Steve Scott (poet)

Steve Scott
Born	1951 London, England
Known for	poet, spoken word artist, and musician

Steve Scott (born 1951 in London) is a poet, spoken word artist, and musician. His written work was published by PRIZM Magazine, Radix Magazine, Monolith:UK publications and STRIDE UK publications. His music was released on labels such as Exit Records (A&M Records) and Blonde Vinyl.

Among other artists, he has worked with the 77s, Love Coma, Randy Stonehill, Steven Soles and Charlie Peacock. Conference and festival appearances include Cornerstone Festival, Greenbelt Festival, L'Abri Fellowship in England, Biola University, Bali Arts Conference, and Calvary Chapel Pastor's conference. He has toured in the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

One of Scott's most recent projects is Crossing the Boundaries, a multimedia presentation produced in collaboration with artist Gaylen Stewart which has toured the United States.

Discography

Recording	Year	Label	Remarks
Emotional Tourist: A Retrospective	2012	Arena Rock Recording Company
Crossing the Boundaries	1998		A release of the recordings made for the multi-disciplinary, art project collaboration with Gaylen Stewart. It is all spoken word poetry on an electronic ambient background. The packaging features Gaylen Stewart's paintings.[1]
More than a Dream	1997	Rad Rockers	A more melodic album akin to his earlier work. Includes music intended to be released as Moving Pictures through Larry Norman's company, Solid Rock Records.
We Dreamed that We Were Strangers	1996	Glow Records/ Rad Rockers	An ambient album with Scott's signature poetry/spoken word on top. Many of the poems were taken from his Boundaries series.
Empty Orchestra	1994	Twitch Records	An instrumental album whose title comes from the English translation of the Japanese word "karaoke".[2]
The Butterfly Effect	1992	Blonde Vinyl	This album introduced Scott's music to a new generation. It featured ambient keyboards with samples from Scott's Asian travels with his spoken word performances of poetry based on said travels.
Magnificent Obsession	1990	Alternative Records	Produced by Charlie Peacock and featuring his talents on keyboard as well as Jimmy Abegg (Jimmy A), Bongo Bob Smith, and members of the 77's: Mike Roe, Aaron Smith, and Mark Tootle. This album included new songs, more melodic than his later spoken word efforts, as well as demos and unreleaed material from the previous album Love in the Western World. Plus, it also includes music intended to be released as Moving Pictures through Larry Norman's company, Solid Rock Records.[3]
Lost Horizon	1989	Alternative Records	This album was produced by Charlie Peacock, Steven Soles, and Mike Roe and features all three as additional musicians. There is some spoken word, but most of the material is sung.[3][4]
Love in the Western World	1983	Exit Records	Steven Soles was involved in the production of this album. Rereleased on CD in 2000 by Millennium 8 Records.[5][6]

Contributions

Recording	Year	Label	Remarks
"Nervous System"	1998		For a compilation CD titled Awaiting the Dawn.[7]
Language of Fools	1995		Contributed spoken word to album by Love Coma.[3]
The Sky is Falling	1980		Contributed spoken word to album by Randy Stonehill.[3]

Publications

Title	Date	Publication	Remarks
"I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles, Mona."	Summer 1996	PRISM Magazine
"What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?"	1995	Overground Newsletter
"Am I Really Here, or is it only Art?"	Spring 1994	Umbrella Magazine
"What is the Mystery?"	Christmas 1992	Entire Vision Magazine
"Small world, Hard Reality"	Fall 1992	Entire Vision Magazine
"The color of my wings."	September 1992		Catalog essay for Dan Callis multimedia show, 'My words, your words,' which opened at the Riverside Art Gallery.
"Drawing Conclusions," "Art and Confrontation," and "Like A House on Fire."	Summer 1992	Artrageous	All three essays were included in the Cornerstone Books publication.
"The current crisis in Modern Art: What’s in it For You?"	Summer 1992	Third Way Magazine	Third Way is a UK publication.
"A Jar of Dead Flies: Cheap Grace and Lame Excuses in the Area of Christian Art."	April 1992	True News magazine
"Cosmic Conflict"	September 1991	Voices at the Watering Places	Paper presented at the Bali Arts Conference, and later published in the anthology, Voices at the Watering Places.
"Signs and Wonders: The Poetry of David Jones."	Summer 1990	Radix Magazine
"The Forgotten Language."	February 1990	ACM Journal	An essay on Postmodern Art, and a report on the Bali Arts Conference.
"Art, Mission and Incarnation."	Winter 1987	Radix Magazine
"When Worlds Collide: The Novels of Shusaku Endo."	Summer 1985	Radix Magazine	Reprinted in Third Way Magazine in 1991.
"Figuratively Speaking: The Medieval Mystery Plays."	Spring 1984	Radix Magazine
"Crying for a Vision: Modern Art and the Christian Artist."	March/April 1982	Radix Magazine
"Inner Healing."	1981	The Spiritual Counterfeits Journal	Coauthored with Brooks Alexander.
"East Meets West: how much dialogue is possible?"	January/February 1981	Radix Magazine

Books

• Scott, Steve (22 February 2007). Gord Wilson, ed. Crying for a Vision and Other Essays: The Collected Steve Scott Vol. One. Gord Wilson. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4259-7754-2.^[8]
• Scott, Steve (December 2002). Like a House on Fire: Renewal of the Arts in a Postmodern Culture. Wipf & Stock Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-59244-114-3.

Notes

1. "Steve Scott discography". Phileas Phogg. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
2. Dr. Industrial: Empty Orchestra
3. DeLaurentis, 2006
4. Quincy Newcomb, Brian (January 1989). "(review) Lost Horizon". CCM Magazine (Phileas Phogg).
5. Wilson, Gord (July 2005). "Malcolm Muggeridge and Steve Scott" (PDF). The Gargoyle (Malcolm Muggeridge Society).
6. RadRockers: Love in the Western World
7. Projekt Darkwave, 1998
8. Review: Crossrhythms, by Tony Cummings

References

• DeLaurentis, John (3 September 2006). "CMA: Steve Scott". Christian Music Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• "Projekt: darkwave - 'Awaiting The Dawn'". Projekt Darkwave. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• Thompson, John J. (November 2000). "The Second Wave". Raised By Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-55022-421-2. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
• Wilson, Gord (c. 1990). "Interview: Steve Scott". ACM Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2008. Issue #5.

External links

• Steve Scott at AllMusic
• Scott, Steve (1998). "Steve's Resume". Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• Scott, Steve; Gaylen Stewart (1998). "Gaylen Stewart Art & Crossing the Boundaries". Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• Scott, Steve (2003). "Stewardship for the Environment - Art Ecology Kingdom". Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• Wilson, Gord (April 2007). "Steve Scott Interview". Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• "Steve Scott - The Butterfly Effect". opuszine. 4 April 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
• CANA (Christian Artists Networking Association) Steve Scott is the association's American contact.