About SCOUR

Scour is best described as explosive, live, catchy, melodic and talented. Scour delivers great songwriting wrapped in a power pop rock package with big guitars, hard-hitting drums, and boundless energy.

Scour was formed when singer & songwriter Chris Jones met guitarist Jason Manoff in a Hollywood pizzeria in the summer of 2008. The two hit it off over drinks at the bar and discovered they shared the desire and influences to form a rock band. Jones and Manoff wrote two songs the first day they ever spent together that summer, and they had a dozen songs finished at the end of that first week. After realizing their near-instantaneous bond, Jones and Manoff officially decided to start the band and recruited Joel Smith, rhythm guitar, Louis Ortega, bassist, and Drew Mattern, the drummer.

Scour’s musical influences, eclectic personalities and incredible passion for the songs they write and play, define the band’s soul. Scour songs are essentially about life, love and loss. They truly have an all or nothing approach to creating music. After only six weeks of being together, the band began playing small clubs in the Los Angeles area, and moved onto playing various venues on the Sunset Strip.

January 2009 marks an important time in the band’s history. Scour recorded their first professional three-song demo, working with music veteran and producer Rich Mouser (Oleander, Rivers Cuomo) and mastered the project at Capitol Records by Robert Vosgien (Green Day, No Doubt, Bush).

Scour’s persistent determination to write, record and perform has caught the attention of the underground music scene and fans across the country. The band is eagerly awaiting a tour and is working to complete their debut EP set to release early March 2009.

Band Members