Dominic Scott

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Dominic Scott
Dominic Scott performing in 2001.
Born
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation
Guitarist (1995-2001)
Professional degree
Classics

Dominic Scott is an Irish guitarist, born in Dublin.
He was the former guitarist of the English piano rock band Keane. In 1995 he asked Tim Rice-Oxley to form a band to play covers from U2, Oasis and The Beatles. They invited Richard Hughes for the drums. The band was called "The Lotus Eaters" from 1995 to 1997. In 1997 their name changed to "Keane", and they invited Tom Chaplin to join the band.

Scott left in July 2001, after the single "Wolf at the Door" apparently due to musical differences with the other songwriter of the band Tim Rice-Oxley but his exit seemed to have been amicable [1]. Keane posted a message on their official page in November 14, 2001 saying this:

"One sad piece of news for us is that in July our guitarist Dom decided to leave the band and return to his studies at LSE. We wish him all the best with that. Dom's departure does give us scope to develop our sound in new directions, and the new recordings reflect the love of more electronic and ambient music that inspired us to start writing songs in the first place. The sound is still unmistakably Keane - epic and dreamlike - but we're confident we've captured a new level of energy and atmosphere on tape."[2].

Tim also said in an interview in Mexico: "Dom is a great fan of U2 so maybe we'll meet in New York" (Because of U2's gig openings by Keane in October 2005.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Designer Magazine: Keane: Strangers DVD. Retrieved on August 1, 2006.
  2. ^ Keane.at: Ancient Keanology. Retrieved on August 1, 2006.
Keane
Tim Rice-Oxley | Tom Chaplin | Richard Hughes
Adam Tudhope | Dominic Scott
Discography
Studio albums: Hopes and Fears | Under the Iron Sea
Lives and EPs: Live Recordings 2004 | Keane Live 06
Singles: "Call Me What You Like" | "Wolf at the Door" | "Everybody's Changing (Part 1)" | "This Is The Last Time (Part 1)" | "Somewhere Only We Know" | "Everybody's Changing (Part 2)" | "Bedshaped" | "This Is The Last Time (Part 2)"| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | "Bend and Break" | "Atlantic" | "Is It Any Wonder?" | "Crystal Ball" | "Nothing in My Way" | "A Bad Dream" | "Try Again"
DVDs: Hopes and Fears DVD | Strangers | Under the Iron Sea DVD
Tours: Hopes and Fears Tour | Under the Iron Sea Tour
Other: List of songs by Keane
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