Scott Moffatt

Scott Moffatt
Scott Moffatt, February 2014
Background information
Birth name	Scott Andrew Moffatt
Born	(1983-03-30) March 30, 1983 (age 34) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer
Website	scottmoffatt.com

Scott Andrew Moffatt (born March 30, 1983 in Whitehorse, Yukon), is a Canadian musician. He is the former lead guitarist and vocalist for the Canadian band The Moffatts.

The eldest child of Frank and Darlana Moffatt, his triplet brothers, Clint, Bob and Dave, were born within a year of his birth. As a child, Scott did some small-time modelling for a catalogue and bought his first guitar with his earnings at the age of six.

In 1993, The Moffatt Brothers released their first CD independently, and soon after, changing their stage name to The Moffatts, they became the youngest band to sign a contract with a major label. As the boys grew up, they picked up their own instruments rather than have a backup band, and Scott's choice was to be the guitarist. He did most of the lead vocals throughout their career as well as backup vocals for the few songs his brothers lead. In 2001 the band split after his youngest brother, Dave, came out as gay and caused a rift between himself and his father, who was also their tour manager.

A year later, in summer of 2002, reports that Scott had joined a new band with two friends from his current residence of Bragg Creek, Alberta began spreading online. The lineup placed Scott on guitar once again, but later live shows would reveal that he also played the organ and bass. They called themselves The Boston Post and released only one CD, an EP entitled It's 99PM, in January 2003. After two tours, several other appearances including on Canadian national music television, MuchMusic, and awards from the Banff Centre for the mixing of some of their songs, the band packed up their gear for good. Rumours had circulated before the last shows that the band were to change focus, from being a regular band to being Scott Moffatt and band, which is how most media saw them.

Within a year after The Boston Post's last show, word came out that Scott had formed a new band, this time with two of his brothers, Clint and Bob. No band name was revealed and the band did not make contact with anyone to present themselves. The only record of this project was two mentions in the Banff Centre's 2005 Newsletters, both stating that Shawn Everett, the drummer of the Boston Post and Scott's good friend, was working on producing and engineering 'The Moffats' (with one t) upcoming album and had won an award for the mixing of one song. Though Scott was always careful to not call anything The Moffatts unless all four of them were in fact involved, having no name for themselves meant that they were called by that name (though misspelled).