Bio: Shad T Scott has been making music since the early days of Miami bass, techno and electro, growing up on a healthy diet of 95 South, 2 Live Crew, Jam ... (more)
Bio: Shad T Scott has been making music since the early days of Miami bass, techno and electro, growing up on a healthy diet of 95 South, 2 Live Crew, Jam Pony and others. Being a fan of this sound pushed Scott to want to learn how they made those sounds and tracks. Starting off as a very green studio assistant in the late eighties for local South Florida Studios, working with local hip hop and electro bass producers, Scott learned and sharpened his production skills to the point of being one of the top programmers in South Florida.
During this time, the Detroit and European techno movement was in high gear and Scott got the bug. Whilst working on studio projects around Miami, Scott started saving any little money he made and became a pawn shop gear whore, Scott recalls, “back then there was no eBay – you just had to ride around and hit pawn shops trying to find that poor, unfortunate person, down on their luck, that had to pawn their old 808 drum machine or synth. It used to be exciting when you would actually find something that was not busted.” Collecting what minimum tools he could afford, Scott started defining his own sound by mixing the Miami influence with what was going on in Europe and Detroit.
In 1994 Scott met with another local artist named Seven (now known for his respected label Chocolate Industries) who was promoting his parties around the South Florida area with his Sugar Family crew. Seven and Scott had similar tastes in music and ideas, and came up with the idea of starting their own label. In 1995 they started Isophlux Records as an outlet for local Miami artists like Greg Chin, Edward Bobb and Scott himself. Their first release was ScottÂ’s Sand Pail 12", which became the spark that started the South Florida electronica movement that inspired labels like Schematic and Beta Bodega.
In 1996 Scott was asked by record producer Glen Ballard to move out to Los Angeles and start working for him as his programmer on projects like No Doubt, Alanis Morissette, and others. Scott also met up with Edward Sherman to program and record movie soundtracks like Blue Streak and Cruel Intentions. During this time, ScottÂ’s own projects got put on hold due to such a heavy work schedule, but he still released other artistÂ’s projects on Isophlux. The relocation to LA was a learning experience that was fun, but for Scott, LA never felt like home.
In 2000, Scott moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn. Setting up shop quickly, Scott decided to just work on Isophlux full-time, putting out a steady stream of releases. In 2003, Scott decided to move back to Florida and take some time away from music and the high speed environment he was in, to just relax down in the Florida Keys with old friends. Refreshed after a year in holiday mode, Scott had the urge to get back into the game and start getting back to the music he loves... Electro. (less)
