Scott Blackwell
Scott Blackwell is a Christian dance music artist, generally credited with being the first artist to produce such music for the Christian marketplace.[1][2] In addition to releasing his own albums has produced many others and has founded several record labels.[3]
Personal life and music career
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Blackwell got his start as a disc jockey, eventually picking up a position supervising MYX Records (a division of Frontline Records).[3][4] Upon leaving Frontline he founded N•Soul Records. By 1995 he had produced 11 projects for N•Soul Records and had acquired over 50 general market production credits.[5] N•Soul became best known for the Nitro Praise series, which put praise and worship songs to various forms of dance music.[3] He left N•Soul in 1999 citing concerns about the vision of the company's leadership. He then founded two record labels to focus on different genres of dance music.[6] As of 2011, Blackwell continues to perform in clubs in the greater Los Angeles area.
Solo discography
- 1992: Walk On The Wild Side (MYX Records; Reviews: Cornerstone,[1] Cross Rhythms[2])
- 1992: 1800 Seconds of Motion
- 1992: A Myx'd Christmas
- 1993: A Myx'd Trip to a Gospel House
- 1993: Once Upon A Time
- 1993: A Myx'd Trip to a Gospel House II
- 1994: The Real Thing (Instrumental; Reviews: Cross Rhythms,[7] YouthWorker[8])
- 1997: Clubhouse (N'Soul; Review: YouthWorker[9])
- 1999: In The Beginning: Greatest Hits 1991 - 1995 (KMG Records)
Album credits
Blackwell has production, engineering, remix, or other credits on material released by the following:[10]
- 12th Tribe
- 50-40
- Information Society
- Moe Bandy
- Book of Love
- Christafari
- Hank Cochran
- Joy Electric
- Faith Massive
- Georgio
- Resolution
- The Rhythm Saints
- The Emotions
- ZZ Top
- Debbie Gibson
- Jon Gibson (remix of 1991's "Jesus Loves Ya" from The Hits)
- Amber
- Crystal Lewis
- Joe Stampley
- Tommy Page
- Rance Allen
- Missy Elliott
- Paradigm Shift
- Stacey Q
- Taylor Dayne
- Holy Alliance
- Prodigal Sons
- Rubicon 7
- Sozo[11]
References
- Canfield, Dave (1991). "Reviews / Walk On The Wild Side". Cornerstone. 21 (98): 37. ISSN 0275-2743.
- Allison, Karl (October 1992). "Reviews / Scott Blackwell - Walk On The Wild Side". Cross Rhythms (12). Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Liaison". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 527. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- Rake, Jamie Lee (January 1992). "House of Holy: MYX Records Debuts". CCM Magazine. 14 (7): 10. ISSN 1524-7848.
- "Ask CCM / Blackwell Legacy". CCM Magazine. 18 (1): 10. July 1995. ISSN 1524-7848.
- "Channel 7 News / Hip-Hop & Dance". 7ball (25): 18. July–August 1999. ISSN 1082-3980.
- Drodge, Dave (June 1995). "Reviews / Scott Blackwell - The Real Thing". Cross Rhythms (18). Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- Urbanski, David (July–August 1999). "Tools / Music / The Real Thing". YouthWorker Journal. XV (5): 59. ISSN 0747-3486.
- Owensby, Garland (May–June 1997). "Tools / Music". Youthworker. XIII (5): 65. ISSN 0747-3486.
- Scott Blackwell / Credits. Allmusic.
- http://nsoul.com/artists/sozo/