Scooter Ward
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Scooter Ward is an American musician
. He is the founding member and lead singer of the Jacksonville, Florida
hard rock
band, Cold
.
, Jeremy Marshall
, and Matt Loughran
at Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Florida
. The band played their first gig in 1990 at a club called the Spray. In 1992, the band released an 8 song EP called "Into Everything" and moved to Atlanta, Georgia
. Three and a half years later in 1995, Grundig broke up and Ward moved back to Jacksonville, where he, McCandless, Kelly Hayes
, and Pat Lally formed the band Diablo. Diablo would only last about 3 months. At the end of that three month period Grundig reformed under the name Cold
and signed a 6 album record deal with A&M Records
. Ward would remain in Cold until February 2006 when, after several line-up changes and battles with record labels, the band decided to break up. Scooter Ward and McCandless promptly began working on their new project The Witch, which McCandless has since left. The project has been renamed twice, When November Falls and now The Killer and The Star
. The debut album was released in July 2009. In early 2009, Cold reformed for a reunion tour. They have finished recording a brand new album called SuperFiction which was released on July 19, 2011.
and Grundig, Ward has also been a guest vocalist on the songs:
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is the founding member and lead singer of the Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band, Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
.
Career
In 1986, Ward formed the band Grundig along with several other students; Sam McCandlessSam McCandless
Sam McCandless is an American musician, producer and artist. He is the founding member and drummer for the Jacksonville, Florida hard rock band Cold and Austin, Texas Psychedelic blues band Carny....
, Jeremy Marshall
Jeremy Marshall
Jeremy Marshall is the bassist for the hard rock/alternative band Cold.He has been in the band since its early days, back when they were known as Grundig. He plays a black custom 24 fret ESP 5 string bass, tuned to G, C, F, Bb, Eb, with spider inlays...
, and Matt Loughran
Matt Loughran
Matt Loughran was one of the two guitarists for the heavy metal band Cold. He is now playing lead guitar for a band in Jacksonville, Florida called Dawn Patrol.-References:...
at Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Florida
Neptune Beach, Florida
Neptune Beach is a beachfront city in Duval County, Florida, United States, located to the east of Jacksonville. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Baldwin, remained...
. The band played their first gig in 1990 at a club called the Spray. In 1992, the band released an 8 song EP called "Into Everything" and moved to Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Three and a half years later in 1995, Grundig broke up and Ward moved back to Jacksonville, where he, McCandless, Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes (musician)
Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock band from Florida called Cold. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.After departing Cold, Hayes...
, and Pat Lally formed the band Diablo. Diablo would only last about 3 months. At the end of that three month period Grundig reformed under the name Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
and signed a 6 album record deal with A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
. Ward would remain in Cold until February 2006 when, after several line-up changes and battles with record labels, the band decided to break up. Scooter Ward and McCandless promptly began working on their new project The Witch, which McCandless has since left. The project has been renamed twice, When November Falls and now The Killer and The Star
The Killer and the Star
The Killer and the Star is a musical solo project started by Scooter Ward, frontman of the band Cold.-History:Originally named "The Witch", the band name was changed to "When November Falls" in November 2006, before any work had been done. In March 2008 the band again changed its name to its final...
. The debut album was released in July 2009. In early 2009, Cold reformed for a reunion tour. They have finished recording a brand new album called SuperFiction which was released on July 19, 2011.
Personal life
Scooter has two daughters, Raven and Cameron (as mentioned in the liner notes for Cold's fourth album "A Different Kind of Pain"). He was previously engaged, but it ended in 2004, just as Ward was dealing with his sister's bout with cancer.Discography
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Cold
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| Oddity EP Oddity EP Oddity EP, released in 1998, was the first EP released by the band Cold. The album cover photo was taken by the wife of drummer Sam McCandless when their pet tarantula named Wednesday crawled on the face of one of her dolls... United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) Flip Records Flip Records has been the name of at least two different record labels in the 20th century:* Flip Records * Flip Records... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : - |
| 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage is the second studio album by American post-grunge/alternative metal band Cold, released in 2000. With four popular singles, it gained substantial commercial success, achieving gold status, and landed Cold in the mainstream rock scene.-Background and recording:About a year... United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... ), #1 (Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... ) RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold |
| Year of the Spider Year of the Spider Year of the Spider is the third studio album by American post-grunge band Cold. It was released on May 13, 2003 through Geffen Records. The album was Cold's most commercially successful, debuting at #3 on the Billboard album charts, with over 101,000 copies sold in its first week... United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... ) RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold |
| A Different Kind of Pain A Different Kind of Pain A Different Kind of Pain is the fourth album by post-grunge band Cold. It was released on August 30, 2005 in the US and September 12, 2005 in the UK. Two working titles for the album were And A Sad Song Lives On and The Calm That Killed the Storm... United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) Lava Records Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:... Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... ) RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : - |
| Superfiction
United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... ) RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : - |
Guest vocals
In addition to his releases with ColdCold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
and Grundig, Ward has also been a guest vocalist on the songs:
- Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
- "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - ReveilleReveille (band)Reveille was a nu metal/rap metal group from Harvard, Chelmsford, and Shirley, Massachusetts, USA.-History:The band formed in 1998 and recorded a six-track demo that attracted the attention of major labels. After a standout performance at the famous CBGB in Manhattan, New York the band signed with...
- "Inside Out (Can You Feel Me Now)" - Superfly Rodeo - "Reach"
- Sierra SwanSierra SwanSierra Marie Swan is an American musician. Swan's father is singer and guitarist Billy Swan. She was part of the duo Dollshead with Graham Edwards. Currently, she is involved in releasing solo work.-Career:...
- "You Got Away" - Professor Hoetester - "The Saddest Song"