Artist description Scott Brookman is a pop songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

Music Style Melody-driven pop influenced by Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, and Burt Bacharach, and other sixties and seventies pop giants.

Musical Influences Beatles, Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, other 60's and 70's pop greats, including those who made soundtracks

Similar Artists Ben Folds Five High Llamas XTC Elvis Costelllo Martin Newell Louis Philippe Pizzicato Five Sloan Fantastic Plastic Machine Fountains of Wayne Cornelius The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group Cherry Twister

Instruments Ensoniq Sd-1, QS-8, Power Mac G-3, Fender Squier "Blossom", Gibson SG "Doug", generic acoustic gutiars, mel-o-bar, Lowrey Festival with Magic Genie, etc...

Albums For Those Who Like Pop (Twee Kitten 1999) The Man From Operations and Three Others Ep (Twee Kitten 1998)

Press Reviews Well this is just a warm, fuzzy, pop jewel and that's all there is to it.Scott Brookman's For Those Who Like Pop is a solid showcase of an extremely talented individual. At times evocative of Brian Wilson's finest moments, Brookman's greatest accomplishment are the fine arranging skills within. Tracks like Ballad Of A Boy Named Dracula and The Undersea World Of Sherlock Holmes are every bit the evocative film scores that they pretend to be - and Karen and In The Scheme Of Things are two of the loveliest purely melodic numbers you'll hear. The vocal arrangement on In The Scheme Of Things is particularly worth noting, with Brookman's intertwining multi-layered vocal perfectly complementing the simple piano-driven beat.Even The Beatles come to mind in parts, as on the mesmerizing Then You See Her which takes Lennon's piano-pounding style and marries it to McCartney's stronger pop sensibilities. Swing My Way adds to the playful nature of much of For Those Who Like Pop, thanks to its swinging organ (stop laughing!) groove and Ashley Bell's drums.For those who like pop, you really should get to know Scott Brookman - I think you'll like him, too.* * * * out of 5Claudio Sossi, Shake It Up Scott Brookman's new album is very aptly titled. It is for those who like pop, specifically the sun sad pop of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys masterpiece, Pet Sounds or the smart British pop of Skylarking-era XTC. Meticulously arranged, brimming with complex harmonies and melodic hooks, For Those Who Like Pop is a strange summer journey....Like many intellectual popsters before him, from Randy Newman to Scott Miller, Scott Brookman has turned a love for his record collection, a reverence for the form, and a sly wit into a work that should be greatly appreciated by all those who like POP.----John Daniel, Sonic.

Location Richmond, VA - USA

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