April 8th, 2011% 
DENTON, Texas (KNTU) FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino urged a group of University of North Texas students to provide some brain power for emergency preparedness in remarks at the Denton campus on Thu., March 10.
Serino focused his message on what’s called the whole community approach to emergency management which means everyone, including students, takes . . . → Read More: Tone Generator T-Shirt Sighting
March 10th, 2011% Here are a few photos from my trip to L.A. and the Grammys 2011.
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February 3rd, 2011% 
The following is a CD review of The Tone Generator featured on JazzReview.com. Written by Lee Prosser.
The Tone Generator
CD Title: The Tone Generator
Year: 2009
Record Label: Organ-Ized Records
Style: Contemporary Jazz
The Tone Generator features the organ magic of Eric “Scorch” Scortia. The Hammond B-3 organ is alive, hot to trot, . . . → Read More: JazzReview.com CD review of The Tone Generator
September 2nd, 2010% 
A great turn out, over 100 motor cycles and a great day of music featuring guitarists, Lance Lopez, Wes Jeans, Eric Gales, Tallan Latz and Zack Rosicka. All of these artists featured Eric Scortia on keyboards. Scorch says that playing gigs like this are great fun. You get to play with a cast of great . . . → Read More: Stevie Ray Vaughan Ride and Concert 2010
June 29th, 2010% 
The Tone Generator
Jazz With A Lone Star Spin
Hammond B3 organist Eric Scortia – a mainstay of the Texas music scene and an omnipresent figure on the national and international tour circuit – has covered a lot of territory, not just geographically but stylistically as well. In the course of his career, . . . → Read More: Hammond B3 Groovemaster Eric “Scorch” Scortia Turns Up the Heat with the Tone Generator
June 29th, 2010% 
The CD was recorded at The Dallas Sound Lab. The legendary studio where Stevie Ray Vaughn recorded his Soul To Soul and In Step albums. Scorch recorded the band through the vintage SSL mixing console. This project is now in line to be mixed and mastered at Scortia’s own Organ-ized Records production studios. The Groove . . . → Read More: New CD currently in production. Featuring all orginal compositions. Organ quartet, The Groove Machine
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Career Highlights
- While Scorch was the keyboardist with Omar and The Howlers/Columbia Records, the group was on Billboards rock charts for 19 solid weeks.
- As the keyboardist for Omar and The Howlers the group was the opening act on portions of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Live Alive and Soul to Soul tours.
- As a member of Omar and The Howlers, Scorch performed live on stage with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
- The tour "The Texas Blues Cruse" featured Omar and The Howlers and The Fabulous Thunderbird's. While performing in Paris France, the two groups had a killer jam session. Eric Scortia and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell, traded off playing songs live on stage with Jimmy Vaughan on guitar, Omar Dykes on guitar, and Kim Wilson on harmonica and vocals.
- Solo recordings- A Night On The Town charted top 20 and Vital Organ charted top 10 at jazz radio.
- 4 solo CDs currently available, released and distributed internationally. Two additional solo projects are currently in production.
- Eric Scortia appears as the keyboard player on many great recordings. Some of these are available on the music page.
- Scorch is currently a voting member of The Recording Academy/The Grammys.
- Movie & TV credits-While a member of Omar and The Howlers/Columbia Records, the group placed a song in the Dudley Moore film-Like Father Like Son-Tri Star Pictures. Dead Man On Campus-MTV Pictures/keyboards with Johnny Reno. Sin City-Dimension Films/keyboards and session work with Johnny Reno. To Serve and Protect-Network TV/Lakeside Productions/Song writing credit and keyboard cameo performance with Johnny Reno and The Lounge Kings. The Arsenio Hall Show-FOX TV/live performances with Omar and The Howlers. Appearances on MTV including a live concert performance with host Martha Quinn featuring Omar and The Howlers-Live From Austin. The music video titled-Hard Times In The Land of Plenty/MTV & Much Music, Canada. Miller Lite Beer Commercial-Network TV-ABC, NBC, CBS/Bob Giraldi Director. SA Speed/Auto racing show-PBS, Scorch is the song writer of the main theme and he scored the entire sound track for a one year series. Heritage-PBS/Song writer of main theme music, first season. Rock Prophecies-PBS/playing keyboards with Tyler Bryant on live performance clips. Performances and interviews as a band leader on Good Morning Texas-ABC and Good Day Dallas-FOX TV.
Equipment Scorch proudly uses the following brands of equipment and software:
See the Studio page for complete list Equipment (Studio Page) Scorch proudly uses and endorses the following brands of equipment and software
Background Graduate of The University Of North Texas State School Of Music. UNT
Studied film scoring with Hollywood film composer Alan Oldfied.
Career Professional Musician
Keyboard Clinician
Music Educator
Studio Owner and Manager
Versatile Song Writer
Composer- All Musical Styles
Record Producer
Owner-Organized Records
President and CEO of Las Colinas Music Incorporated. A professional music production and publishing company.
Piano Technician-Member PTG
Toured Internationally-Jazz/Blues/Rock-keyboardist
Voting Member of The Grammys
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