Trade Secrets-Toby Scott-Humble and amazing...

Toby Scott...Man what a talented cat

As a teenager admiring rock bands and the idea of music as a career, Toby wanted

to be part of the action. He was able to get into several recording studios

early on and started recording at home. Discovering that his talent wasn't in front

of the microphone, he decided the other side of the glass would work just as

well. Starting out at a small one-room studio in Hollywood, Clover, the artists

and producers on sessions found him to be an excellent engineer. Under the

tutelage of mentors, Steve Copper, Tom Dowd and others, he honed his craft of

engineering and mixing.  Among the

artists coming into the Clover was Bruce Springsteen, finishing the final mix

on his album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Toby and Bruce hit it off fairly

well and 2 years later Bruce came back looking for a mixer for his next album,

The River. Passing a brief audition, Toby spent months mixing to Bruce’s every

request.  Following that release, Bruce

asked him record live concerts on that tour. 

In between those occasional days on the tour, he was back in the studio

with other artists, Bob Dylan and Bette Midler among them.  In 1982, Bruce was back in Clover, this time

producing an album for Gary US Bonds and having Toby mix. Once that was

finished, Bruce wanted to commence work on his next record with Toby so it was

off to New York City and the Power Station recording studio where they began

work on Born In The USA.  Subsequently

Toby moved to New York City as his homebase and another tour and live

recording.  In 1987 Bruce had him set up

a studio at his house in New Jersey with enough equipment to cover everything

they needed.  That turned into the Tunnel

Of Love album, which was basically Bruce playing all instruments, Toby

recording and programming drum patterns with no other participants.  This collaboration and process continued on

successfully for another 20 years. During that time Toby was continuing to work

with other clients and occasionally at his home in Whitefish Montana. In 2018

they parted ways and Toby worked full time at his studio, Cabin 6 Recording.

There he records everything from narrations, singer/songwriters, rock and

country bands, and occasional remotes recording the local Glacier Symphony

Orchestra.

Always

looking for a way to pass on his experience and knowledge to those upcoming in

the industry, he speaks at colleges and other schools of audio engineering year-round.