# Tim Scott (guitarist)

Timothy Scott is an instrumental recording artist primarily known for his solo instrumental guitar compositions.

## Early life

Scott was born and brought up in Hazel Grove, a suburb of Stockport, England. He attended Hazel Grove High School and Salford College of Music, but "dropped out before he got kicked out", finding that he could not cope with the written work due to his dyslexia. He later studied for a diploma at The Guitar Institute, London (now known as The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance).

## Music career

Scott's recording career began in 2003 when he self-released his debut album Bald on the Inside, distributing it and performing live sets in Borders across the UK. The album peaked inside their top 200 sellers list and received generally positive reviews.
The Bald on the Inside press reviews opened the opportunity for Scott to work with BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, writing and performing on the instrumental guitar track "Puesta Del Sol" for Judge Jules' debut album Proven Worldwide. Scott played live improvised guitar over his backroom Funky House/Dirty Electro DJ set during the BBC Radio 1 weekend in Ibiza on 15 and 16 August 2005. From 2005-2008 Scott performed at clubs in Ibiza and the UK alongside Judge Jules and other artists such as Jon Fitz and Katherine Ellis.
Scott's second solo album, Guitar Mashing, was released on 26 November 2008. The album was critically well-received, with Total Guitar describing Scott's music as "mashing his guitar mastery (think Vai and Satriani) with chilled Ibiza sounds." Since the release of Guitar Mashing Scott has been concentrating on releasing singles online. The first single, "Amy Jane", was released in late 2009 to positive reviews.
At the end of July 2010, Scott took delivery of his own Jackson Soloist signature guitar described by The Manchester Evening News – "The Hazel Grove musician has finally got his hands on his one-off sparkly pink Custom Shop Jackson Guitar in his signature shade…".

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Album |
| 2003 | Bald on the Inside |
| 2008 | Guitar Mashing |
| 2011 | Ibiza Mayhem 2012 |
| 2014 | Retrospective Guitar Mashing |
| 2014 | Guitar Mashing Decade |
| 2014 | Ultimate Miami Dance Guitar |
| 2017 | Scott Mashing |
| 2017 | Driving Rock Anthems (Instrumental Road Trip) |
| 2018 | Ibiza Summer House (Chill Out Collection) |
| 2018 | Synesthesia |
| 2020 | 88025 |

### EPs

| Year | EP | Info |
| 2011 | Ibiza Mayhem | |
| 2012 | Magnesium Black | |

### Singles

| Year | Single |
| 2009 | 4:AM |
| 2009 | Angel Dust |
| 2009 | Amy Jane |
| 2010 | Cosmic Ignition |
| 2010 | Cataclysmic Pink |
| 2011 | One Life |
| 2011 | Rio Gold Dust |
| 2011 | Dirty Mule |
| 2012 | Rok1 |
| 2012 | Jelly Skeletons |
| 2012 | Skye Surfing |
| 2012 | I Found Love |
| 2013 | Fly Away [feat. Ruthybabez] |
| 2013 | I Don't Wanna Be |
| 2013 | Harmonic Elevator |
| 2014 | Without U |
| 2014 | Ibiza’s Secret Garden |
| 2015 | Gorton Monastery |
| 2015 | Bring on the Night |
| 2016 | Chasing Sunrise |
| 2017 | Snowflakes in June |
| 2017 | New Moon on Sunday (2017) |
| 2018 | Es Vedrà |
| 2018 | El Toro |
| 2018 | Justification |
| 2018 | Screen Zombie |
| 2019 | Cala d’Hort |
| 2019 | Indigo Beach |
| 2019 | Summer |
| 2019 | Summer (Mashtag26 Mix) |
| 2019 | Sahara |
| 2019 | Sahara (Mashtag26 Mix) |
| 2020 | Appassionato |
| 2020 | Mr Lilac |

## Session and collaboration discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Artist | Track Info |
| 2006 | Proven Worldwide | Judge Jules | "Puesta Del Sol" (Track 6) - features a Flamenco Guitar melody written and played by Tim Scott - recorded at Acer Studios allmusic "Proven Worldwide" |
| 2006 | VS | Mike Koglin | "Mercury" (Track 3) - features an Electric Guitar melody written and played by Tim Scott - recorded at Fortress Studio's, London |
| 2009 | Bring The Noise | Judge Jules | "City Rockers (Marcus Twiddle Edit)" (Track 8) - features the guitar melody from "Ibiza's Secret Garden" - (Track 2) on Tim Scott's Guitar Mashing album |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Artist | Track Info |
| 2006 | "Grace of God" | One Hit Wonders | "Serial Diva Remix" (Track 5) - features a rolling bass line written played and recorded by Tim Scott at Acer Studios Discogs "Grace Of God" |