Question: Who is the American musician, singer, and songwriter that owns Softdrive Records and signed the band The Color Turning?
Context: Brian Joseph Karscig is a musician, songwriter, and record producer, but is mostly recognized as the co-singer/guitarist/songwriter for the American Rock and Roll Band Louis XIV signed to Atlantic Records.  He also is the singer/guitarist/songwriter of American Rock Band The Nervous Wreckords.  Karscig owns Nervous Productions, and co-owner of "The Pineapple Recording Group", and has produced records for artists such as Anya Marina (Slow and Steady Seduction: Phase II) for Chopshop/Atlantic Records, The Silent Comedy, Transfer, Les Gars, Apes of Wrath, Republic of Letters, and Subsurfer.  Aside from his songwriting with LOUIS XIV, and The Nervous Wreckords, Karscig is also known for his co-writes with Brandon Flowers of The Killers ("Thief in the Choir" and "Turn the Light On"), and Sam Endicott of The Bravery ("Send it in a Letter"), as well as Anya Marina ("Afterparty at Jimmy's) and A.J. Croce's 2013 single "Keep the Change".  Karscig is also credited with additional vocals on The Killers 2006 release "Sam's Town".  Most recently Karscig toured South America as the piano/guitar player for Brandon Flowers "Desired Effect" Tour, and also joined The Killers as 2nd guitar player for their 2016 US/Canada tour.  Although The Nervous Wreckords was Karscig's solo effort after Louis XIV, Karscig started his first solo record under his birth name Brian Karscig due out early 2017. The Actual were a four-piece alternative rock group from Los Angeles, California headed by guitarist and singer Max Bernstein.  They were signed to Eyeball Records and released one album as a three-piece for the label, "Songs On Radio Idaho", before signing with Scott Weiland's label Softdrive Records.  They opened for the supergroup Velvet Revolver at the Aladdin Hotel in the summer of 2005 and also played the Volcom stage on the 2007 Warped Tour.  In 2005, The Actual contributed two songs "Promised Land" and "Dancing On The Perimeter" to the film "Bewitched" (2005). Matthew Aaron "Matt" Good is an American musician and producer.  He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of post-hardcore band From First To Last from its conception in 1999 until now.  He was formerly the guitarist of grindcore band The Color of Violence, which featured future From First to Last members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, and Joey Antillon.  He joined Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens' band, D.R.U.G.S., eventually moving on to produce music under the name Kit Fysto with friend AJ Calderon.  He currently owns and operates a music recording studio in Tempe, Arizona called Good Sounds and plays guitar in From First To Last. Softdrive Records (formerly known as Lavish Records) is an independent record label founded by Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland in 2006.  The now-defunct band The Actual was the first band to be signed to the label.  Weiland's second solo album, ""Happy" in Galoshes", was released on Softdrive Records on November 25, 2008. Scott Richard Weiland ( ; born Scott Richard Kline; October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.  During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013.  He was also a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008 and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy.  He established himself as a solo artist as well, releasing three studio albums, two cover albums, and collaborations with several other musicians throughout his career. Ted Bruner is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, originally from St. Louis, Missouri.  Bruner began his professional music career when his band "Colony" was signed to MCA Records in 1998.  In 2002, he relocated to Los Angeles and began writing and producing for Rondor Music/Universal.  He left Universal in 2009 and signed with Warner Chappell, and then signed with Kobalt Music in 2012.  He's written with and/or produced songs for Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Selena Gomez, Plain White T's, Hinder, Three Days Grace, My Darkest Days, Cavo, Pete Wentz, Black Cards, Chad Kroeger, Ludacris, Joey Moi, Amy Meredith, Delta Goodrem, Bowling For Soup, Mitchel Musso, Jason Castro, Marie Digby, Jenna Andrews, Jessie James, Lit (band), Semi Precious Weapons, Cisco Adler, Bijou Phillips, Natalie Walker, Tiffany Page, Bonnie Mckee, Traci Lords, Dash & Will, and Action Design, among others, as well as songs in film and television. Blaster is the only studio album by American rock band Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, as well as Weiland's final album.  The album was released on March 31, 2015, by Softdrive Records.  The album was supported by the singles "White Lightning", "Way She Moves" and "20th Century Boy".  Guitarist Jeremy Brown died one day before the album's release, on March 30, 2015.  During the tour to support the album, Weiland was found dead on the band's tour bus on December 3, 2015. Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician.  He is best known for being the bassist, lyricist, and backing vocalist for the American rock band Fall Out Boy.  Before Fall Out Boy's inception in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was notably the lead vocalist and lyricist for Arma Angelus.  During Fall Out Boy's hiatus in 2009–12, Wentz formed the experimental, electropop and dubstep group Black Cards.  He owns a record label, DCD2 Records, which has signed bands including Panic!  at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes.  Fall Out Boy returned in February 2013. "Happy" in Galoshes is the second solo album by American rock singer Scott Weiland.  Weiland, known for his roles as the lead singer in Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, released his first album, "12 Bar Blues" in 1998.  Ten years later, ""Happy" in Galoshes" served as the official follow-up.  Two versions have been released, a single disc and double disc deluxe version—the deluxe edition offers a second disc of 10 extra tracks.  The album was released November 25, 2008 on Weiland's own Softdrive Records.  Produced by Doug Grean and Scott Weiland, with select tracks recorded by Steve Albini, the album features guest appearances by Paul Oakenfold and No Doubt members Adrian Young, Tony Kanal, and Tom Dumont.  Oakenfold appears on a cover of David Bowie's "Fame."  Weiland has cited Bowie as one of his main influences. The Color Turning is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, signed to Scott Weiland's Softdrive Records.  The current lineup consists of Steve Scavo (vocals/guitar), David Del Fonzo (guitar/piano), Jason Abraham (bass), and Garet Powell (drums).  They released one full length album, "Good Hands Bad Blood" (2009), and three EP, "Our Currency Is Time" (2002), "Antidote" (2005), and "Me Versus Me" (2009).
Answer: Scott Weiland