Scott Stevens is an American-born songwriter, producer, singer and instrumentalist. In April 2015, he signed an exclusive publishing deal with Lava Music Publishing,[1] a venture with Kobalt Publishing.[2] He co-wrote eight songs on the 2015 Halestorm album, Into the Wild Life, which debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200.[3] Stevens also co-wrote, produced and mixed three songs for the 2015 Shinedown album Threat to Survival.[4] The former singer and guitarist for The Exies has scored five number one singles in the last year and a half, with hits from Halestorm, Nothing More and Skillet among them.
Stevens was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States. His mother was his first musical influence and started him off playing the trumpet at an early age. He moved on to the French horn, brass and baritone and played in the jazz band all through junior high and high school. While he has a deep appreciation for a variety of artists and musical genres – from Elton John, Carly Simon[5] and James Taylor to AC/DC, Kiss, Nirvana and Radiohead – Stevens says the band that had the biggest impact on his career was The Beatles. In fact, it was from a John Lennon biography that the name of his band, The Exies[6] (short for The Existentialists),[7] was born.
The Exies – 1997-2010
Stevens was a singer and guitarist, living in Los Angeles, when he formed The Exies in 1997 with bassist Freddy Herrera and drummer Thom Sullivan.[8] He said like most bands playing in LA, the dream was to sign a record deal and go on tour. In 2000, dream became reality when the band released their self-titled debut album on Ultimatum Records and began touring, catching the attention of record producer, Matt Serletic,[9][10] who bought the band's contract from their current label.
In January 2003, after signing with Virgin Records, The Exies released their second and most successful album, Inertia, which rose to number 115 on the Billboard 200.[11]Rolling Stone proclaimed The Exies the band to watch that year. In 2004, The Exies headed back into the studio with Nick Raskulinecz[12] to produce their third album, Head for the Door, which was released in December of that year. The band promoted the album by opening for Velvet Revolver on their first arena tour,[13] and also supported Mötley Crüe on their Carnival of Sins tour.[14]
Upon their return from touring, Virgin decided to release The Exies from their contract.[15] In May 2006, the band announced that it would return to the studio with producer James Michael to work on its fourth album, A Modern Way of Living with the Truth, which was released a year later by Eleven Seven Music.[16] Songs from that album were released on MySpace and iTunes, among them "God We Look Good (Going Down in Flames)," along with acoustic versions of "My Goddess," "Ugly," "Genius," and "Tired of You."[17]
Singer into songwriter – 2010-present
In 2010, Stevens left The Exies to pursue his passion for songwriting and producing. He began writing for other artists during his year-long contract with Warner/Chapell Publishing, and then went on to write and produce with Bug Music, eventually purchased by BMG. Steven's first cut with Bug was a song he wrote for Theory Of A Deadman, titled "Head Above Water," from The Transformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack. He also wrote, "Bad Seed Rising," the title credit song in Melissa McCarthy's movie, Spy. He has written, produced and mixed songs for several successful albums and hit singles in the last few years.[18][19]
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topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Scott Stevens singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Scott Stevens is an American born songwriter producer singer and instrumentalist In April 2015 he signed an exclusive publishing deal with Lava Music Publishing 1 a venture with Kobalt Publishing 2 He co wrote eight songs on the 2015 Halestorm album Into the Wild Life which debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 3 Stevens also co wrote produced and mixed three songs for the 2015 Shinedown album Threat to Survival 4 The former singer and guitarist for The Exies has scored five number one singles in the last year and a half with hits from Halestorm Nothing More and Skillet among them Scott StevensBornMenomonee Falls WisconsinGenresRockYears active1997 presentFormerly ofThe Exies Contents 1 Early life 2 The Exies 1997 2010 3 Singer into songwriter 2010 present 4 Production notes 4 1 Number 1 on the charts 4 2 Number 5 on the charts 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditStevens was born in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin United States His mother was his first musical influence and started him off playing the trumpet at an early age He moved on to the French horn brass and baritone and played in the jazz band all through junior high and high school While he has a deep appreciation for a variety of artists and musical genres from Elton John Carly Simon 5 and James Taylor to AC DC Kiss Nirvana and Radiohead Stevens says the band that had the biggest impact on his career was The Beatles In fact it was from a John Lennon biography that the name of his band The