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Since picking up his first guitar at the age of four, Scott McKeon has devoted himself to the mastery of his craft and can now be considered to be one of the most gifted and naturally talented guitarist, singer/songwriters emerging on the UK blues rock scene. He plays with the technical expertise and passion that is the envy of musicians many years his senior.
Born in 1986, Scott has achieved much to date. At the age of just seven he made his debut on national TV, and has since appeared on many TV shows and regional news programs. The 1998 winner of Guitarist Magazine’s “Young Guitarist of the Year” title, Scott McKeon is already listed as one of the 27 best blues guitar players in the world on Google. One of the tracks from his album was used on the latest Impulse viral ad. Still just 20 years old, Scott has already graced the stage of the legendary Antones (where he has an open invitation to return), as well as sharing performance space with Buddy Guy, Sonny Landreth, and the North Mississippi Allstars.
Scott and his band, consisting of Ben Jones on drums and Geoff Lai on bass and backing vocals, have been plying their trade quietly but successfully for the past 18 months and they have already played on the main stage at the Colne Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival and Bishopstock. There they were voted talent finalists and became the first unsigned band to play the main stage as well as being featured on Paul Jones’ BBC Radio Two show.
Scott’s debut album, Can’t Take No More, (produced by Jesse Davey of The Hoax) is a blistering blues power release, showing just where contemporary blues recordings should be going. The album is generating a lot of buzz, having entered the iTunes blues album chart at Number Four. Guitarist Magazine printed an interview with Scott and a glowing album review in their December issue, and will feature a track from the record on their March covermount CD. Blues Matters is reviewing the album in their March issue, with an interview and cover photo in the works as well. Blues in Britain has also confirmed an interview with Scott in their March issue, and FUZZ magazine, Scandinavia’s biggest guitar mag, has given the album a spectacular review. The record is rated as Number 1 on the Top 5 of the Albums of the Month in Sweden Rock Magazine (Sweden’s biggest hard rock mag).
Scott uses Dean Markley Jimi Hendrix NPS strings Reg.
Scott McKeon has just been signed to Provogue records (www.ProvogueRecords.com), and joins the likes of Walter Trout and Joe Bonamassa on this prestigious label.
Be sure to visit the Scott McKeon website at:
www.ScottMcKeon.com or
www.MySpace.com/scottmckeon
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