Musician, Composer. He was known for being the first municipal organist contracted to play at the Convention Hall on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Born in Tonawanda, New York, he first started piano lessons at the age of 7 and first performed publicly in Buffalo, New York at the age of 8. He fulfilled his first church organist position at the Episcopal church in Perry, New York at age 13. A student and vocal coach in the teachers college in Cedar Falls Iowa and organist at the First Presbyterian church in Waterloo, Iowa, at the age of 15 he left to study piano, organ and voice in New York City, New York, where he was a piano student at the New York Institute of Musical Art which eventually merged with the Julliard school in 1926. He also studied choir direction with Bruno Hahn and T. Tertius Noble and voice culture with Luigi Carlotti of the Jean De Rezeke school and with Louis Simeone of the Marchesi school. He studied at the Guilmant organ school, graduating in 1915 becoming a professor of music. Upon graduation, he became the organist and choirmaster at Saint John's Episcopal church in Newburgh, New York, where he also organized and directed the Newburgh Oratorical Society. Other organ positions he held included at Christ Church in Brooklyn, New York and as the resident organist at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 1931, he accepted the position of municipal organist at the newly built Convention Hall in the seaside resort city of Asbury Park, New Jersey. One of the highlights was his daily recitals on the three manual Kilgen theater organ. He enhanced his concerts with synchronized lighting in this large hall overlooking the ocean. He performed over 5,000 concerts from this hall each opened and ended with his theme "To the Sea" by Edward Macdowell. Radio Station WCAP would broadcast his concerts in the evening from their studios at the Convention Hall. As well as performing at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, he performed at the Mayfair Theater in the days of silent films. He also created the Asbury Park civic oratorio society during this period which presented many concerts in area communities. In 1935, he also served as Minister of Music at the first Methodist church of Asbury Park performing as organist and choir director. This large church was equipped with a four manual Austin organ with excellent facilities for serious musical functions. Over the years, this created a rich musical tradition, numerous oratorios and cantatas were presented often with guest soloists from the New York Metropolitan Opera. He was highly respected as one of the finest theater organists of the day and collaborated with many of the contemporary composers and musicians including Arthur Pryor, Giuiseppi Creatore, Joan Field, Lo Rean Hodapp and Willard Nevins. One of his featured presentations was a composition of his called "The Storm". This original arrangement was a story built around the landing of the pilgrims, in which the pilgrim fathers encountered a terrific storm at sea. The entire story was told with an original musical setting with sensational lighting and stage effects. Scott was the first organist in the country to use synchronized lighting effects in connection with his recitals, on the theory that different keys and moods in music suggest certain colors. During the war years, Scott found gratification in his work in veteran's hospitals throughout the state. With groups of his vocal pupils, he presented programs in theaters and wards at the hospitals at Fort Monmouth and Fort Dix, New Jersey and at the England General Hospital in Atlantic City.