Scott Archibald

Music CV/Biography for Scott Archibald

Scott is a versatile bassist/composer/producer who was born and raised in Vancouver B.C., Canada. Scott has been playing bass guitar professionally for 24 years. (See below for experience and projects/bands).

Scott was part of the Vancouver Community College music program from 2016-19 and has completed his degree in composition for contemporary music while performing and composing as a member of the VCC gamelan ensemble (Gamelan Si Pawit) as well as the VCC Latin jazz ensemble.

As a bassist Scott has toured throughout Western Canada, the USA and Southeast Asia and has performed in venues such as The Center for the Performing Arts (Vancouver B.C. ), Richards On Richards (Vancouver), the ACT Theatre (Maple Ridge B.C.), The Cloverdale Rodeo(B.C.), the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Surrey Fusion Festival (B.C) and a house gig at Chilkoot Charlies (Anchorage AK USA).

Scott has appeared on CBC TV and the Shaw Cable network. He has also shared the stage with notables such as Swollen Members, Leon Russell, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship, Honeymoon Suite, Prism, and Nick Gilder w/ Sweeney Todd.

EXPERIENCE

Current

• Multi genre composer, producer and bassist/multi-instrumentalist for the id project, Sentient Machines and Scott Archibald Music.
• Sideman bassist for hire in various other projects, both studio and live.

2022

• Composed the soundtrack/score for the ^ilm “My Thoughts Exactly” which was featured on the worldwide ^ilm festival circuit in 2022, including the Vancouver International Film Festival.

2019–2021

• Bass instructor at Horizon School of Music, Vancouver B.C.

2017–2019

• Bassist for MudFunk (R&B/soul/funk/pop).

2016–2019

• Bassist for Byzantine Blue (Serbian rock/folk/fusion).

2014–2017

• Studio assistant, producer, session musician and bass teacher at Saturn’s Child Studios, Vancouver B.C.

2010–2011

• Volunteer music teacher, Seametrey Village (Phnom Penh, Cambodia), the Orphan and Disabled Arts Orphanage (Siem Reap, Cambodia).

2001–2014

• Bassist with Ettinger, a top 40 cover band that tours Canada and the USA, Nomadic Sanctuary (progressive rock), singer/songwriter Cody Westman, Sudanda (African/folk), Crop Circle (hard rock/metal), Capade(rock/reggae), Emily Spiller (pop/jazz), The Hulks (electro/rock), The Ormidales (pop/R&B/ folk) and Remedy X (funk/electro/jazz).

EDUCATION

1993

PRINCE OF WALES SECONDARY
Vancouver, BC

• High School Diploma

1997–1999

SELKIRK COLLEGE MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Nelson, BC

• Concentration on bass guitar performance, composition, music theory and recording techniques

2012

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (online)

• Advanced jazz improvisation with vibraphone master Gary Burton

2016–2019

• Completed a Bachelor of Music majoring in contemporary music composition at Vancouver Community College

2023

• Real World Producers Camp – Real World Studios, Bath, UK