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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Scotty Grand, Scotty G |
| Born | July 19, 1987 (1987-07-19) (age 37) New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| Genres | Pop, dance, R&B, soul, techno |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, flute, saxophone, piccolo, others |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Website | www |
Scotty Granger (born July 19, 1987) also known as Scotty Grand and Scotty G, is an American pop, R&B, contemporary music producer, singer and songwriter. He plays piano, guitar, flute, sax, and piccolo, among others.
Granger has famously been linked to having received his talents and voice, specifically, via his Great Aunt being, “Queen of Gospel Music” Mahalia Jackson.
After renaming himself Scotty Grand in 2011, he embarked on a solo singing career. And in November of that same year, signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
He has written a number of dance tunes, mainly destined for European dance circuits, but gained fame with the American music market after taking part in Platinum Hit on Bravo and finishing third overall in the competition - though being a fan favorite.
In 2021, Grand, became part of the songwriting team that penned the theme song for ABC’s reboot of The Wonder Years. Titled “All I Know”, it has gone on to win awards such as an HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award).
Career
He started singing and taking part in musical competitions when he was seven years old. In 1998, he appearing on his first televised show from the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, where he won between 10 participating kids. He released his debut album titled Revelations of Music on New Orleans–based label, Jam Tight Records.
In 2004, while still in high school, he released his second album So Natural with Poetik Arkhitekture Inc. that included the 2005 class song for his high school "Class Dismissed" which he performed at the graduation.
In the summer of 2006, at 18 years, he appeared on another reality TV show titled The One: Making a Music Star on ABC, becoming the youngest participant in the show.
He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, then moved to Los Angeles. Scotty began touring with Jordin Sparks' back in 2007 performing and acting as Creative Director for her live shows as well as backing her on keyboards and vocals including at Sparks' Battlefield Tour.
During the summer of 2008 he released his writing debut single internationally in the dance music/techno genre with "A Higher Love" charting on various European dance charts. His works have appeared in mixes and dance compilations albums selling over platinum status in more than 6 countries. Mr. Grand has acted as music producer/songwriter in international dance hits like DJ Jose's "Like That", DJ Antoine's Live It Alive" and "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday" and Hi Tack's "I Don't Mind" and Roy Gate's "I Am Music".
On June 10, 2009, he appeared as "Scotty 'Songbird' Granger" on the ABC show Wipeout in Episode 4 The Sisterhood of the Travelling Hot Pants in season 2 of the show and the first person who was able to cross the Sweeper Run successfully. He won $50,000.
He took part in Platinum Hit songwriting competition (see below). He released his third studio album A Songwriter's Right showcasing his songwriting talents in many genres including R&B, dance, pop and country.
In Platinum Hit
Granger was one of the 12 finalists on the 2011 series on Bravo entitled Platinum Hit, a competition about songwriting. He reached the finale (Final 3) and sang his own composition "Beautiful You" and came third overall behind winner Sonyae Elise and runner-up Jes Hudak.
