Mike Scott

Birth : , Washington, District of Columbia, USA

History

Born and raised in Washington D.C, Mike started playing guitar in local clubs by the tender age of 13. After graduating from the famed Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts, he immediately began a fruitful career on tours with artists such as Juicy and Peaches & Herb. Mike emerged as an internationally renowned player and has been a session guitarist for Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis as well as Timbaland, where he cosigned on albums from Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, New Edition, Mary J Blige, Lionel Richie, Kerie Hilson, Beyonce, Michael Jackson and countless others. Mike Scott became the guitarist for Minneapolis music legend Prince and worked alongside him for 9 years. He’s toured with Justin Timberlake on both Future Sex Love Sounds and The 20/20 Experience Tour. He’s performed shows with Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Maroon 5, Jermaine Jackson and Alicia Keys just to name a few, and has had numerous appearances on the small screen like in the Diddy /MTV/Mark Burnett Production, Starmaker.

Movies

Life O The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Life O The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scenes concert footage.
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles)
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles)
Guitar
Musicology Live 2004ever was a 2004 tour by Prince in North America to promote his Musicology album. The tour lasted from 27 March – 9 September 2004 and covered 96 dates throughout the United States and Canada, fetching a significant profit for Prince. It was attended by 1.47 million people in 2004, and was the top grossing tour of 2004 taking in $87.4 million Also, it involves Prince schooling people to back in the day music.This tour is also family-friendly along with the One Nite Alone...Tour. There are clean lyrics and no explicit ones.The tour is R&B themed along with soul, rock, funk, and pop. Rose Ann Dimalanta is also another touring keyboardist and vocalist for this tour. Candy Dulfer is also the comic foil for this tour though she plays saxophone and lends her vocal talents.
Prince: Rave un2 the Year 2000
Prince: Rave un2 the Year 2000
"Rave un2 the year 2000" celebrates the joy of life as PRINCE performs music from his critically acclaimed album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, as well as selections from his vault of smash hits and pop classics. Filmed at Paisley Park Studio in Minneapolis, where a multi-piece band, including legendary bass player Larry Graham and members of the Family Stone, join Prince in this spectacular historic event. Special guests include Lenny Kravitz, Rosie Gaines, Maceo Parker George Clinton, Morris Day and The Time.
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Listen to this intimate conversation between The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and Mel B. as they cover the subject of musical inspiration, freedom and influences. At home in his Paisley Park Studios, the Artist gives one of his most revealing interviews.