It’s been a storied, well-travelled career for ‘blue-eyed soul singer’ Scotty Hills – the July 5 act in line at Legacy Guitar and Coffee House.
The blues drummer turned solo artist has been crafting his own legacy as a self-dubbed ‘urban-roots’ songman for five years — a decision that appears to be fast-tracking his music career as a recording artist and songwriter.
“I’m in Detroit in a downtown studio where the first two White Stripes albums were recorded,” laughed the songwriter via Facetime, who is shaping up for a fall release with his third album, Great Regression.
At 36, Hills — who was born into a musical family that saw him recording jingles alongside his mother in Saskatoon by age four — can already reflect on memorable moments and connections with everyone from Hubert Sumlin and Taj Mahal to Serena Ryder and Adele.
His seven-year reign as the drummer for award-winning blues-rock band, The Perpetrators, aided his highly regarded reputation as a soulful drummer on the Canadian scene – creating the momentum that would bridge into his solo work.
“I’m really coming into my own…finding my stride as a solo artist,” he admitted, still reeling on his recent experiences in Hollywood, including his work in a songwriting camp for popular R&B artist, Rihanna.
Working with hip hop recording artist Tony Green (The Dramatics, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre) Hills is fusing his album together with some classic Motown artist contributions to put the finishing ‘Motor City Sound’ touches on his coming release — his first release since signing a publishing deal with Ole Majorly Indie (a major worldwide indie music publisher).
The eclectic musician plans to tour his next release ‘all the way to the East Coast by summer 2015’.
Learn more at scottyhills.com.