- Performances
| Week | Date of broadcast | Hook / Song Composer | Team | |
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| 1 | May 30, 2011 | "The One" by Scotty Granger |
Scotty Granger (main) Brian Judah (team member) Nevin James (team member) |
The Songwriter (Granger) was on the Losing Song entries but was not eliminated |
| 2 | June 6, 2011 | "Paint the Club with Amazing" by Scotty Granger |
Scotty Granger (main) Nick Nittoli (team member) Melissa Rapp (team member) Sonyae Elise (team member) |
The Songwriter (Granger) provided the hook for the winning song |
| 3 | June 13, 2011 | "Going Where I Need to Be" by Johnny Marnell Granger's hook 'Pack' did not qualify |
Johnny Marnell (main) Brian Judah (team member) Scotty Granger (team member) |
Granger was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge |
| 4 | June 20, 2011 | "Walk through Walls" by Johnny Marnell Granger's hook "Boy I Wanna (Love You Down)" did not qualify |
Johnny Marnell (main) Scotty Granger (team member) Jes Hudak (team member) |
Granger was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge |
| 5 | June 27, 2011 | "Love Me to Life" by Sonyae Elise Granger's hook "Love Me or Not" did not qualify |
Sonyae Elise (main) Scotty Granger (team member) Brian Judah (team member) |
Granger was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge |
| 6 | July 8, 2011 | "Say It Back" by Jackie Tohn Granger's hook "Melt" did not qualify |
Jackie Tohn (main) Scotty Granger (team member) Sonyae Elise (team member) |
Granger was selected as one of the bottom two song entries in the Elimination Challenge and was up for elimination |
| 7 | July 15, 2011 | "Love You Down" by Scotty Granger and Jes Hudak Written for Justin Bieber |
Scotty Granger (main) Jes Hudak (main) |
The Songwriter Granger was one of the best song entries but was not selected as the winning song |
| 8 | July 22, 2011 | "Reign" by Scotty Granger |
Scotty Granger (main) Sonyae Elise (team member by choice) Nick Nittoli (team member by default) |
Granger provided the hook for the winning song. Nittoli (in Granger's team) was singled out for having the best contribution and won a feature article spot in Spin magazine. |
| 9 | July 29, 2011 | "DJ Have My Babies" by Scotty Granger Won the hook challenge |
Scotty Granger (solo – no teams allowed) | The Songwriter Granger was not selected as either a top entry or a bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge (Final 3). |
| 10 Finale |
August 5, 2011 | "Beautiful You" by Scotty Granger |
Scotty Granger (solo – no teams allowed) | Granger finished 2nd runner-up. Contest won by Sonyae Elise and Jes Hudak as first runner-up |
After Platinum Hit
Scotty Granger continued his music career after finishing third in Platinum Hit taking the artistic name Scotty Grand. He released his album A Songwriter's Right in 2012 with an extended playlist under A Songwriter's Right - Paragraph One: Love Is... with the follow-up album A Songwriter's Right - Paragraph Two: Hate Will..., with notable collaboration with a number of artists and prominently with The Ben Leathers Orchestra. A Songwriter's Right - Paragraph Three is due in 2017 with a song a month released by Scotty Grand until date of release.
He worked as keyboard player and backing vocals for Jordin Sparks and eventually was assigned as a creative director for her in 2014. In 2015, he released his own single "If This Ain't Love" featuring The Ben Leathers Orchestra, and accompanied by a music video.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of former NBA basketball player Danny Granger and great nephew of gospel legend, Mahalia Jackson. Scotty is an openly gay artist.
Discography
Albums
- as Scotty Granger
- Revelations of Music
- So Natural (2004)
- as Scotty Grand
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Singles
- as Scotty Granger
- 2011: "Beautiful You" (as Scotty Granger during Platinum Hit)
- as Scotty Grand
- 2013: "If This Ain't Love" (featuring The Ben Leathers Orchestra)
- 2014: "Where We Belong"
2021: “All I Know”(The Wonder Years Theme Song” ABC
Videography
References
- Erika Nuri. "The Writing Camp - Scotty Granger". The Writing Camp.
- Donna Reynolds (July 19, 2006). "Reality News Online – Season Premiere, Who Will Be "The One?"". Reality News Online. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- Rich Juzwiak (August 9, 2011). "Platinum Hit's Scotty Granger on Being Gay, Choosing Happiness". TV Guide.
- Shannon Wentworth (December 11, 2011). "Simply Scotty: Gay singer defies stereotypes". dot429.
- Michael Jensen (June 20, 2011). "After Elton: Interview – Scotty Granger Writes the "(Platinum) Hits"]". After Elton. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- Snicks (May 10, 2011). "Meet Scotty Granger, the "Solo Gay" on Bravo's "Platinum Hit"". AfterElton. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
External links
| Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series | |
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- African-American LGBTQ people
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