SCOTT ARCHIBALD BIOGRAPHY & CV
Scott was born and raised in Vancouver B.C. and has been playing bass guitar professionally for 20 years. Most recently he has been part of the Vancouver Community College music program working on completing 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. Scott is currently an instructor/session musician/producer at Horizon School of Music in Vancouver and offers instruction in bass guitar, composition, music production, and rhythm studies.
Scott specializes in rock, R&B, soul, jazz and world music but is flexible 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), Richards On Richards (Vancouver), the ACT Theatre (Maple Ridge, BC), The Cloverdale Rodeo, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Surrey Fusion Festival and a house gig at Chilkoot Charlies (Anchorage, AK).
Scott has appeared on CBC TV and the Shaw Cable network. He has also shared the stage with such notables as Swollen Members, Leon Russell, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship, Honeymoon Suite, Prism, and Nick Gilder w/Sweeney Todd.
EXPERIENCE
Current
• Multi genre composer and bassist/multi-instrumentalist for the id project and Scott Archibald Music.
• Bass and composition instructor, engineer and producer at Horizon School of Music.
• Sideman bassist for hire in various other projects, both studio and live.
2017–2019
• Bassist for MudFunk (R&B/soul/funk/pop/blues).
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
