Scott Tournet is known for being a founding member and musical
director of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (2003-2014), the frontman
for the world beat rock & roll group Elektric Voodoo, a mixing engineer
and producer. With The Nocturnals he was a co-writer on 3 Top 40
albums and scored a gold record for the song “Paris” and co producer
on many of the groups output. During their successful run the band
played Letterman, Conan, Leno, Kimmel, Good Morning America,
Coachella, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock Fest, Rock in Rio, along with many
other TV spots and festivals. The band toured the world and even
were asked to perform for President Obama while he was
campaigning for his second term.
In addition to his work with the Nocturnals, Scott has written and
recorded with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Willie Nelson, T Bone
Burnett, Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss, Mark Batson (Dr. Dre, Alicia
Keys, Eminem) and others. He has performed with The Allman
Brothers Band, members of The Grateful Dead and Phish, Heart, Billy
Gibbons (ZZ Top), Sharon Jones, and many others.
At the height of Grace Potter & The Nocturnal’s success, Scott
walked away from the group he helped build to pursue a new musical
path. After spending the summer playing football stadiums opening
for Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, Scott felt the like the Nocturnals
were going in the wrong direction in addition to feeling musically stifled
by 30 minute sets of the same songs every night. Having studied
music composition, world music, and jazz at college, Scott decided to
combine the rock & roll he had been steeped in with some more
disparate influences. This became San Diego based Elektric Voodoo.
For the past 6 years Scott has fronted this 7 piece ensemble and
written all the music which combines Latin and Afrobeat grooves with
rock & roll guitars, a horn section, and psychedelic sonics. Elektric
Voodoo has toured the country numerous times, built up a loyal
following, and put out 3 records that Tournet produced.
After a long hiatus from the roots and pop driven rock & roll that
propelled his early career, Scott found himself starting to naturally
write music in that direction again. “I just sat down and allowed myself
to write whatever came out naturally, with no judgement or