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| Babydaddy |
In concert in March 2007.
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Scott Hoffman |
| Born |
September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01) (age 33)
Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres |
Glam rock, alternative, pop |
| Occupations |
Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments |
Bass
guitar, keyboards, Saxophone, guitar, vocals, banjo |
| Years active |
1999–present |
| Associated acts |
Scissor
Sisters |
Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976 in Houston, Texas), known by his stage name
Babydaddy, is the Ivor Novello Award-winning
multi-instrumentalist and lyricist for the American glam rock band, Scissor
Sisters.
Biography
Hoffman was born to a Jewish family, he lived most of his
childhood in Lexington, Kentucky; attending Henry Clay High School.
He attended Columbia University, where he
studied writing and music production, and subsequently worked in
the field of dance music. He had previously met Jake Shears - then
still known as Jason Sellards - through a childhood friend, and
Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks. When Hoffman
moved to New
York to study writing at Columbia, the duo officially joined
forces and took stage names to become the first two members of
Scissor Sisters in 2001. At the time, the band was just a
combination of Babydaddy’s music and Jake’s vocal and visual
performances. The band logo was designed by Babydaddy, who has
since said that "it was sort of the first couple of days, and we
decided to record music, and Jake had the name on the tip of his
tongue. He told it to me, and I made the logo the next day. It was
sort of done and made sense. And then we performed."
Babydaddy is considered a bear by many
members of the gay community due to his husky frame, beard and
friendly demeanor. He unwittingly became a sex-symbol for other
bear admirers after the launch of the Scissor Sisters' first album
Scissor Sisters. He has
even acknowledged this status by stating "Jake gets a lot of
attention just by virtue of being the lead singer, but when the
boys want a little beef, they come to me."
Since then, the band has grown and recruited further members, in
the process expanding its original musical style to cover the rock,
disco and dance music genres.
Babydaddy plays a number of instruments including keyboards, guitar, bass and banjo; he and Shears are the main lyricists for
the band. The two also wrote the hit single "I Believe In You" for
Kylie Minogue,
as well as the title track from her documentary White Diamond. Babydaddy has also
co-produced with other artists including Tiga and Xavier and has
produced remixes (alongside Jake Shears under the Scissor Sisters
moniker) for Pet
Shop Boys, The Ones and Blondie.
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