Photo by Anastasia Pottinger

Hilary Scott, singer-songwriter, is a classically trained pianist and vocalist, minored in vocal performance at Whitman College, and has also studied opera at the Civica Scuola in Milan, Italy. She went on to combine her training and talents in songwriting and has been performing and recording professionally for the past decade.  Jeff Dame of Northeast In-Tune has this to say about Hilary and her music: "Hilary has the potential to be as big as the likes of Alanis Morrisette, Tori Amos, or Sheryl Crow. Listen to her now and you can say, 'I've been in from the beginning.'  In January, 2011, French newspaper, La Montagne had this to say: "... an astounding opening performance by Hilary Scott - (what a voice!!!!)" in a review of Cock Robin's performance and Hilary Scott's opener for the band at La2Deuche in Auvergne.

Hilary began her songwriting and solo performance career in the "boot camp" of the Seattle music scene, then moved to Columbia, Missouri in 2000, where she started her professional music career with the backing of the six-piece Hilary Scott Band. The Hilary Scott Band continues to perform to this day, and in their years together have toured regionally and nationally, opening for artists such as Tanya Tucker, Little Feat, Beth Orton, Cock Robin at La2Deuche, Auverne, France (January 2011), and more.  Hilary has  recently formed the St. Louis-based band, Hilary Scott and The New County Line.

Hilary Scott’s music has garnered much industry attention, receiving airplay on community, college, commercial, internet, and satellite radio. Amanda Dahling of The Missourian writes, "Hilary's music is marked by a strong voice, fluid guitar playing, accessible songs...these same attributes are gaining attention from the music industry." John Kulidas, while general manager of WCSU Chicago State University's radio station said, "Hilary is definitely in our rotation, we're getting very good response, we're looking at her as an up-and-comer. Just the other day one of my colleagues was asking, 'where are all the Carol Kings nowadays?' Well, here you are!"

Hilary Scott is one of the best-selling local artists of all-time at Streetside Records in Columbia, Missouri, according to manager Kevin Walsh, and performs in venues ranging from coffee shops to blues bars, to theaters all the way up to stadium shows, prestigious festivals, and more. Hilary and her band have been included in the Missouri Arts Council touring roster and the Heartland Arts Association (Midwestern equivalent) touring roster for the last six years. Hilary was the first woman featured on the cover of Inside Columbia Magazine, and has been voted "Best Local Artist" in the same magazine several times. Hilary is the owner and president of her own corporation, and was signed to the independent label, Belltown Records, in 2003. She has co-produced and recorded ten albums: Thief, Hypothermia, The Floating World, Come In, Come In: LIVE, Out of the Wilderness, Road to Hope, Best of Hilary Scott Live Volume 1, Consonance, Indigo and her most recent album being the EP Still, with St. Louis band Hilary Scott and The New County Line. Still is being well-received critically and by fans, and the band is currently promoting the album and booking several legs of a North-American tour.   Reviewer Melissa Nastasi said this about Still:  “Hilary Scott and The County Line’s Still, is a standout album of the year. This is the making of a classic. A stunning record that knows no boundaries…”   Indigo has been picked up for distribution in Taiwan and is getting interest in other international markets as well. Her songs and albums have been purchased and downloaded on iTunes and other sites more than 13,000 times, and physical CD sales and distribution are now over 3,500.

Hilary has recorded with Nashville producer Matthew Wilder, and was signed for a five song writing and publishing deal with him in 2005. She has had the opportunity to write with Nashville royalty Angela Kaset and John Goodwin. Hilary was also asked by legendary songwriter Keith Colley to write the theme song for his "Can Do" project entitled "America's Song." She is also involved in songwriting and recording projects with several international artists.

 In 2009, Hilary Scott entered a songwriting/performance competition in Sanremo, Italy; Festival Degli Autori. She was moved into the finals, and in June 2010 competed and won in the international section of this competition, and was awarded a recording contract. Her winning song, "And Just," will appear on the festival's collection CD to be released and distributed nationally in Italy. She also wrote the English verses for the festival's theme song. She will be recording her album in Italy with world-renowned producer Euro Ferrari, who has worked with artists such as Eric Clapton, Bjork, Sting, Pavarotti, and many more. Ferrari has this to say about Hilary and her music: "...Hilary Scott writes and sings in a way that creates a fascinating and intimate world, and it is enough for her to utilize only a whisper to raise deep emotions in the listener. Her voice is absolutely extraordinary in its emotional greatness...to listen to Hilary Scott live is as though to "hear" America, that America many of us dreamed of us children, that brings to mind Woodstock, Joan Baez, Marilyn Monroe, John Kennedy, etc...Hilary is ready for the next step, for the big crowds, the big stage, or the little theater, for the young or the less young; it would be difficult for her pop/country style not to enter deep into the heart, in every way."

Hilary also now has booking representation in Europe. Miss Lucy and Co. booked a 2011 tour for Hilary, with more to come in the future. Through Premier Talent International and agent Vanessa Feltner, Hilary has also had the opportunity to perform in Vietnam, South Korea and most recently in Japan where she was the featured artist at Bar Fizz, in the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka.

For more information:

www.hilaryscott.com             www.myspace.com/hilaryscottmusic          www.facebook.com/hilaryscottmusic

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