Scott Blackwell

Scott Blackwell is a Christian dance music artist, generally credited with being the first artist to produce such music for the Christian marketplace.[1][2] In addition to releasing his own albums, Blackwell has produced many other albums, and has founded several record labels.[3]

Personal life and music career

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Blackwell got his start as a disc jockey. He eventually obtained a position supervising MYX Records, a division of Frontline Records.[3][4]

Upon leaving Frontline, Blackwell founded N•Soul Records. By 1995, he produced eleven projects for N•Soul Records, and had acquired over fifty general market production credits.[5] N•Soul became best known for the Nitro Praise series, which incorporated praise and worship songs to various forms of dance music.[3] Blackwell left N•Soul in 1999, citing concerns about the vision of the company's leadership. He then founded two record labels,[which?] to focus on different genres of dance music.[6]

Blackwell continued to perform at clubs, in the greater Los Angeles area.[citation needed]

Solo discography

  • Walk On The Wild Side (1992) (MYX Records) – Reviews: Cornerstone[1] & Cross Rhythms[2]
  • 1800 Seconds of Motion (1992)
  • A Myx'd Christmas (1992)
  • A Myx'd Trip to a Gospel House (1993)
  • Once Upon A Time (1993)
  • A Myx'd Trip to a Gospel House II (1993)
  • The Real Thing (1994) (instrumental) – Reviews: Cross Rhythms[7] & YouthWorker[8]
  • Clubhouse (1997) (N·Soul Records) – Review: YouthWorker[9]
  • In the Beginning: Greatest Hits 1991–1995 (1999) (KMG Records)

Artist collaborations

Blackwell has production, engineering, remix and/or other credits of music released by the following:[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Canfield, Dave (1991). "Reviews / Walk On The Wild Side". Cornerstone. 21 (98): 37. ISSN 0275-2743.
  2. ^ a b Allison, Karl (October 1992). "Reviews / Scott Blackwell - Walk On The Wild Side". Cross Rhythms (12). Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Liaison". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 527. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  4. ^ Rake, Jamie Lee (January 1992). "House of Holy: MYX Records Debuts". CCM Magazine. 14 (7): 10. ISSN 1524-7848.
  5. ^ "Ask CCM / Blackwell Legacy". CCM Magazine. 18 (1): 10. July 1995. ISSN 1524-7848.
  6. ^ "Channel 7 News / Hip-Hop & Dance". 7ball (25): 18. July–August 1999. ISSN 1082-3980.
  7. ^ Drodge, Dave (June 1995). "Reviews / Scott Blackwell - The Real Thing". Cross Rhythms (18). Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  8. ^ Urbanski, David (July–August 1999). "Tools / Music / The Real Thing". YouthWorker. XV (5): 59. ISSN 0747-3486.
  9. ^ Owensby, Garland (May–June 1997). "Tools / Music". Youthworker. XIII (5): 65. ISSN 0747-3486.
  10. ^ "Scott Blackwell Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "N*Soul Records - Sozo". Archived from the original on September 2, 1999.