Scott Helman

Scott Helman
Performing at the Canadian National Exhibition, August 30, 2016.
Background information
Born (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active 2014–present
Labels Warner Music Canada
Website scotthelmanmusic.com

Scott Helman (born October 1, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto. He released his début EP, Augusta, on October 14, 2014 on Warner Music Canada.[1] His music has been described as landing somewhere between Vance Joy and Jeff Buckley.[2]

Early life

Born and raised in Toronto, Helman graduated in 2013 from Earl Haig Secondary School.[3] He got his guitar for his 10th birthday and by the time he was 14 he knew he wanted to be a professional musician. At 15 years old, he signed a development deal with Warner Music Canada[4] where he began writing sessions with writers such as Simon Wilcox and Thomas "Tawgs" Salter. On April 6, 2014, he began putting his music on YouTube.

Career

“Bungalow,” the first single from Helman’s debut EP Augusta, was nominated for best Pop Video at the 2015 MuchMusic Video awards.[5] Helman and his band performed a dynamic version of the song live on the awards show broadcast across Canada.[6] On July 11, 2015, "Bungalow" reached #31 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart and was on this chart for 22 weeks.[7] By August the single was certified gold[8] and, in December, the track was certified for over 50,000 spins on radio by Nielsen BDS.[9] It reached #25 on the Billboard Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[10]

In the fall, Helman was named the 2015 and first-ever winner of Spotify’s Emerge program, a 13-week contest with 12 other young Canadian artists.[11][12]

Helman spent most of 2015 on tour. He made his U.S. debut opening for Walk Off the Earth on their month-long tour of the U.S. in the summer that included dates in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.[13] Helman made his European debut in the fall as the opening act on Walk Off The Earth’s month-long tour covering 25 shows in over ten countries including performances in London, Paris, Milan, Vienna and Berlin.[14] He finished off the year with seven weeks of dates across Canada opening for Matthew Good.[15]

In December 2015 Helman topped the Teen Vogue list of “14 Singers Who Are Going To Dominate In 2016.”[16] Also on the list are other breakout stars such as Elle King, Melanie Martinez and Halsey. The story describes Helman’s music as “so supremely catchy, you’ll feel like you’ve heard them before.”[17]

In US Weekly Magazine, Shawn Mendes named Helman’s track “That Sweater” as one of his current favourite acoustic tracks alongside those of Ed Sheeran, Plain White T’s and Adele.[18]

In February 2016, Helman received his first two Juno Award nominations – Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.[19] He performed the song “Bungalow” on the live national broadcast of the Juno awards on April 3, 2016.[20] In May, Helman won a best new artist award at the 2016 Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) for "Bungalow".[21] He performed as a featured artist at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on August 30, 2016.[22]

Helman rang in 2017 with a raucous tribute to Leonard Cohen, performing "Bird on the Wire" in front of 50,000 people in Cohen's hometown of Montreal, Quebec and live on CBC TV across Canada.[23]

His first full length album "Hotel de Ville" was released on May 12, 2017.[24] It reached #45 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart on June 3, 2017.[25] Lead singles "21 Days" and "Kinda Complicated" were released earlier in 2017. "Kinda Complicated" reached #85 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart.[26] The music video for "Kinda Complicated", directed by Ben Knechtel, was filmed at Slab City, located in the Sonoran Desert of the California Badlands (USA).[27] The third single, "PDA," was released on September 19, 2017 along with the video directed by Lisa Mann.[28]

August 2017, Scott released a video performance of his cover of Alanis Morissette's 'Hand in my Pocket.'[29]

In October, Scott embarked on a nineteen-date tour across Canada with Ria Mae, the Scott vs. Ria tour.[30]

At the Juno press conference on January 29, 2018, Scott received three Juno nominations for: Songwriter of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (Thomas "Tawgs" Salter for 'PDA' by Scott Helman).[31] As part of Juno 365 Sessions, Scott covered the Tragically Hip's 'Bobcaygeon.'[32] Announced on February 20, 2018, CARAS announced that Scott will be performing in the Juno Songwriters’ Circle Presented by SOCAN in association with the Canadian Music Publishers Association alongside Iskwé, Jim Cuddy, Rose Cousins, and Ruth B. hosted by Jann Arden and Bob Rock for MusiCounts benefit event on March 25.[33]

On February 11, 2018, Scott Helman announced that he will be supporting Vance Joy on the Canadian leg of his Nation of Two world tour for six Canadian dates in June 2018.[34]

'PDA (Remixes) – EP' was released on February 17, 2018; a compilation of five remixes of 'PDA'.[35]

Helman lists his main influences as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ray LaMontagne, Damian Rice, The Cure and Pink Floyd.[36]

