Seann Scott (Drummer)
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Seann Scott is a rock/metal drummer who has played in various bands, and continues to be active in multiple current acts, most notably the female fronted heavy metal
band Hellion
.
band Mother Mercy. Scott created his own record company "SS Records" based in Oceanside, California and financed the production of the bands first CD "Love at First Bite". Followed later by Mother Mercy’s 2nd CD "Dancing with the Devil" which was not mass produced initially, but was eventually re-mastered, with some track changes, and released by Perris Records. Scott and the band Mother Mercy also contributed the track "Girls, Girls, Girls" on the Motley Crue
tribute CD "Kickstart my Heart" with portions of the proceeds to the Skylar Neil Memorial Foundation for Cancer Research.
Eventually Scott parted ways with Mother Mercy and joined "Suicide Alley", as one of the original members, but he separated from that band before they recorded their CD on Delinquent Records.
Scott then joined the Los Angeles based metal band Hellion
and the Hollywood Glam Metal
band "Revlon Red" and remains with both bands.
Following the close interest in Motley Crue
, Scott played the part of Tommy Lee
in a Motley Crue
tribute band called "Children of the Beast". Which included Vince Neil
’s son Neil Wharton as a guest vocalist.
Scott cites Kiss
, Judas Priest
, Rob Zombie
, Metallica
, and Motley Crue
(specifically Tommy Lee
) as his musical influences.
He also acted in the pilot program for the Columbia/Universal TV show entiled "Dear Doughboy", created by Hopwood Depree
and directed by Penelope Spheeris
which was billed as a reality/mockumentary for the WB network.
of Motley Crue
). He later dated The Iron Maidens
bass player Wanda Ortiz
for many years starting in early 1996. They separated in late 2008.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Hellion
Hellion (band)
Hellion is a heavy metal band, which was formed during 1982 in Los Angeles, California. The first line-up included Ann Boleyn , Ray Schenck , Sean Kelley and Peyton Tuthill . With a different line-up they continue on today....
.
Musical career
Scott moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to San Diego, California in the late 1980s and played in several local bands before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1990s. Following several more Hollywood bands the first to commercially released a CD was the metalHeavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Mother Mercy. Scott created his own record company "SS Records" based in Oceanside, California and financed the production of the bands first CD "Love at First Bite". Followed later by Mother Mercy’s 2nd CD "Dancing with the Devil" which was not mass produced initially, but was eventually re-mastered, with some track changes, and released by Perris Records. Scott and the band Mother Mercy also contributed the track "Girls, Girls, Girls" on the Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
tribute CD "Kickstart my Heart" with portions of the proceeds to the Skylar Neil Memorial Foundation for Cancer Research.
Eventually Scott parted ways with Mother Mercy and joined "Suicide Alley", as one of the original members, but he separated from that band before they recorded their CD on Delinquent Records.
Scott then joined the Los Angeles based metal band Hellion
Hellion (band)
Hellion is a heavy metal band, which was formed during 1982 in Los Angeles, California. The first line-up included Ann Boleyn , Ray Schenck , Sean Kelley and Peyton Tuthill . With a different line-up they continue on today....
and the Hollywood Glam Metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band "Revlon Red" and remains with both bands.
Following the close interest in Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, Scott played the part of Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
in a Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
tribute band called "Children of the Beast". Which included Vince Neil
Vince Neil
Vincent Neil Wharton is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Early life:Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton...
’s son Neil Wharton as a guest vocalist.
Scott cites Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, and Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
(specifically Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
) as his musical influences.
Acting career
Scott's most notable television appearance was in the nationally televised NetZero "Candidate Zero" series of commercials starring Rob Heubel aired during the 2004 United States Presidential campaign. He appeared in two of the commercials in the series along with two other members of his band Revlon Red.He also acted in the pilot program for the Columbia/Universal TV show entiled "Dear Doughboy", created by Hopwood Depree
Hopwood Depree
Hopwood Depree is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the founder and CEO of TicTock Studios and co-founder of the annual Waterfront Film Festival. He also has been appointed to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council by Michigan Governor Jennifer M...
and directed by Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization...
which was billed as a reality/mockumentary for the WB network.
Personal life
Seann Scott was rumoured to have dated Emi Canyn(who later married Mick MarsMick Mars
Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
of Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
). He later dated The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001 as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden...
bass player Wanda Ortiz
Wanda Ortiz
Wanda Ortiz is the bassist of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens .-Biography:...
for many years starting in early 1996. They separated in late 2008.
Bandography
- Mother Mercy
- Suicide Alley
- Children of the Beast Motley CrueMötley CrüeMötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
tribute (2004–2006) - Revlon Red (2001–present)
- HellionHellion (band)Hellion is a heavy metal band, which was formed during 1982 in Los Angeles, California. The first line-up included Ann Boleyn , Ray Schenck , Sean Kelley and Peyton Tuthill . With a different line-up they continue on today....
(2002–present) - Kill Your Generation (2008–present)
Mother Mercy
- Love at First Bite (1997) SS Records
- Dancing with the DevilDancing with the DevilDancing with the Devil is the name of the second full length recording from the band Mother Mercy. Recorded at “For The Record” studios in Orange County, California by the band's third lineup consisting of RJ Blaze, Randall Justice, and Seann Scott with several guitar players throughout the CD...
(2001) SS Records - Dancing with the DevilDancing with the DevilDancing with the Devil is the name of the second full length recording from the band Mother Mercy. Recorded at “For The Record” studios in Orange County, California by the band's third lineup consisting of RJ Blaze, Randall Justice, and Seann Scott with several guitar players throughout the CD...
(2003) Perris Records
Compilations
- Kickstart My Heart – A Tribute to Motley Crue (1999)-Pulse Records
- Single track – Girls, Girls, Girls
Television
- Dear Doughboy pilot (2000)
- NetZeroNetZeroNetZero is an Internet service provider based in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. It is a subsidiary of United Online, owner of Juno Online Services and BlueLight Internet Services. The current chairman, president, and CEO of United Online is Mark Goldston.- History :NetZero launched in...
Election Night commercial (2004) - NetZeroNetZeroNetZero is an Internet service provider based in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. It is a subsidiary of United Online, owner of Juno Online Services and BlueLight Internet Services. The current chairman, president, and CEO of United Online is Mark Goldston.- History :NetZero launched in...
Names commercial (2004)