Scott Montieth


Deadbeat is the stage name of Scott Montieth, a Canadian electronica musician. His music often has a political focus. He uses a laptop to create his music, including live shows. Deadbeat's early albums were created in Montreal, Quebec; he currently works and lives in Berlin.

Early life

Montieth was born in Kitchener, Ontario.

Career

Living and performing in Montreal, Montieth released his first album in 2001; his next album, Wildlife Documentaries, came out a year later. Montieth then began performing with Steve Beaupré in the duo Crackhaus. In 2003 he performed at the Mutek and Sonar festivals.
In 2004, a few months after his marriage, Montieth released a third Deadbeat album, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
In 2005, while Montieth was still living in Montreal, Deadbeat released an album, New World Observer, on the Poles label. Pop singer Athésia appeared as a guest vocalist on the album.
In 2006 Montieth moved to Berlin, Germany, and subsequently performed at a number of clubs and festivals.
In 2019 Deadbeat has picked his 8 favorite cuts from the LNOE back catalog to rework, providing new ‘dub’ interpretations of tracks from Sasha, Hunter/Game, Ejeca, Jody Barr, VONDA7, Alex Niggemann, Jon Gurd and Dubspeeka. Last Night On Earth welcome the prolific Deadbeat with a special vinyl ‘LNOE in Dub’ compilation, featuring a new Sasha exclusive. The DJ/producer, sound artist, and music tech educator already has an extensive resume of labels and collaborators including Echocord, Mutek, Sonar, RBMA, and Monolake.

Albums