Scott Archibald

Music CV/Biography for Scott Archibald

Scott is an international 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. Most recently he took part in a music producers camp at Real World Studios in Bath, UK in May of 2023.

Scott composes his own music, specializes in rock, R&B, soul, jazz and world music but is Wlexible and experienced in all styles of bass playing. He has toured throughout Western Canada, the USA and Southeast Asia and has performed in venues such as The Center for the Performing Arts (Vancouver BC Canada.), Richards On Richards (Vancouver), the ACT Theatre (Maple Ridge BC), The Cloverdale Rodeo(BC), the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Surrey Fusion Festival (BC) 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.

2019-2021

• Bass and guitar instructor (online) for Horizon School of Music and online and in person (self employed).

2017-2019

• Bassist for MudFunk (rock/soul/funk/pop). 2016-2019
• Bassist for Byzantine Blue (ethno 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 Children’s Village (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) and the Orphan and Disabled Arts Orphanage (Siem Reap, Cambodia).

2001-2014

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