[Translated from the French - January 06, 2019 #Portrait: Scott Parker Allen, 40 years in the music business by Gilbert D'Alto]

Scott Parker Allen, May 1956, out of Orange, New Jersey. His musical aptitude was seen by his mother, Susie Pearl, who noticed his habit of mimicking an orchestra conductor, while listening to Mozart's "Turkish March" on the record player at the age of 4.

Scott grew up singing in the church choir. For his 16th birthday his mother gave him a guitar which, strangely enough, he didn't touch until a year later. At 17 he rediscovered the guitar in the closet. He made rapid progress and acquired a certain mastery of the instrument, until at 18 he was asked to play the electric bass to fill in on a New Year's Eve gig in New York.

That same year, he enrolled in Alabama A&M University as an art major. Not far from his home was a music store where he was introduced to other instruments and artists such as Bruce Marshall / guitar mentor, James Odom / bass mentor, Tommy Tucker (composer of the standard "Hi Heel Sneakers" covered by Stevie Wonder and Elvis Presley, among others) /artistic and career mentor, and renowned artists such as Benson, Roland Kirk, the Isleys, to name a few.

As a bassist, he attended as many jam session as possible, which he describes as "the best school of music there is". His military service brought him to Germany where he held the position of director of the military Support Band "Showcase". Simultaneously he met guitarist Bernd Meckenstock, who introduced him to European jazz fusion. They began their friendship and musical collaboration, which continues to this day.

Since the 80's Scott lives on the French Riviera where he continues to respect and represent his music and entertainment culture. He continues to perform and share love through funky music. His musical experiences have included Prince, Cocker, Benson and Hancock, among others. Although Scott esteems Stevie Wonder as a strong influence for both music and lyrics, his ultimate musical reference … remains his mother, Susie Pearl. [end of translation]

Scott, now flourishing in a very creative stage of his career, is producing his catalogue of songs and releasing them under his label Nice Touch Pro, and new songs are on the burner (listen on your preferred streaming platform or below).