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As an actor, Mathews starred as [[Fluke Starbucker]] in the ''Star Wars'' parody ''[[Hardware Wars]]'' from 1977.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077658/</ref>
As an actor, Mathews starred as [[Fluke Starbucker]] in the ''Star Wars'' parody ''[[Hardware Wars]]'' from 1977.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077658/</ref>


In 1998, Mathews produced and wrote songs with Huey Lewis for the film, [[Wag the Dog]] for director [[Barry Levinson]].<ref>www.scottmathews.com</ref>
In 2010, Mathews served as co-musical supervisor and music producer on a documentary film with called [[Hollywood Don't Surf!]] with two-time Academy Award-nominated director [[Greg MacGillivray]] on the subject of surfing and [[surf culture]] as seen through the lens of Hollywood. [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[John Milius]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], and others join a cast of A-list participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt1372711/ |title=Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010) |publisher=IMDb |date= |accessdate=2012-11-03}}</ref>
In 2010, Mathews served as co-musical supervisor and music producer on a documentary film with called [[Hollywood Don't Surf!]] with two-time Academy Award-nominated director [[Greg MacGillivray]] on the subject of surfing and [[surf culture]] as seen through the lens of Hollywood. [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[John Milius]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], and others join a cast of A-list participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt1372711/ |title=Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010) |publisher=IMDb |date= |accessdate=2012-11-03}}</ref>


Revision as of 20:44, 6 November 2012

This article is about the American record producer/musician/composer/executive/entrepreneur. For the British musician, see Scott Matthews. For the Australian musician, see Scott Matthew.
Scott Mathews
Scott Mathews Inside TikiTown
Born(1955-07-25)July 25, 1955
Sacramento, California, United States
Occupation(s)Music Producer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocalist, Executive, Entrepreneur and Consultant
SpouseKolleen Mathews
Childrenson, Wilson and daughter, Ava
WebsiteWWW.SCOTTMATHEWS.COM


Producer Scott Mathews
Scott Mathews Outside TikiTown

Scott Mathews (born July 25, 1955 in Sacramento, California) is a multi-platinum selling music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, executive and entrepreneur.

Mathews played with Elvin Bishop at the age of fifteen.[1]

Recordings caught the ear of Jack Nitzsche and Mathews played many different instruments on the multiple Academy Award winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[1]

Mathews played drums and dobro on Campbell's final # 1 the Southern Nights album. Southern Nights was the most-played jukebox song of 1977.[2]

Carl Wilson had been paying close attention to Mathews after hearing the Dūrocs record and connecting to his aesthetic. He shared the record with Brian Wilson and other members of The Beach Boys and soon Mathews found himself in the studio as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with one of his all-time favorite and inspirational bands. Mathews was honored with an offer to join the band, but turned it down because of his active career in production, his distaste for touring, and his stance that no one could ever replace Dennis Wilson.[3] Carl Wilson and Mathews remained very close personal friends and wrote and recorded songs together outside of The Beach Boys. Later in the year, Mathews and Nagle set up camp in London at AIR Studios (owned by George Martin) to produce a project for EMI Records featuring Warren Peace, a longtime songwriter and vocalist with David Bowie. In addition to producing, Mathews played all the instruments and sang the background vocals on the recordings.[4]

Mathews and Nagle worked on the film Cat People in 1982. Their sound design for the film ended up being used on the soundtrack recording featuring David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan that spawned a surprise hit single.[5]

In 1983, Nagle and Mathews aided in production of Paul Kantner's Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra. The project featured Grace Slick and many members of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. According to RCA Records, Paul Kantner threw his drink at the President of the label for not agreeing to a promotion plan involving giving away Kantners' car (and RCA buying Kantner a new one). The record was not promoted and remains a relatively unheard production piece by Mathews and Nagle with vocals by The Turtles, otherwise known as Flo & Eddie.[6]

