jackson's tracks.
Influences
Ryan Adams and U2 definitely, other influential colorings are: the Jayhawks, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, REM, the Cardigans, Ron Sexsmith, the Police, Nada Surf, Daniel Lanois, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and hundreds of others who sipped from the waters of the the river of song.
Sounds Like
Put Tom Petty and U2 in a blender and you get the sounds of Scott Jackson
.... " Expertly penned tunes, written from the heart. Vocals delivered with passion, intensity and grace, perfectly paired with lyrics of universal wisdom. Scott Jackson is certainly one of Canada’s hidden musical gems...."
Boom Magazine - Moncton
Singer-songwriter Scott Jackson is truly one of Canada’s national treasures. “if you put Tom petty and U2 in a studio together,” Jackson explains, “the Scott Jackson sound is what you might end up with!.” At the age of 21, Jackson picked up an acoustic guitar and began writing songs. Shortly thereafter, he launched himself onto the Vancouver music scene with the release of his first solo CD, “Via Satellite.” As a founding member of the band MK Ultra, Jackson went on to record the album “Apple,” which spent five weeks at the top of the HMV Independent charts. The disc landed the band two Music West headline shows, an opening slot for Nickelback and local radio play on 99.3 The Fox, drawing interest from several major record labels.
The band eventually came to that proverbial "crossroads" characteristic of so many bands and Jackson thus headed in a different direction . From that split, the 6-track EP titled ‘My World’ was born. The disc introduced the emotionally driven power ballad single, “What are we waiting For” to the world which garnered attention from across the border and overseas. That song and the song ‘Welcome To My World’ received subsequent airplay on The Quake FM Radio, KOZI FM Radio, Fearless Radio in Chicago, WDNY in New York, and across Canada. The band toured the States to packed houses following the album’s American release.
"My World" won rave reviews from the press, including The Vancouver Province and The Daily Vault. Producer Jerry Wong (Damn The Diva, Bif Naked, Loverboy), was so impressed by “My World,” that he became Scott's music collaborator. Wong subsequently produced Jackson's most recent full-length album release "Distractions.” "Distractions" brags a grocery list of strong writing and melodic hooks, most evident in songs like "Mercy", "when you Gonna Come Down" , "Precious Things", and "Walk a Line". The disc’s upbeat power single, “C’mon C’mon,” garnered radio play at over 20 stations across Canada, winnin g against U2 and Green Day, and received a rating of 75% Kool at Kool FM in Kitchener, one of the highest ratings any song has received during the life of that contest. The single is paired with a full-production Video Release which is awaiting airplay on Canada’s major video stations.Jackson has taken the internet by storm, with more than 30,000 fans listening more than 500 times a day, on his Myspace.com web page. His fan base extends to south of the border in the States from Washington State to California. Internet radio stations all over the globe have continuously played C'mon, C'mon, and the introspective alternative country track "Precious Things" has received rotation on radio stations in St. Louis, New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, as well as Germany and Denmark.
Don Coleman of A&R Group International has this to say about Jackson, “Heartfelt, Powerful, Passionate, Deep, Sincere. A natural born wordsmith who senses the truth in all of us and transports the listener to a higher place. Scott Jackson is a hidden gem who hits home run after home run out of the park! “
Jackson also works as a Behavior Consultant for Autistic and Developmentally Disabled kids, a vocation he holds very dear to his heart. His vision is to find a way to use music to create a greater awareness of the need for best-practice-treatment for kids with Autism. A devoted husband and father, Jackson resides in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with his wife and children.
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HEY WHAT UP HOMIE!!! I'm just your friendly neighborhood spiderman (not really, supervillans please dont kill me), I figured I would drop by and say hey to all my new friends. I hope your week has been outrageously amazing (if not dont fear, tomorrow is TGIF!). I know all my friends are way to cool to ever be bored, but should you get bored at any point of your totally awesome fantabulously stellar weekend, drop by my page and leave me a comment, I try to reply to everyone. While your there it would be totally radical if you would take a listen to my songs to, or maybe surf through some of my art (some of it is for sale). Anyways you totally rock my freakin face off, have a radical night tonight!!!!! <3 Justin
Hey, there have been some great new changes to the official website of Tony King & The T K Connection (one of the UK's top commercial independant bands with a seriously seductive original mix of soul/funk/rock/swing/dance and ballads) We would like to thank you for your friendship here on MySpace and would really appreciate any support we get and we will personally reply to all comments and messages. Thanks for reading. Peace & Love. Tony King & The T K Connection xxx Click here for the official Tony King website
Hi Scott!!! Hope your having a great week!!! Just posted a new song called , "Here With Me"...that I co-wrote with a good friend of mine, Nathan Brumley...I would love it if you'd stop by and take a listen!!!! Let me know whatcha think!!! Thanks!!!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?