Before joining Persephone's Dream, Scot was the drummer in the Zappa-inspired prog-satire ensemble ESP, which both amazed and amused Pittsburgh audiences from 1994 to 2000. The acronym ESP is particularly apropos, since he still provides ESP in Persephone's Dream: an Extremely Solid Pulse from an Exceptionally Supportive Player. Scot began his drumming career at the tender age of 5, banging odd meter rhythms on any horizontal surface he could reach. He later studied drums, mallet percussion and piano at West Liberty State College. Thanks to his sensitivity and technical prowess, Scot makes even the most complex rhythms sound deceptively simple. A fan of King Crimson, FZ, Genesis and both jazz and folk artists too numerous to mention, Scot is one of the few people on earth who actually owns a Mellotron, but due to its size (think fridge) and weight (think sedan), he refuses to bring it to rehearsal.

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