In 2000, Mathews began dedicating himself almost exclusively to new, emerging artists at Hit or Myth Productions while devoting a lot of time to family and travel. TikiTown was the site of roughly ten different production projects per year - ranging from singles to double albums.[7]

In December of 2011, Mathews signed on as Executive Producer with Hong Kong based, Far West Entertainment, a Dreamworks like company with departments for music, television and film. In less than two months following the signing, Blush, a Pan Asian girl group Mathews produced went to #1 on the Billboard dance tracks for two weeks.[8]

On May 22, 2012, after nearly a year in negotiations with Capitol Records, Real Gone Music released the original Durocs record on CD and downloads. Along with the original LP are eight previously unheard Durocs 'bone-us' tracks, all recorded shortly after the Capitol release. The reviews have been incredible and it seems the world is finally ready for the Durocs albeit thirty-three years later.[7]

While still working with established, iconic artists, these days Mathews is dedicated to producing primarily emerging artists his A&R wing at Hit or Myth Productions discover from all over the world. He feels talent discovery and development is the most broken component to today's music industry and spends much of his time working on a better model. Mathews' recent projects at TikiTown include new artists from England, Australia, Ukraine, France, Austria, New Zealand, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Hong Kong and America. He is involved in early stage start up think tanks as well as an expert consultant to high tech music/media companies and venture capitalists.[8]

Joel Selvin says, "Scott Mathews is the funniest, smartest, hippest, most talented musician I know."[9]

Film projects

As an actor, Mathews starred as Fluke Starbucker in the Star Wars parody Hardware Wars from 1977.[10]

In 2010, Mathews served as co-musical supervisor and music producer on a documentary film with called Hollywood Don't Surf! with two-time Academy Award-nominated director Greg MacGillivray on the subject of surfing and surf culture as seen through the lens of Hollywood. Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, John Milius, Quentin Tarantino, and others join a cast of A-list participants.[11]

Personal life

In September 2011, Mathews joined the President's Council of the J. David Gladstone Institutes, the world's foremost stem cell research center.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Tuesday (2012-04-17). "News - Durocs". Real Gone Music. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ^ "Southern Nights by Glen Campbell @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. ^ www.Stebbins, Jon-"Dennis Wilson, The Real Beach Boy", ECW Press, 2000
  4. ^ "1979 - Dūrocs - Haight-Ashbury Music". Psychedelicjams.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  5. ^ "Cat People Soundtrack CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 1992-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  6. ^ "Grateful Dead Family Discography: The Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra". Deaddisc.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  7. ^ a b By Paul LiberatoreMarin Independent Journalmarinij.com. "Press Play: The Durocs' 1979 masterpiece gets re-issued - Marin Independent Journal". Marinij.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  8. ^ a b By Chris RooneyMarinscope contributor (2012-02-22). "Marin producer behind hit single - Marinscope Community Newspapers : Archives". Marinscope.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Selvin, Joel - "Smartass: The Music Journalism of Joel Selvin: California Rock and Roll", SLG Books, 2010
  10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077658/
  11. ^ "Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  12. ^ "President's Council". Gladstone Institutes. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

Bibliography

  • BAM Magazine, 1980
  • Scullatti, Gene - The Catalog of COOL, Warner Books 1982
  • Elliott, Brad - Surf's Up, The Beach Boys On Record 1961–1981, Pierian Press 1982
  • Stebbins, Jon - The Real Beach Boy, ECW Press
  • Rolling Stone (10/28/93, p. 81)
  • Selvin, Joel - Various articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, 1975–2003.
  • Bessler, Ian - Songwriter's Market, Writer's Digest Books, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Bowie, David - Moonage Daydream, 2003
  • Selvin, Joel - "Smartass: The Music Journalism of Joel Selvin: California Rock and Roll", SLG Books, 2010
  • Hagar, Sammy - "Red", Harper Collins 2011
  • Beard, David - www.examiner.com, April 7, 2011
  • Billboard magazine, February 23, 2012

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