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Scott
Baker

About Purpose

Scott Baker’s sixth album Purpose (2023) is a concept album based on the human desire to find purpose in every step of life. Whether it be grade school children scoping out a career, an elderly person having lost their significant other, a career-job change, or a middle aged person taking a look back while moving forward, many viewpoints are allotted. People often pause to find their purpose at many of life’s crossroads. This musical map gives breadth to the sometimes conflicting passage.

Electric, acoustic, dreaming, thoughtful, and offering positive encouragement to others, Purpose crosses many feelings and directions across 16 tracks. Scott’s eclectic music career is represented in song from deep passages, to rocking displays of expression. Truly a part of rock music ‘concept’ records past and present, Purpose unfolds layers of sonic ear candy, with influenced nuances throughout. Meant to be listened as a whole, Purpose unravels in majestic and cinematic display. Many songs could also easily be cherry picked for radio.

Review Awards

Scott has received numerous nominations since 2001 for Mid-Michigan’s Review Magazine Awards (biggest music awards showcase north of Detroit).

2013 Best Blues Band
2013 Best Blues Instrumentalist
2012 Best Solo Artist
2009 Best Duo of the Year
2007 Band of the Year
2007 Band Deserving Wider Recognition
2005 Musician Deserving Wider Recognition
2004 Band Deserving Wider Recognition
2003 Musician Deserving Wider Recognition

National & Local Highlights

Opened for Three Days Grace in 2015
Opened for Styx (over 9,000 ppl) in 2011
Opened for Bettye LaVette in 2011
Opened for Popa Chubby in 2011
Opened for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Group Creedence Clearwater in 2003
Opened and performed with Blues Legend Larry McCray since 1999
Performed, worked in the studio, assisted at WMG Records with Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper/Lou Reed/The Frost) from 2001-2003
Performing with Blues Princess Sharrie Williams in 2003
Performed for Mark Farner (Grand Funk) in 2005 in the Mid-Michigan Songwriters Guild
Opening & performing with Frank Bang (ex-Buddy Guy) since 2006

Recorded with & performed with Adam Levy (ex-Norah Jones guitarist) in 2007
Opened for Blackberry Smoke in 2007
Performed many times with Bob Hausler (ex-Merle Haggard guitarist)
Performed with Drew Nelson
Recorded with Northwoods Improvisers in 2007
Opened for Too Slim & The Taildraggers in 2007
Performed as a headliner at the Sugar Island Music Festival in 2008, 2014
Performed with The Steepwater Band since 2009
Opened for Shane Dwight Blues Band in 2011
Performed with Whitey Morgan and the 78s
Performed with Paul Lamb and the Detroit Breakdown

Previous Releases

Scott Baker has also released an album and two EP's with Muddy Gumbo prior to going solo in 2005. He has performed all over Michigan for over 20 years.

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