SCOTT TURCHIN began this life in a small Southern town, wandered throughout the rural South and hopped aboard a banana boat for Jamaica, where life was one great song after another. All day, all night, Marianne. Or so it would seem. Actually from hardworking, intense New York City parents who brought him to California, Scott grew up on a steady diet of folk, rock and international music. Dreaming of being a great rock singer like Lou Gramm or David Bowie, SCOTT played James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen songs like they were his own in many duos and bands, and later inspired by Sting, Seal and Don Henley, he started to write. Later, he was called by the Reggae music to write from and understand the Rasta perspective. Often compared to a wide range of artists, including Johnny Clegg, Van Morrison, John Hiatt, Bob Marley, Tom Petty and Ben Harper, the SCOTT TURCHIN BAND plays throughout the Los Angeles area. SCOTT's music has won recognition from local and national songwriter organizations, and earned "Editor's Choice" in both Roots Rock and Reggae from distributor CDBABY for his first album, SCOTT TURCHIN, released in 2002. Former Director of the Westside Song Circle, Scott is also seen as an actor on stage, in voiceovers, TV and film. Currently with more songs than he can record, he is seeking distribution and tour support for RIVER CAN CRY (2005) as well as albums two and three! C'mon down.