David Scott is the leader of the

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pop group

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. Scott has been the main songwriter, producer and vocalist of Pearlfishers since their inception. Scott is also a member of BMX Bandits. He has produced recordings and played with a wide range of artists including

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, Yeon Gene Wang, Ricky Ross, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Bill Wells. Scott also works as a broadcaster on

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fronting music documentaries and also has contributed music to many theatre productions in Scotland and co-organised all star tribute shows to

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and

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. David is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the

University of the West of Scotland The University of the West of Scotland ( gd, Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar), formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Blantyre, South Lanar ...

and is the Programme Leader for their MA in Songwriting and Performance.

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