Who Is Scott B. Bomar?
Nashville native and Los Angeles transplant Scott B. Bomar is a music industry professional who works as a songwriter, researcher, consultant, journalist, and "Random Projects Manager" for individuals and companies with any music or music business related needs. Like Winston Wolf of "Pulp Fiction," Scott solves problems. He specializes in music publishing, copyright, licensing, journalistic writing, archival efforts, organizational projects, and detailed investigative research. His experiences range from helping individuals sell instruments to assisting large companies with licensing music to aiding collectors with acquisitions to any other random music-related project you can imagine.
Growing up in a music business family and working with companies including Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Leiber and Stoller Music, Bear Family Records, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Telepictures Music, Larga Vista Music, and Green Hills Music Group, Scott combines his music knowledge and experience with a variety of skills honed through extensive work in the non-profit sector.
As a professional songwriter, Scott's music has been recorded by artists including Brooks & Dunn, The Derailers, and Steve Seskin. Additionally, he has composed music for television, including national CBS promos, and segment themes for shows such as "Extra!," and "Celebrity Justice." He and his wife Melanie were awarded second place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at the Merle Fest roots music festival by a panel of judges including Gillian Welch and Jim Lauderdale, and he has been honored by the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Jewel's Soul City Cafe" song competition, and the ASCAP Plus award, which recognizes "writers whose works have a unique prestige value." As an artist, he appeared alongside The Mavericks, Todd Snider, Nanci Griffith, James McMurtry, and others on Nashville's Music Row Democrats compilation album.
Following a stint as a songwriter with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Scott joined the staff of Universal Music Publishing Group - the world's largest music publisher - where he spent several years overseeing mechanical licensing. Striking out on his own in 2012, Scott is currently working on several projects including a large archival and organizational effort for Leiber and Stoller Music, consulting and writing work with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and production and writing efforts on behalf of Bear Family Records. In addition he is on staff with Faith UMC Church in Torrance, California where he leads the band for their contemporary service.
