Who is Wriggly Scott?
Wriggly Scott aka DJ Solo (born Neil Andrew) is a Dubai-based hip hop DJ and producer originally from High Wycombe. Scott was raised with music all around him, both his mother and sister were piano teachers. He discovered hip hop at an early age after a brief stint playing the piano and guitar, then took up DJing at the age of 16 which led to stints with local prate stations and live performances with White Noise and the Scratch Perverts.
After a move to Dubai in 2004, he quickly became part of the burgeoning music scene helping to establish the first ever internet radio station in the U.A.E., while also hosting the first underground hip hop show on FM radio. Artists he has shared the stage with in Dubai include Quantic, Florian Keller, Jazzy Jeff, Jazzie B, DJ Format, DJ Woody, Aaron LaCrate, the Kyoto Jazz Massive, Phil Asher and Cash Money to name a few.
Along with fellow producer Solphonic, and MCs Jibberish and Toofless (now known as Feras Ibrahim), Scott founded Diligent Thought. Their conscious lyrics and infectious beats quickly gained them popularity amongst fans of real hip hop, something which is hard to come by nowadays. After their split Scott continued to pursue his production, enjoying the newly found freedom that being an individual artist provides by experimenting with various sounds under various aliases.
May 2011 saw his first commercial release hit the stores on Dented Records. ‘Who Is Wriggly Scott?’ is a collection of 8 tightly produced tracks featuring MCs from the Middle East and further afield such as J-Live, Orifice Vulgatron and The Narcicyst. On the EP Scott attempts to bridge the cultural gap between his own upbringing with hip hop in the UK and his personal experience formed living in the Middle East for over seven years. The EP is available from iTunes and all major download sites.