Mike Scott is the bassist of Phinius Gage and vocalist from Lay It On The Line. He had released three solo acoustic folk punk albums and writes for long running punk zine Punktastic. He has also been in Brighton Pop Punks River Jumpers and UK82 punks Anti-Establishment.
He actively promotes animal rights and is vegan.
Scott played his first solo show in 2007, after five years as bassist for Phinius Gage. He recorded a split 7-inch with Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds and has recorded three solo albums.
Since January 2012, Scott has also performed vocals in hardcore punk band Lay it on the Line and this has become his main project. The band are notable for their choice of subjects - releases are concepts based on murders and deaths of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries - including the murder of Scott's friend Ben Gardner in 2009, which is the subject of the band's song "Therapia Lane". They (and Mike in particular) have regularly chosen the Process Church of the Final Judgement as subject matter in the songs, too, including 2015 EP "A Prelude To The Process".
Academia In addition to his musical endeavours, Scott is also a published historian; with his piece "The Spartan Legacy in the contemporary Popular Culture; A case study of the 300" being published in the Journal of Ancient Spartan and Greek History.
Podcast Scott is a regular presenter on the Crystal Palace F.C. supporters' podcast, 'Back Of the Nest'.
Discography Solo YearTitleLabelNotes2007Massacre SongsFond of Lifemini-album2008At the SlaughterhousePunktastic/Fond of LifeEP2009Split with Flav GiorginiFond of Lifemini-albumSplit with Kevin SecondsEP2010Split with Ben Childsself releasedalbum...and a Master of NoneDisconnect DisconnectEP2011Saturation PointFond of Lifealbum(Almost) Everything ElseAaahh!!! Realcompilation album2013Fiesta De Los MuertosalbumTBCSplit with Luke PabichFond of LifeEP
with Phinius Gage YearTitleLabelNotes2003More Haste, More SpeedDeck Cheesemini-album2005The Feeling Something's Wrongalbum2006Brighton RockFond of Lifecompilation album2007Seek Out Your Foes, and Make Them SorryFond of Life/Small Townalbum
with Lay it on the Line YearTitleLabelNotes2012Midnight In The BellagioAaahh!! Real RecordsDemo - Tape, Digital2012A Lesson In Personal FinanceAaahh!! Real RecordsEP - Tape, Digital2013CrowhurstFire Engine Red RecordsEP - 12-inch Vinyl, Digital2013Arizona SplitFire Engine Red RecordsSplit EP - 7-inch Vinyl, Digital2013VigilanceLockjaw RecordsEP - Digital2015A Prelude To The ProcessAaahh!! Real RecordsEP - CD, Digital2017The Black MuseumDisconnect Disconnect RecordsLP - CD, Digital
References
External links Review of Mike Scott/Kevin Seconds split 7″ from national website Punktastic Mike Scott cover of Propagandhi’s ‘Haille Sellasse, Up Your Ass’ played on BBC Radio 1's Lock Up Punk Show Mike Scott Last.Fm page Lay It On The Line Bandcamp Lay It On The Line '120 Days' Video - From 'The Black Museum', 2017 Mike Waldner-Scott "The Spartan Legacy In The Contemporary Popular Culture"