Exies 6 short for The Existentialists 7 was born The Exies 1997 2010 EditStevens was a singer and guitarist living in Los Angeles when he formed The Exies in 1997 with bassist Freddy Herrera and drummer Thom Sullivan 8 He said like most bands playing in LA the dream was to sign a record deal and go on tour In 2000 dream became reality when the band released their self titled debut album on Ultimatum Records and began touring catching the attention of record producer Matt Serletic 9 10 who bought the band s contract from their current label In January 2003 after signing with Virgin Records The Exies released their second and most successful album Inertia which rose to number 115 on the Billboard 200 11 Rolling Stone proclaimed The Exies the band to watch that year In 2004 The Exies headed back into the studio with Nick Raskulinecz 12 to produce their third album Head for the Door which was released in December of that year The band promoted the album by opening for Velvet Revolver on their first arena tour 13 and also supported Motley Crue on their Carnival of Sins tour 14 Upon their return from touring Virgin decided to release The Exies from their contract 15 In May 2006 the band announced that it would return to the studio with producer James Michael to work on its fourth album A Modern Way of Living with the Truth which was released a year later by Eleven Seven Music 16 Songs from that album were released on MySpace and iTunes among them God We Look Good Going Down in Flames along with acoustic versions of My Goddess Ugly Genius and Tired of You 17 Singer into songwriter 2010 present EditIn 2010 Stevens left The Exies to pursue his passion for songwriting and producing He began writing for other artists during his year long contract with Warner Chapell Publishing and then went on to write and produce with Bug Music eventually purchased by BMG Steven s first cut with Bug was a song he wrote for Theory Of A Deadman titled Head Above Water from The Transformers Dark of the Moon soundtrack He also wrote Bad Seed Rising the title credit song in Melissa McCarthy s movie Spy He has written produced and mixed songs for several successful albums and hit singles in the last few years 18 19 Production notes EditHalestorm record eight songs Apocalyptic first single Amen climbing at number 5 on AR charts 20 21 Shinedown record Threat to Survival two songs co written co mixed and produced How Did You Love and Dangerous released September 2015 22 Baptized record Chris Daughtry Undefeated 23 Nothing More number 1 album single This is the Time Ballast 24 James Durbin record American Idol 25 Connect record three songs Atlantic Bad Seed Rising Of Mice amp Men Never Giving Up single 26 We Came as Romans second single 27 Highly Suspect second singleNumber 1 on the charts Edit Amen 28 29 by Halestorm Apocalyptic 30 by Halestorm This is the Time Ballast 31 by Nothing More Sick of It 32 by Skillet Slow Suicide 33 by Scott Stapp Rise 34 by SkilletNumber 5 on the charts Edit I Miss the Misery 35 by Halestorm Strike Back 36 by We As Human We Fall Apart 37 by We As Human Mz Hyde 38 by Halestorm Ugly 39 by The Exies My Goddess 40 by The ExiesReferences Edit Stevens Signs With Lava Publishing Music Connection Magazine Retrieved October 15 2015 Kobalt Music Publishing Signs Up LAVA s New Pub Imprint Billboard Billboard Retrieved December 4 2015 SCOTT STEVENS Signs Exclusive Deal With Lava Music Publishing bravewords com Retrieved December 4 2015 Scott Stevens Writer Producer Lands Another 1 Smash at Rock Radio ZTPMag Raw Beautiful amp Bold ztpmag com Retrieved December 4 2015 On The Line with Scott Stevens of The Exies Journey of a Frontman Retrieved October 15 2015 Review The Exies A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth Sputnikmusic Sputnikmusic com Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies ALL tv Music Engine Alltvpremiere com Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies Bio The Exies Career MTV Artists Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies ALL tv Music Engine alltvpremiere com Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies s Biography Free listening videos concerts stats and pictures at Last fm Last fm Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies Chart history Billboard Billboard com Retrieved December 4 2015 On The Line with Scott Stevens of The Exies Journey of a Frontman Retrieved October 15 2015 Velvet Revolver Helps Tour Mates Shoot Even Higher Flashnews com Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies Artists letssingit com Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies Bio The Exies Career Mtv com Retrieved December 4 2015 The Exies Sign With A New Label Featured On Van Wilder 2 Soundtrack Starpulse com Retrieved December 4 2015 Modern Way of Living With the Truth by The Exies on iTunes iTunes Retrieved December 4 2015 Scott Stevens Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 15 2015 Shorebreak International Inc Shorebreakinc com Retrieved October 15 2015 gt Search Warner Chappell Music se warnerchappell com Retrieved December 4 2015 Halestorm Chart history Billboard Billboard com Retrieved December 4 2015 Threat to Survival Shinedown Songs 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