Samuel Flynn Scott | |
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Also known as | Samuel F. Scott & the B.O.P. |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 19 December 1978
Genres | Indie folk, Alternative country |
Instrument | guitar |
Years active | 1997–present |
Samuel Flynn Scott (born 1978) is a New Zealand musician and composer, and a founding member of The Phoenix Foundation.
Scott was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1978. His father, Tom Scott, is a notable author and political cartoonist. Scott attended Wellington High School, where he founded The Phoenix Foundation with Luke Buda and Conrad Wedde in 1997.
In 2004, Scott formed a new band named Bunnies on Ponies, in order to try out some songs that didn't fit with the Phoenix Foundation sound. After performing a few live shows around his hometown of Wellington, he released his debut solo album, The Hunt Brings Us Life, in 2006. [1] It was included in Amplifier Magazine's Top 20 Kiwi Albums of 2006. [2]
His second solo album, Straight Answer Machine, was released under the name 'Samuel F. Scott & the B.O.P.' in 2008. [3]
Scott has also worked as a composer for commercials and movies. Along with his Phoenix Foundation bandmate, Luke Buda, Scott composed the soundtrack for the 2009 New Zealand film, Separation City . He has been called "the best young songwriter in New Zealand today" by the Sunday Star Times. [4]
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