JASON LEE SCOTT

A gifted and successful singer/songwriter, Jason Lee Scott is regarded as one of Australia’s leading Indigenous musicians, excelling as a songwriter, guitarist, drummer, bass and didgeridoo player. Jason’s homelands encompass the coastal regions of the Nullarbor Plains (Undiri) through to Western Australia.

His connection to his cultural identity gives his music an unmistakable depth of passion. Jason’s ambition is to make a difference as a driving force for young Aboriginal artists in the very competitive music business.

Jason comes from a long line of family performers. From the age of 13 Jason has played guitar, bass and drums for his father, Bunna Lawrie’s band Coloured Stone, performing several tours throughout Australia and the World.

Jason has performed many times with his father (Coloured Stone) and uncle, Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address and Mixed Relations), both ARIA Award winning performers. In 1994, Jason toured the USA as part of a cultural exchange program with the Wirrangu Band. The Wirrangu language group is part of Jason’s First Nations Heritage.

In 1995 Jason formed the Desert Sea band and played in Ceduna, Darwin, Adelaide, the World Music Festival at Thredbo and then at the first Deadly Awards in Sydney. Jason toured Vietnam as Jason Lee Scott and with fellow performers, Johnny Huckle and the Bapu Dancers in 1997 and in 1998 Jason performed at the World Cultural Music Festival in Waitangi, Rotorua and Auckland New Zealand. In 1999 Jason represented Australia, as an ambassador, performing at the 5th World Asian Music Festival Song contest at Almaty Kazakhstan. Jason performs solo and with his own backing band, as well as being a permanent member of Coloured Stone.

Jason has been a regular performer at the annual Survival Concerts and since 2000 Jason has performed at the Oyster Cove Festival in Tasmania. Jason played at the Tamworth Country Cultural Showcase, and was also invited and performed at the Warwick Peace Festival.