Discography

Albums

Hôtel de Ville Tracks
  • Released: 12 May 2017
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:46
2."Kites"3:11
3."Kinda Complicated"3:01
4."Sweet Tooth"3:21
5."21 Days"3:35
6."Ripple Effect"3:22
7."PDA"3:33
8."Chinese Restaurant"3:01
9."Gaslight"3:38
10."You Made Her"3:13
11."Origami"2:52
12."House Key"3:25

EPs

Augusta Tracks
  • Released: 14 October 2014
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
No.TitleLength
1."Bungalow"3:32
2."That Sweater"2:49
3."Cry Cry Cry"3:18
4."Machine"2:53
5."Tikka"3:57
6."The Lion"3:20
7."Somewhere Sweet (Live)"5:42
PDA (Remixes) Tracks
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: -
No.TitleLength
1."PDA"3:33
2."PDA - Tep No Remix"3:05
3."PDA - RMDY Remix"3:39
4."PDA - DJ Kav Remix"3:36
5."PDA - Acoustic"3:27

Singles

  • 2014: "Bungalow"
  • 2015: "Machine"
  • 2017: "21 Days"
  • 2017: "Kinda Complicated"
  • 2017: "PDA"

Other

  • 2015: "Jockey Full of Bourbon" Track 3 on "Sounds of the 80's" - Warner Music Canada
  • 2017: "Hand in my Pocket" Track 1 on "Covered in Gold 5.0, Side A" - Warner Music Canada

References

  1. ↑ Adler, Jordan (2014-11-18). "Young Toronto musician releases debut EP". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ↑ Saxberg, Lynn (2015-02-11). "Scott Helman's musical journey started with a birthday present". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  3. ↑ Rayner, Ben (2015-05-04). "Scott Helman's 'hard decision' to make living at music at age 19". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. ↑ Lennox, Julia. "Scott Helman Talks Pop Music's Changing Landscape, Selfies, and If He's On Team Zayn". AndPOP. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scott Helman Heats Up The 2015 MMVAs With A Performance Of Bungalow!". perezhilton.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Watch on MMVA.MuchMusic.com". mmva.muchmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Scott Helman Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Scott Helman's "Bungalow" Turns Gold | FYIMusicNews". www.fyimusicnews.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Scott Helman | The Feldman Agency". feldman-agency.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Scott Helman Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  11. ↑ "Scott Helman | The Feldman Agency". feldman-agency.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  12. ↑ "Spotify Emerge | Discover and Support Emerging Artists". Spotify Emerge | Discover and Support Emerging Artists. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  13. ↑ "SCOTT HELMAN ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES | Warner Music Canada". Warner Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Musician Scott Helman Wants Fans to Solve the Solvable". www.samaritanmag.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Matthew Good Takes 'Chaotic Neutral' on Canadian Tour". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  16. ↑ "Scott Helman Tops Teen Vogue's List Of Singers To Watch For In 2016". Much.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  17. ↑ Abrams, Margaret. "14 Singers Who Are Going to Dominate in 2016". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  18. ↑ "Shawn Mendes' Top Acoustic Tracks". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  19. ↑ "Complete list of 2016 Juno Award nominees". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  20. ↑ "Scott Helman Pulls Double Duty as Performer and Presenter at the 2016 JUNO Awards". www.much.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  21. ↑ "2016 CRMA Winners". cmw.net. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  22. ↑ "Scott Helman at CNE Bandshell". www.liveinlimbo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  23. ↑ "Scott Helman | The Feldman Agency". feldman-agency.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  24. ↑ iTunes Store
  25. ↑ "Billboard Scott Helman Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  26. ↑ "Billboard Scott Helman Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  27. ↑ "CMB Reviews Scott Helman's Hotel de Ville". Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  28. ↑ "SCOTT HELMAN PREPS FOR NATIONAL TOUR WITH NEW SINGLE, "PDA"". Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  29. ↑ Warner Music Canada (2017-08-18), Scott Helman talks about covering Alanis Morissette's "Hand In Pocket", retrieved 2018-02-21
  30. ↑ "Ria Mae and Scott Helman annouce joint tour". Canadian Beats Media. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  31. ↑ "2018 JUNO Awards Nominees [Full List] | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  32. ↑ "Juno 365 session: Scott Helman covers the Tragically Hip's 'Bobcaygeon' | CBC Music". CBC. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  33. ↑ "JUNO Songwriters' Circle Presented by SOCAN in Association with CMPA | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  34. ↑ "Vance Joy with Scott Helman - KiSS 92.5". KiSS 92.5. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  35. ↑ PDA (Remixes) - EP, 2018-02-16, retrieved 2018-02-21
  36. ↑ Steinbock, Chrissy. "Ottawa Meet Scott Helman". Apt 613. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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