I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to say this again.... it has been a few years since inspiration took hold and I sat and finished a track but here one is! It carries on in the same vein that I left off to be honest, not particularly intentionally, but there you go. I just hope you like it. It felt good to fire up Cubase again after so long. Damn good. The days of spending hours on a mixdown may have long gone but this should give you the idea! 

Like the Wind

Another in my ongoing mix series. This one opens with a track that really caught my ear the first time I heard it, "Atom Bomb" by Anushka then swings (hopefully with some logic) between bang-up-to-date and older tracks. The tempo drops with the legendary U.N.K.L.E. remix of Massive Attack's Karmacoma before travelling further afield with a cracking new track from Quantic, part of a selection from the consistently excellent Tru Thoughts label. I've been waiting for a chance to sneak in the Slow Supreme rework of Earth, Wind & Fire for a while (a Japan-only release that still makes me want to bust moves) which took me into a soulful jazzy workout before ending on another remix-you-don't-hear-very-often with Portishead reworking Paul Weller on a 7" that was distributed free with the NME many, many years ago... As usual, all over the place musically. I think in a good way.

No Holds Barred 9

This started out as a bit of a joke to be honest... Those crazy guys from Deep Space Orchestra suggested a "remix-off" of Dollar by Steve Spacek. I knew they'd do something so deep and twisted that I couldn't out-deep-and-twist them (which proved to be true!) and I had to go off in completely the opposite direction. Hence you have "The Handclapping Song" mixed with some "One Thing". This actually worked quite well on the right dancefloors so it proved far more useful than I'd expected... And we never agreed who won the remix-off!

One Dollar

A massive staple in my DJ sets for a long time and a dancefloor destroyer in its original form, I just felt it needed a little tweak here and there to help it sit in the more disco-influenced-house (rather than just disco!) sets I was starting to play. 

I resisted the temptation to play it when I warmed up for the man himself..!

Chicago (Tim Scott Re-edit) - Roy Ayers

It has been a while.... something about this vocal caught my ear and I thought I'd see what I could do with it. Here's the answer! Hope you enjoy it.

In My Mind (Tim Scott Remix)- J Apollo

There are only 2types of music: good and bad, as the saying goes. I love good music. You can find more about me (including my latest mixtapes) at my site timscott.net.

As a kid growing up in Essex, my parents introduced me to The Beatles and The Doors and I developed an early fascination with the guitar and the classic 60s guitar heroes: Clapton, Hendrix, Page etc. Digging deeper into what influenced them, I discovered the Blues of Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy and through them, eventually, Jazz, in particular the so-called “Acid Jazz” of Mother Earth, Corduroy and Galliano. Someone suggested I should check out a DJ called Gilles Peterson who had a show on Kiss FM and suddenly my mind was blown wide open to jazz, funk, soul, hip hop, house, techno, drum ‘n’ bass... I tuned in to Kiss early to hear Joey Jay, Patrick Forge and then Dr. Bob Jones, each with their own distinctive sound.  

At the same time, my A-Level music mates and I were sharing our diverse music tastes and creating mixtapes to play in between lessons, showing off our latest discoveries. It was only a short hop to buying a set of turntables and diving into DJ culture, especially as I was now playing more and more electronic and sample-based music. I learned to beatmatch and work a mixer: a new DJ was born! I was lucky enough to be schooled at some seminal London club nights, such as rubbing shoulders with Björk and Goldie at Bar Rumba with GP, James Lavelle and Ben Wilcox on the decks. 

When I moved to Liverpool in 1994, I brought my decks with me and eventually found some like minded individuals and open-minded venues. Good times and lots of gigs followed: I got to support some of my biggest inspirations, like Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay and Roy Ayers, as well as pack up my tunes and play at continental club nights in Bern and Paris. I gained a spot on Samurai FM and used it to feature artists I rated, enjoying the chance to meet and interview some exceptional musicians and producers like Mark de Clive Lowe, Domu, Waajeed, Zed Bias and The Heritage Orchestra  

 Increasingly, I was dusting off my Cubase skills, originally honed on the school’s Atari ST, and producing my own tunes. I haven’t achieved my dream of appearing on Top of the Pops, but I have had some great feedback on my music from people I admire likeLaurent Garnier (“Great soul music... You can be sure that I will playlist them on the radio. Brilliant. Mille mercis. Full support from me”) and Ashley Beedle (“Very forward music and right up my street... great production”). I have been grateful for DJ and radio support for my tunes from Mr Scruff, Benji B, Kevin Beadle, Simon Harrison and Phat Phil Cooper to name just a few. 

After the Samurai FM stint came to an end, I set up an occasional mixtape series called ‘No Holds Barred‘ – some of which you can still hear via Mixcloud/links on timscott.net.

More recently, family life and full time work (the music industry wasn’t paying the mortgage, surprise surprise!) have occupied most of my time. I might have swapped the Technics for Traktor and Cubase for an MPC Live II but I have never lost my love of music and I still play the odd DJ gig and make a beat or two… I've recently started working on more downtempo tracks under the name 'The Dream Convention' - visit the Instagram to find out more about that!

My philosophy remains the same as always. Duke Ellington said “There are only two types of music: good and bad”. I’d soften that a bit by saying: there are only two types of music: stuff you like and stuff you don’t. I’ll keep bringing you stuff I like.

***Please note: I do this because I love music and want to publicise and promote it. If you are an artist or copyright owner and you feel I have infringed your rights, please contact me and I'll remove the item immediately.***

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