Scott Darlow

Scott Darlow is a singer, guitarist, didgeridoo player from Melbourne, Australia.

Biography

Born in Melbourne, Australia to Salvation Army parents; the second of four children. Scott moved to Hong Kong at five years of age. He spent the next six years there attending Beacon Hill Primary School before returning to Melbourne to begin high school. Two years at Essendon Grammar were then followed by another move to Perth, Western Australia, where he attended Hollywood High School. This was followed by a move back to Melbourne where he completed school at Strathmore High School.

Following on from high school, Darlow began a primary secondary degree at RMIT in Bundoora, Victoria. During this time, he also worked in bars and pubs, including a two year stint at Melbourne Hilton on the Park. Upon completion of his University, Darlow worked at three high schools and one primary school, teaching music. After two and a half years of full-time teaching, Darlow resigned to focus on writing music, recording and touring.[1]

Music career

Scott Darlow started playing the cornet at five years of age. His parents were Salvation Army Officers, and his first musical experiences were of watching the brass band at Hawthorn Salvation Army. He is said to have fallen in love from that moment on, determined to play in the band just like the men he watched each Sunday. He was given a cornet at five years of age, and started playing in a brass band at seven. From there, Scorning Beach Boys and Beatles songs. Scott continued on with the trumpet throughout high school and also learned classical guitar through his high school years. It was sometime in these years, he started playing trumpet and saxophone in bands around Melbourne. Darlow is said to be proficient on the trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, Didgeridoo, piano and guitar; as well as being a singer.

At nineteen years of age, he decided to start taking his guitar more seriously and began writing songs. After being introduced to and mentored by Melbourne Gospel artist Paul Colman, Darlow began recording his first album, entitled "Be with You" with indi producer David Carr. It was released under his band at the time's name "The Darlow Show" in January 2003. This album included crowd favourite track "Sorry" a song about his Aboriginal heritage which included a vocal part from AFL footballer David Wirrpanda. This was followed up in 2005 by a live acoustic album "Underground" also released under The Darlow Show name. In 2008, Darlow released a third album called "The Whole Earth Sings" under his own name. Total combined sales of physical copies exceed 23,000.

In 2013 Darlow released a cover of the Goanna hit Solid Rock, sharing the vocal parts on the recording with original singer and writer Shane Howard. This was followed late 2013 with the release of his self-titled album Darlow.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.undercover.fm/news/17652-scott-darlow-announces-new-album
  2. ↑ http://www.onyamagazine.com/arts-culture/music/music-moment/scott-darlows-new-album-solid-rock-duet/