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A saxophonist/guitarist for the likes of Supertramp, Pink Floyd, and Toto, among others, he actually plays several other instruments and sings too. He is also the CEO, President, and Co-Founder of Ignited Network - his fourth startup company - and is an invited guest lecturer (having taught at USC) and panelist at numerous new media conferences and university symposium, and was named one of “The Top 100 Multimedia Producers” by Multimedia Magazine. Scott also produced the world's first interactive cartoon. He also talks about having performed in the last year in places like the Canary Islands, Italy, Lebanon, and China.

Notable Guest Quotes

"It was probably the easiest job I ever had, mainly because (David) Gilmour just pointed to me and said, 'play solos'."

"At the time we had actually had a couple record companies come after us, but the parents - the kids, we were too young and - they didn't want us to sign record deals in those days."

"While I was out on (tour with) Pink Floyd, I figured I'm going to be out (on tour) for two years, what am I going to do?  So I really wanted to study business.  And so I took the opportunity at that time to read a lot of business books and kind of really plan on what it was to build a business, get into the startup world."

"Artists have to think today like a startup."

"I believe this is the greatest time in history for the independent artist."

"I built a process I call S.P.A.C.E., which stands for Story, Plan, Army, Conversion, Education and I taught this last year out at USC."

"A fan is a fan.  But a real fan is a customer, because otherwise it's a hobby, right?!  ... If it's something you want to do on a full-time basis you have to really think like a startup and think business-wise."

"Social media is much more than just a way to communicate with fans.  It's really a conversion tool and a way to kind of grow your business, and it is your business."

"Force yourself every day to get up and get educated because this market is moving so quickly."

"At the end of the day, whoever owns the audience wins."

Songs on this episode

"Us and Them" (Pink Floyd)
"Dogs of War" (Pink Floyd)