# Scott Olson

Scott Olson is an American guitarist, bassist, music producer and recording engineer. He played guitar with Heart between 1995 and 1998 and between 2002 and 2003, and in 1996 he performed with Alice In Chains on their MTV Unplugged concert. Olson was a recording consultant for Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous. He performed with Alice in Chains again on February 18, 2005, during a benefit concert in Seattle for the victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster, and joined the band one more time to perform the song "No Excuses" at their concert in Washington, D.C., on October 25, 2006.
Olson produced and engineered albums for artists such as Heart, Jerry Cantrell, Queensrÿche, Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Pauline Oliveros, Powerman 5000, Unearth, Buckcherry and Dredg.
Olson attended Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, Washington.
In 2018, Olson was diagnosed with progressive dementia. In August 2018, Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson and Alice in Chains shared on their social media pages a crowdfunding set up by friends of Olson to help cover his assisted living costs and medical expenses. As of 2019, Olson lives in a senior living facility in Kirkland, Washington.

## Discography
### Performer

| Year | Album | Artist | Notes |
| 1992 | A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 Released: October 20, 1992 Label: A&M Records | Various | vocals on "Blue Christmas" |
| 1994 | Tribute to Edith Piaf Released: June 28, 1994 Label: Amherst Records | Various | guitar on "Jezebel" |
| 1996 | MTV Unplugged Released: July 30, 1996 Label: Columbia Records | Alice in Chains | acoustic rhythm guitar; acoustic bass on "Killer Is Me" |
| 1999 | WASBE '99: Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble Released: August 16, 1999 Label: Mark Records | Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble | percussion |
| 2002 | Guilty Pleasures Released: November 16, 2002 Label: Self-released | Peepshow | composer, guitars, strings |
| 2003 | Alive in Seattle Released: June 11, 2003 Label: BMG | Heart | guitars, background vocals |
| 2005 | B-Sides & Rarities Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Rhino Entertainment/Maverick | Deftones | guitar on "Change (In The House Of Flies)" |
| 2006 | The Essential Alice in Chains Released: September 5, 2006 Label: Columbia Records | Alice in Chains | acoustic rhythm guitar on "Nutshell"; acoustic bass on "Over Now" |
| 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of Heart Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Epic/Legacy | Heart | lead guitar, backing vocals |
| 2008 | Playlist Plus: A Very Special Christmas Released: October 14, 2008 Label: A&M Records | Various | guitar, keyboards, background vocals |
| 2011 | A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Released: August 23, 2011 Label: A&M Records | Various | guitar, keyboards, background vocals |
| 2012 | Strange Euphoria Released: June 5, 2012 Label: Epic/Legacy | Heart | guitar, background vocals |

### Production

| Year | Album | Artist | Notes |
| 1985 | Heart | Heart | guitar technician |
| 1992 | A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 | Various | producer |
| 1995 | The Road Home | Heart | engineer, production manager |
| 1996 | Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense | Various | producer, engineer, mixing |
| 1998 | Collection | Mike Strickland | engineer |
| 1998 | Boggy Depot | Jerry Cantrell | assistant engineer |
| 1999 | Makin' Bacon | The Rockinghams | producer, engineer |
| 1999 | Buckcherry | Buckcherry | engineer, programming |
| 1999 | Music Bank | Alice in Chains | recording, producer |
| 2000 | White Pony | Deftones | recording/Pro-Tools engineer |
| 2000 | Musicworks 76: Changing The Score | Pauline Oliveros | electronics on "Primordial/Lift" |
| 2000 | Almost Famous (Music From The Motion Picture) | Various | recording on "Fever Dog" |
| 2000 | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | Limp Bizkit | engineer |
| 2000 | Little Nicky (Music From the Motion Picture) | Various | engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 2001 | Valentine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various | engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 2001 | Live Raw in Germany | The Hellecasters | live mixing |
| 2001 | Microfish | Spys4Darwin | engineer |
| 2001 | Anyone for Doomsday? | Powerman 5000 | engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 2002 | Guilty Pleasures | Peepshow | producer, composer, guitars, strings |
| 2003 | Tribe | Queensrÿche | engineer |
| 2003 | Back to School (Mini Maggit) | Deftones | engineer, digital editing |
| 2005 | Catch Without Arms | Dredg | engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 2005 | B-Sides & Rarities | Deftones | engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 2006 | III: In the Eyes of Fire | Unearth | engineer |
| 2007 | Moody Glow | Future Fossils | producer, engineer |
| 2008 | Playlist Plus: A Very Special Christmas | Various | producer |
| 2009 | Feathergun | Rishloo | producer, engineer, mixing |
| 2011 | A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 | Various | producer |
| 2016 | The Studio Album Collection | Deftones | engineer, Pro-Tools |

## Photography credits

| Year | Album | Artist |
| 1991 | Kant Sheck Dees Bluze | Jimmy Dawkins |
| 1992 | Tell My Story Movin' | Louis Myers |
| 2001 | Adult Time | The Bottletones |
| 2009 | Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur | Blur |