# Babydaddy

Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976), known by his stage name Babydaddy, is an American musician and the Ivor Novello Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist and composer for the U.S. glam rock band Scissor Sisters. He is the brother of comedian and musician Ben Hoffman.

## Early life and education

Born in Houston, Texas, to a Jewish family, Hoffman lived most of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, attending Henry Clay High School. He attended Columbia University, where he studied writing and music production and subsequently worked in the field of dance music. He graduated from Columbia in 1999.

## Career

He had previously met Jake Shears—then still known as Jason Sellards—through a childhood friend, and Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks. When Hoffman moved to New York to study writing at Columbia, the duo officially joined forces in 2001 and took stage names to become the first two members of "Scissor Sisters", a lesbian euphemism, whose pop-rock music is deeply inspired by drag and LGBTQ+ culture. At the time, the band was just a combination of Babydaddy's music and Shears's vocal and visual performances. The band logo was designed by Babydaddy. Since then, the band has recruited further members and Babydaddy has continued to serve as the keyboardist and bassist. The group has expanded its original musical style to cover the rock, disco and dance music genres. They toured the UK, Europe, and the U.S. in 2004, including a Glastonbury Music Festival performance. The band was nominated for a Grammy in Best Dance Record for their single "Comfortably Numb" in late 2004.
Babydaddy plays a number of instruments including keyboards, guitar, bass and banjo; he and Shears are the main lyricists for the band. The two also wrote the hit single "I Believe in You" for Kylie Minogue, as well as the title track from her documentary White Diamond. Babydaddy has also co-produced with other artists including Tiga and Xavier and has produced remixes (alongside Jake Shears under the Scissor Sisters moniker) for Pet Shop Boys, The Ones and Blondie. In 2010, Babydaddy remixed disco icon Amanda Lear's single "I'm Coming Up".
In 2016, under his own name, Hoffman produced and co-wrote alongside Dev Hynes and Nicola Roberts "Ghetto Boy" for Tinashe's second studio album Nightride.

## Discography

| Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
| 2004 | Scissor Sisters | Scissor Sisters | Co-producer, Co-writer, Band Member ("Laura", "Take Your Mama", "Comfortably Numb"(Pink Floyd Cover), "Whatever", "Mary", "Filthy Gorgeous") |
| 2005 | Kylie Minogue | Ultimate Kylie | Co-producer, Co-writer ("I Believe in You") |
| 2007 | Kylie Minogue | X | Co-producer, Co-writer ("White Diamond") |
| 2010 | Bryan Ferry | Olympia | Co-writer("Heartache By Numbers") |
| 2010 | Scissor Sisters | Night Work | Co-producer, Co-writer, Band Member ("Fire with Fire", "Any Which Way") |
| 2012 | Scissor Sisters | Magic Hour | Co-producer, Co-writer, Band Member ("Only The Horses", "Baby Come Home", "Let's Have a Kiki") |
| 2014 | Betty Who | Take Me When You Go | Co-writer ("Take Me When You Go") |
| 2014 | Kylie Minogue | Single | Co-producer, Co-Writer(Crystallize) |
| 2014 | Ferras | Ferras (EP) | Co-Writer, ("Speak in Tongues") |
| 2014 | Cheryl Cole (Ft. Joel Compass) | Only Human | Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Coming Up For Air") |
| 2014 | Chris Brown (Ft. Ariana Grande) | X | Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Musician ("Don't Be Gone Too Long") |
| 2015 | Escort | Animal Nature | Co-Writer("Helium", "Temptation") |
| 2015 | Hurts | Surrender | Co-Writer ("SOS", "Perfect Timing") |
| 2015 | Evvy | Single | Co-Writer ("Tidal Wave") |
| 2015 | Laura Welsh | Soft Control | Co-Writer("Break The Fall", "Betrayal", "God Keeps") |
| 2015 | ALunaGeorge | Single | Co-Writer ("Supernatural") |
| 2015 | Melanie Martinez | Cry Baby | Producer, Co-Writer ("Training Wheels") |
| 2015 | Demi Lovato | Confident | Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Old Ways") |
| 2016 | Sizzy Rocks | THRILLS | Co-Writer, Co-Producer( "Bestie", "Boy", "Bad Kids") |
| 2016 | SongBirds | Kill Your Friends Soundtrack | Co-Writer ("The Sun Goes Down") |
| 2016 | Betsy | Fair EP | Co-Writer ("Time") |
| 2016 | Ladyhawke | Wild Things | Co-Writer("Another Planet", "Chills") |
| 2016 | Frenship | Single | Co-Writer ("Capsize") |
| 2016 | Bright Light Bright Light | Choreography | Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Home") |
| 2016 | Fantasia | The Definition Of... | Co-Writer ("Wait For You") |
| 2016 | Tinashe | Night Ride | Co-Writer("Ghetto Boy") |
| 2017 | White | One Night Stand Forever | Co-Writer ("This is not a Love Song") |
| 2017 | The Great Indoors (Television Series) | CBS | Co-Composer |

## Personal life

Babydaddy is gay. He is the younger brother of comedian Ben Hoffman.

## Sources

* ↑ Johnson, Ben (February 2011). "The Subtle Maestro of Scissor Sisters". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
* 1 2 3 4 "Scissor Sisters Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Advanced Alternative Media".
* ↑ Gareth McLean (September 25, 2004). "Sisters under the skin". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
* Babydaddy Interview on Silent Uproar
* Dallas Observer
* We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You