Florida-born, New England-raised Scott Smith is a soulful singer-songwriter based in Miami, Florida who shares about life in heartfelt, honest songs and thought-provoking, power-packed, inspirational talks. As a youth, Scott wrote poetry which later turned into lyrics as he pulled all-nighters making mix tapes and finding notes on an acoustic guitar that gelled with his singing. In the late 90’s he moved back to Florida and became front man and writer for Miami band (Shūfly) which opened for bands such as the Dave Matthews Band, Lenny Kravitz, Smash Mouth, Stroke Nine, Foreigner and Stabbing Westward to name a few. Scott has sang the National Anthem for the Miami Heat 3 times (including the playoffs) as well as the Miami Sol. He has played throughout Los Angeles, New England, Atlanta, Virginia and South Florida in festivals like the Hollywood Love Fest, Miami’s Art Basel and the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in which he opened for Gloria Estefan. He has also played at cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, openings, private parties, weddings, churches, fundraisers, benefits, hotels such as the Delano in South Beach and the Raleigh, and other venues such as the Purdy Lounge, Tobacco Road, Hard Rock Cafe, Van Dyke’s Cafe, Culture Room, Billboard Live, Power Studios, Sunrise Stadium, Miami Seaquarium, AAA Arena and more. Today, Scott tries to reach hearts through our common pains, triumphs, defeats and dreams with honest lyrics that are simple and poetic. He writes from the heart drawing inspiration from us all and is currently releasing songs from his new album, A Lover Still, online (iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, Spotify) as well as performing live. To stay updated, make sure to follow Scott on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media (YouTube, Spotify). To book him, click here.
Bio
Born in Winter Haven, Florida
Moved to Derry, New Hampshire with his family when he was 3 years old then moved to the next town over of 25,000 – Londonderry – here he grew up in a home filled with music from his parents’ record collection and hits from Casey Kasem’s Top 40 on the radio.
Forms of inspiration were his sister’s singing, his dad’s yodeling, and later his stepfather who inspired him through his late night acoustic guitar and piano playing.
At age 20, Scott became front man of first band singing cover songs.
At age 21, his stepfather gave him an acoustic guitar for his birthday and taught him a few basic chords on it which gave Scott a creative outlet to sing and write original songs from his poetry.
Scott moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1996 and formed award-winning band, Shūfly (Best of Miami Pop Rock 2002, Best of Miami Acoustic 2008)
As front man and writer, he performed for 7 years with Shūfly, opening for the Dave Matthews Band, Lenny Kravitz, Smash Mouth, Stroke Nine, Foreigner, Stabbing Westward and others.
His song – “Artificially Twisted” – from Shūfly’s 1st album was featured in a television commercial for Macy’s (known then as Burdine’s).
The song written for his son – “Missing” – from Shūfly’s 2nd album was featured on the CBS primetime show “Cane” in episode 7, season 1.
Co-wrote a song for Rob Thomas’s (Matchbox 20) “Pieces Of You” (unreleased).
Sang the National Anthem for the Miami Heat 3 times (including the playoffs) as well as the WNBA’s Miami Sol.
Played throughout Los Angeles, New England and South Florida in festivals like Miami’s Art Basel and the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in which he opened for Gloria Estefan.
Was Featured Artist at benefits and specials performing at Tobacco Road as well as at Songwriters Showcases including one at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Performed in musical benefits for the Breast Cancer Society, PACE Center for Girls, Save The Glades, Monserrat Volcano Relief Benefit and more as well as other various fundraisers for children battling cancer.
Wrote demo “Girl Like You” for Univision boyband project (unreleased).
Currently recording songs for his latest work – The Inspired Collection – via – A Lover Still – readying himself for his Fall 2024 Acoustic Soul Tour.
Booking/performing Live Events, Private Parties, and Keynote Concerts.
Resides in Miami with his wife, their daughter, Faith, and 2 stepsons.
-March 2024
