Scott was awarded the 2007 Pennsylvania Award for Achievement in the Creative Arts for Composition. The following year he enrolled at Duquesne University as a composition student in the music technology department. He has studied composition with David Stock. Performances of his music, both on and off campus and on the radio, have been very well received. In 2010 his music was chosen for the 2011 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Readings and the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble Call for Scores. He became a member of ALIA MUSICA in 2011.
n addition to being a composer, Scott is a conductor and educator. Outside of music, Scott enjoys reading, traveling, and great coffee.