Scott Stamper

Scott Stamper
Scott Stamper (on right) announcing awards at the 2012 Asbury Music Awards ceremony.
Born	(1962-03-10)March 10, 1962 Parlin, NJ
Known for	Owner of The Saint (music venue) and the T-Bird Cafe; founder of the Asbury Music Awards and the Wave Gathering.

Scott Stamper, (March 10, 1962) is an American club owner, booking agent, and talent scout. He is the owner of The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ and founder of the Golden T-Bird Awards, currently known as The Asbury Music Awards. Stamper also founded the Wave Gathering.

Stamper was born in Parlin, NJ in 1962 and grew up in Kearny, NJ. Stamper attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where he worked as a DJ at the college's radio station, WRSU 88.7 FM Rutgers Radio. During that time, Stamper helped to raise funds to support the station. He also chose new artists to be played on the air, and worked with the staff and musicians to present benefit concerts on College Avenue in New Brunswick.

Stamper later moved south to Belmar, NJ. Beginning in 1991, Stamper managed a small bar on Main Street in Asbury Park, NJ called T-Bird Cafe. Stamper started out booking shows for weekends, but within six month was booking five to seven shows a week. Many new bands found a home at T-Birds Cafe. When it closed after a few years, the family of artists moved down to the next corner on Main Street and played at the new club opened by Stamper and Adam Jon Weisberg, called The Saint.

In 1993 Stamper and Pete Mantas founded The Golden T-Bird Awards, to recognize the talent of musicians in the region. The awards were named after the T-Bird Cafe where the ceremony was first held. In 1995 the awards ceremony was moved to The Saint and was renamed "The Asbury Park Music Awards."

In November 1994 Stamper and Adam Jon Weisberg opened The Saint, another music venue located on the corner of Main Street and Monroe Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The Saint has been described by music critics as one of the top five rock clubs in New Jersey. Like The Cellar Door in Washington, DC, CB's 313 Gallery (next to the now defunct CBGB), and The Living Room in New York City, it offers live, original music, and serves as a recording studio for live concerts. Pallagrosi, former owner of the Starland Ballroom, and co-founder of Concerts East says that "the sound in The Saint is now awesome for a small venue." Stamper has been credited with helping to keep the local music scene alive through The Saint when newspapers were reporting that the heyday of live music was over, and even The Stone Pony was struggling to stay open. The Saint has been described as the bedrock of the Asbury Park music scene, and an important venue for introducing emerging artists. The Saint showcases a variety of new and well-known, local, national, and international acts that are touring through the region. The Saint has featured many famous musicians over the years. It was a starting point for the careers of such bands as Airborne Toxic Event, Nicole Atkins, Ben Folds Five, Cake, Creed, Hoobastank, Incubus, Jewel, Kings of Leon, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon & Kemp Muhl), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tegan and Sara, and The The.