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Evanescence's "My Immortal" on piano, Scott D. Davis scovismusic 3,339 views Scott D. Davis performs his solo piano rendition of My Immortal by Evanescence at a house concert in Oceanside, California on December 11, 2011
Metallica's Master of Puppets on piano, Scott D. Davis scovismusic 2,833 views Scott D. Davis performed his solo piano rendition of Master of Puppets by Metallica at a house concert in Oceanside, California on December 11, 2011
Steel Panther & Scott D. Davis play Sweet Child O' Mine scovismusic 4,474 views Scott D. Davis and Michael Starr rock some Sweet Child O' Mine piano/vocal style, and the band jumps in half way through. It's kinda like Steel Panther had a baby with Ben ...
Master of Puppets, solo piano, Scott D. Davis live in Fullerton, California scovismusic 54,488 views Scott D. Davis performs Master of Puppets by Metallica at the All-Star Jam to Benefit Chi Cheng of Deftones in Fullerton California. I was honered to take part in this a...
The Unforgiven, Scott D. Davis - solo piano scovismusic 71,557 views Rock concert pianist Scott D. Davis performs "The Unforgiven" by Metallica on a solo grand piano. From a house concert in Florence, Oregon, June 6, 2009. This arrangement...
Sweet Child O Mine - Scott D. Davis - house concert scovismusic 28,805 views Rock concert pianist Scott D Davis perform "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N Roses on a solo grand piano. From a house concert in Florence, Oregon, June 6, 2009 This arrang...
Scott D. Davis & Bill Walker 4-Hand Dueling Piano Improv scovismusic 67,241 views Pianists Scott D. Davis and Bill Walker get a little crazy for the finale of this house concert with all four hands at the piano.
DPATcommercial2 scovismusic 2,014 views Carmichael, CA (March 30, 2009) Celebrated rock concert pianist, Scott D. Davis, revolutionizes the rock piano scene with his cool vibe and sophisticated, spirited style. ...
Swiftwater - Scott D. Davis scovismusic 336,645 views SHEET MUSIC for this song is available to buy and download from my website. Go to http://www.inspiringpiano.com for more info!! Composed and performed by Scott D. Davis...
Enter Sandman, Fade to Black, Master of Puppets Piano Medley scovismusic 343,837 views NEXT CONCERT! Celebrated rock concert pianist, Scott D. Davis, revolutionizes the rock piano scene with his cool vibe and sophisticated, spirited style. Mixing it up, Scot...

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Rock has always been in Scott D. Davis' blood. As a young boy, he would build models of electric guitars out of Legos. In his room he spun records of Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Metallica, and Rick Springfield (Wait, did that really just say "Rick Springfield?" Embarrassingly, yes.). He'd pick up his Lego guitar, stand up on his bed, um, I mean... "take the stage," and play the role of rock star in front of thousands of cheering, head-banging, roaring imaginary fans! He dreamed of one day owning and playing a real guitar in front of real fans.

Every birthday and every Christmas, he'd ask, beg, plead with his parents to get him an electric guitar. Seasons and celebrations came and went. No guitar. Then a few days before Christmas, when Scott was 16, a long box appeared under the tree. "It has to be a guitar" he thought to himself. "What else could it be?" That's the year it all went terribly wrong.

He tore into the wrapping paper with a fury that would have made Ozzy himself proud, then screamed in horror at what he discovered. "A keyboard!?" He felt disappointed but not defeated. He eventually made friends with the keyboard, and a lifelong relationship began. He started a high-school rock band, not even knowing how to play yet, learning as he went. He studied and learned by trial and error songs by Skid Row, Dokken, Metallica, Queensrÿche, and Richard Marx (ok, that last one was just to impress a girl). He was determined to become a rock star, even without a guitar.

Then, he began to realize a surprising and frustrating reality; musicians can be flakey. Who knew!? The break up of his third rock band finally shook Scott's faith in his rock-n-roll dream. He retreated to the wilderness, and began to compose (gasp) "new age" piano music. It wasn't heavy-metal, but it was beautiful music. He released his first CD, Tahoma in 2003, and his Christmas album "Winter Journey" in 2004. He was finally making music for a living. Creating something beautiful. He shared the stage with famous artists in the genre such as George Winston and David Lanz. Almost like being a rock star, but it wan't rock. He was happy, but something was still missing.

While on his way to perform for a sold out concert in San Francisco, Scott had a eureka moment. It was a concert for "Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio," an internet broadcast whose tagline is "music to quiet your world." He was rockin' out in the car, playing "air guitar" on the steering wheel and head-banging to Pantera's "Vulgar Display of Power." He thought about the audience that bought tickets to hear him perform that evening. "Just how horrified would they be to hear what I'm listening to right now" he wondered. "I wonder what this would sound like on piano?" Eureka.

In 2006 Scott released "Rockfluence," a solo piano tribute to classic rock and metal, and followed it with "Pianotarium: Piano Tribute to Metallica" in 2007. He'd found his calling; to use the piano to express the power and beauty of heavy-metal. Since then, he's racked up over 10 million views on YouTube, and opened for many of the bands he played his Lego guitar along with as a boy, most notably, Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, Cinderella, and Tesla. He's also performed with more contemporary metal bands Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Chevelle, P.O.D. and Deftones.

Scott is still a rock guitar player trapped in a piano players body, and he couldn't be happier. This metal-head and his piano were simply destined for each other, and in 2011, destined for something even greater.

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