Scott Horscroft (born 27 October 1977) is an Australian music producer/sound engineer, the owner of The Grove Studios and an Executive A&R Consultant for Universal Music Australia
Career
In 1999 Horscroft completed a bachelor's degree of Fine Arts with Honours, studying Sculpture Installation and Performance Art and Electronic Arts, at
Sydney College of the Arts
The Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) is a contemporary art school that was a faculty of the University of Sydney from 1990 until 2017, when it became a school of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Until the end of 2019, the campus was locat ...
. In 2003, Horscroft released the experimental début album, ''8 Guitars''.
As a producer and engineer, Horscroft started out in the Surry Hills-based studio Big Jesus Burger (BJB) from 2003 to 2012. Joining
EMI Music Australia
EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd (called EMI Music Australia until May 2013) is an Australian imprint of Universal Music Australia, formerly a subsidiary label of EMI Recordings Ltd and, between 1979 and 1996, that of Thorn EMI. It is Austr ...
in 2011 as Vice President of A&R, and then General Manager of A&R from 2013.
In 2013 he acquired The Grove Studios on the NSW Central Coast.
Awards
At the
2008 ARIA Music Awards he received three nominations, 'Producer of the Year' for his work on
The Panics
The Panics are an indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.
History 2000–2006: Band formation and LittleBigMan Records
The band started out while Jae Laffer (then known by his act ...
' ''
Cruel Guards'', and two for 'Engineer of the Year' for ''Cruel Guards'' and
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Recordings, Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (''Blow Up (EP), Blow Up ...
' ''
Apocalypso''. In 2010 he received an
ARIA nomination for 'Producer of the Year', jointly with Adam Spark, for
Birds of Tokyo
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's self-titled third
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
. At the
ARIA Music Awards in 2012 he was nominated for 'Engineer of the Year' for his work on
360
360 may refer to:
* 360 (number)
* 360 AD, a year
* 360 BC, a year
* 360 degrees, a turn
Businesses and organizations
* 360 Architecture, an American architectural design firm
* Ngong Ping 360, a tourism project in Lantau Island, Hong Kong
...
's ''
Falling & Flying
''Falling & Flying'' is the second studio album by Australian hip hop artist 360. The album was released on 30 September 2011 on Soulmate Records.
Writing and development
For 360's second studio album, he worked with producers such as M-Phazes ...
''. Horscroft also produced
2015 ARIA Award winning album by Melbourne's
Oh Mercy, ''When We Talk About Love''.
In 2023 Horscroft produced
2023 ARIA Award winning album by
Dan Sultan
Daniel Leo Sultan is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, actor and author. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 he won Best Male Artist and Best Blues & Roots Album for his second album, '' Get Out While You Can'' (N ...
, ''Dan Sultan''.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Australian record producers