Scott Owen Biography
Scott Bradley Owen (born 14 February 1975) is an Australian musician who currently plays for the punk rock/psychobilly band The Living End.
Career
After playing the piano for many years, he decided that the keys would not work for a rockabilly band, so at age seventeen, he purchased and taught himself double b*, so he could play rockabilly with best friend and bandmate, the vocalist and guitarist Chris Cheney.
During their live shows, Owen is known for pulling his "b* stunts", most notably standing on the b* (or letting Chris Cheney stand on it), tilting it on an Angle, resting his right foot on the curve by the f-hole and his left foot over the belly of the b* near the bottom of the fingerboard.
Owen has also written a number of tracks for The Living End, including "Flood The Sky", "I Want A Day", "What Would You Do?" and "Stay Away From Me". He also co-wrote "So Lonely" and "Black Cat" with Chris Cheney and "Short Notice" and "E-Boogie" with Chris Cheney and Andy Strachan.
He played double b* for Paul Kelly on his song "Song of the Old Rake" and features in the filmclip, set in a Bendigo radio station.
Owen uses Ampeg cabinets and heads, separate channels for b* and slap pickups.
Owen has two children, Harvey and Ginger, with his wife Emilie.
He is co-credited with Ash Grunwald on the 2013 album, Gargantua.
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right *ociation (APRA).