Scott Phillips on purevolume™

Acoustic / Folk / Christian

SCOTT PHILLIPS is a Nashville based independent artist originally from the backwood hills of Northwestern Pennsylvania. He is a husband to Carol and a father to Liam. He wrestles daily with his love for the church and the continual disappointment that she is not all she could be. His plight has become one which drives to unite the people of God, not within their often exclusive denominations, but under the authority and cover of her Head, Christ.
Lyrically, Scott opens the door to deeper parts of himself - beyond the fluff of much of today's popular music. "Honesty paves the way to originality," says Scott. "If we can't be honest, we cannot expect to be as unique as we are meant to be - true to ourselves. The best art is created (and the best relationships are cultivated) when we choose to do the difficult work of making ourselves vulnerable to one another; to dig deep, peel back layers, and offer the brightest and darkest parts of ourselves as a gift to another."
He's been a full-time indie artist for almost 5 years now and has released 4 full-length albums - most recently a project titled "Next Stop Willoughby." He is a signed songwriter at BMG / Brentwood Benson (basically, that means he gets paid to sit around and write songs, which is what he would do even if he weren't getting paid). He likes being on stage performing his music better than just about anything.
His casual approach to live performance connects with audiences on many levels. In his songs, Scott lays himself wide open and vulnerable in an attempt to connect as a real person to real people. Stories laced with humor and hard-hitting truths will relate to each audience member on a personal level and leave them not only entertained, but challenged to "let our actions speak for what we believe." Scott's message is a direct one, often driving home the message of unconditional acceptance of others as well as the importance of authentic community, and both local and global humanitarian work.
He is a passionate supporter of child sponsorship through World Vision, a relief and development organization committed to eradicating poverty, hunger, AIDS, and child exploitation. In 2005, Scott received the World Vision "New Independent Artist of the Year" award for his work with his favorite organization, and currently sits among their top 5 artists raising support through sponsorship.
Scott currently lives in Thompsons Station, TN with his super-pretty wife Carol Jean (who wrote an amazing song called "The Empty" - on his latest album), his awesome baby son Liam (who loves to army crawl, drool, and eat everything) and his dog Mallie, a yellow lab/blue heeler mutt (who will eagerly fetch a Kleenex for you when you sneeze).

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Visit his website at www.scott-phillips.com

SCOTT WANTS TO COME PLAY AT YOUR COLLEGE OR CHURCH! PLEASE VISIT HIS WEBSITE AND EMAIL HIM WITH ANY INFORMATION -- HE'LL CONTACT YOU PERSONALLY TO CHAT ABOUT WHATEVER DATES YOU MAY HAVE IN MIND! THANKS!

SCOTT PHILLIPS: Next Stop Willoughby - Scotts latest and greatest work, produced by Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman) this is a next level kind of thing for Scott.

SCOTT PHILLIPS: Love and the Like - Intelligent lyrics state profound thoughts with simplicity in this acoustic and piano driven modern folk/pop album, bearing the soul of the artist in an organic live-recorded setting.

SCOTT PHILLIPS: Tightrope - Scott's second release of three (first release is out of print)...acoustic and poppy-rocky-folky with the same honesty and intelligence that has come to be his calling card.

"HE WHO GIVES TO THE POOR WILL LACK NOTHING..." Proverbs 28:27 (the Bible) Click below for one way to help...