Scott Scholz

Scott Scholz (b. 1976) studied composition with Donald Keats and Lynn Baker at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He has worked with a variety of pop, rock, and experimental music ensembles, focusing on adventure and transformative practices. Scholz currently plays in Irregular Verbs with Jay Kreimer, and Tiny Tiny Tongues with Joseph Jaros and David Moscovich. His musical advocacy work includes operating the cassette label Tymbal Tapes, which features an international cast of experimental musicians and sound artists, and serving as the public music librarian for Lincoln City Libraries in Lincoln, NE, where he curates monthly performances and workshops that are free to the public.

He is host of the Polley Music Library Show on KZUM, a weekly radio program about books on a wide range of musical topics, and was previously a co-host for the long-running show Other Music. He has made frequent contributions as a music journalist for publications such as Tabs Out, Tiny Mix Tapes, Killed in Cars, and his own Words on Sounds. Whip Sigils is his first solo album.