SCOTTY HILLS
ABOUT
Scotty Hills is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, BC. Over his storied career, Scott has toured North America and Europe as an artist and drummer, has been nominated for a Juno Award, Polaris prize, and is a WCMA winning artist. As a songwriter, Scotty was raised on AM radio soul and country, but also has found himself in Los Angeles song camps, writing for pop icon Rihanna and a multitude of artists in L.A. and Canada. His latest album Ok, Love You, Bye will be released in summer 2025.
Scotty has written with, opened for, or has shared the stage with some incredible artists including Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf), Jodi Williams (Muddy Waters), Chuck Berry, Shaun Verreault, ReignWolf, Big Dave McLean, The Perpetrators, Chicago Bluesman Nigel Mack, Taj Mahal, Jerrod Bettis (Adele/One Republic), Deputy (Rihanna), Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars, Hailey Reinhart and more.
Scotty Hills's debut scores with an earthy sophistication that's a throwback to an era decades ago, when real musicianship, melodies and lyrics dominated the AM. To say that his recording sounds dated couldn't be further from the truth, however, as his inspired concoction of blue-eyed soul, country twang and straight-up guitar pop manages to be timeless and quite contemporary at the same time.
FFWD Magazine
It brims over with a funky, breezy, soulful charisma, and finds Scotty very impressively handling most of the instruments (and songwriting) himself. Most strikingly, though, it's the voice! Names like Sam Cooke, Ron Sexsmith, Stevie Wonder, Junior Parker, or even Feist may come to mind occasionally, but Scotty remains effortlessly original throughout.
CKUA Radio
His is a sponge-like approach: The Saskatoon native sails effortlessly between jazz, folk, country and blues. But soul music is the best description of what he does
Times Columnist