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Scott Horscroft | |
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| Born | 23 October 1977 Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician, A&R |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Scott Horscroft (born 27 October 1977) is an Australian music producer/sound engineer, [1] the owner of The Grove Studios [2] and the former General Manager of A&R for EMI Music Australia.
In 1999 Horscroft completed a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts with Honours, studying Sculpture Installation and Performance Art and Electronic Arts, at Sydney College of the Arts.[ citation needed ] In 2003, Horscroft released the experimental début album, 8 Guitars.
As a producer and engineer, Horscroft started out in the Surry Hills-based studio Big Jesus Burger (BJB) from 2003 to 2012.[ citation needed ] Joining EMI Music Australia in 2011 as Vice President of A&R, and then General Manager of A&R from 2013.[ citation needed ]
In 2013 he acquired The Grove Studios on the NSW Central Coast. [3]
At the 2008 ARIA Music Awards he received three nominations, 'Producer of the Year' for his work on The Panics' Cruel Guards , and two for 'Engineer of the Year' for Cruel Guards and The Presets' Apocalypso . In 2010 he received an ARIA nomination for 'Producer of the Year', jointly with Adam Spark, for Birds of Tokyo's self-titled third album. At the ARIA Music Awards in 2012 he was nominated for 'Engineer of the Year' for his work on 360's Falling & Flying . Horscroft also produced 2015 ARIA Award winning album by Melbourne's Oh Mercy, When We Talk About Love. [4] [ failed verification ]
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