About Us
By the late sixties, he took on his first recording that launched an extreme interest in the making of music.
His energy and enthusiasm kept him
extremely busy during the seventies, making Blake one of the most sought after keyboard
players in North Carolina (his home State). Not only was the
music flowing from his mind and fingers, but his ability as a vocalist had him singing lead in
nearly all his performances. It was the joining of a
popular N.C. group (Ezrah Storm) that moved Blake's talent to Nashville, Tennessee.
This was a major turning point in his life. Working vigorously with
Ezrah Storm and Bobby Smith Productions, the originality began to flow. Blake's songs were
now being performed and recorded by some of the hottest musicians
around! It was the warmth and the beautiful environment that brought Blake back to his home
ground of N.C. to begin writing and recording again. Upon the death of a
close family member, and the transition of music in the early eighties, Blake joined his
fathers corporation as Vice President in maintaining the family business.
He also became Chairman of the Board of the Marina Committee of Pamlico Plantation in which
he played a major role in the development of
their yacht Basin and the design of this successful real estate development.
But music was still in his blood. So in 1985 he organized a group of some of the best musicians in the
area and recorded his song "Money Grows On Trees"
which was entered into a national CMJ College Music contest that won not only first place, but Blake
had also entered another ballad,"Little Girl", under his initials
WBS111 which won second place, all by the voting of the public! This led him to the front door steps
of Epic Records. The forming of
Ivory Recording Studio Productions took place next. Still the need for private writing took him to a
100 acre farm on the Pamlico River,
where he married his beautiful wife Emily and set up his own private recording facility.
Massive quantities of writing and recording took place during this time. With a growing demand of live
sound engineering, Blake at one time
did as many as one-hundred ninety five live sound performances in one year, while producing Artist(s),
maintaining the hectic schedule
of the studio, and performing live with his new band "Star". It was at this time
Blake was asked to run one of the most highly
regarded music stores in Washington, (Cha-Rich Music). Blake took the business beyond
expectations! First he moved the store into a new
location and catered more to a pro end market. This led to the introduction of new
artist(s) on a much higher level, where they saw Blake as
being an "All In One package". Artist(s) could purchase equipment, record, and get produced by Blake.
The decision to move his family into a new home and new recording studio came in 1992.
This is where Blake designed and had constructed "Star Trak Recording Studio".
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Star Trak. Blake performed, engineered,and co-produced all three projects. Wolfman had Blake as his recording and live
engineer putting him now working with artist(s) such as Joe Walsh,The Phil Collins horn section and many more major Artist.
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Upon the death of Wolfman, Blake continued recording and producing groups for Artist and Record companies. The demand was so large for his recording and producing skills that he decided to focus all his attention to Star Trak Recording Studio, the studio he had originally designed for himself. Artist(s) were now coming from all over the United States to record at Blake's facility. In 1996 Blake received three Trailblazer nominations for "Studio of the Year," "Engineer of the Year", and "Songwriter of the Year", by Airplay International (King Eagle Awards) , in which he was presented "Engineer of the Year" at Music City (Nashville Tennessee) Blake was also nominated "1997 Songwriter Trailblazer of the year"Award. During this same period, Blake was becoming heavily involved with the N.C. State Film Commission. This was now introducing him to people such as Bill Arnold (State Film Commissioner) and Frank Cappra Jr. (Screen Gems). Blakes talents are still called upon for his opinions and involvement in Post Production in the State of N.C.. It was at these meetings that Blake was introduced to Multi Platinum and Gold Artist / Austin Roberts, which later lead to the development of "Hurricane Productions" in which Blake is President of the company. Blake produced the CD "Donna Goodhart - Music From The Heart" in which he played nearly all the instruments and the album won "2000 Producers Choice" Award by Air Play International. He now resides in N.C. with his wife and two daughters. His skills range far and wide covering Rock and Roll to Country, Rap to Gospel or Commercials to New Age. His dedication to music is unlimited and continues to influence all of those he works with. Blake Scott is a winner and a team player! | |
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