SCOTT & LILA

Short Bio:

SCOTT & LILA are an acoustic duo based in Berlin. They play feel-good music which fuses Indie-Folk, Jazz and Blues styles and perform original songs, with vocal harmonies, accompanied by guitar, harmonica and ukulele. The duo met while Busking (street performing) in 2019 and have since toured all over the world.

Long Bio

SCOTT & LILA (Scott Hildebrand and Lila Despoix) are an acoustic duo based in Berlin. They met when Lila spontaneously joined Scott while he was busking in the streets of Berlin in 2019. Since then, they have recorded an album and performed all over Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, USA, South Korea and Sri Lanka.

Their “feel good” music warms the hearts of listeners, and fuses Indie Folk, Blues and Jazz with a fresh modern twist. They perform their original songs with synergistic vocal harmonies, accompanied by guitar and ukulele. Their songs give listeners a dreamy, wanderlust feeling, while retaining lyrical elements that are timeless, soothing and down to earth.

In 2019, they began their music tour of Europe and Asia. In 2020, when the pandemic began, SCOTT & LILA were touring in Sri Lanka. They got “stuck” there for almost a year. During this time they wrote an album worth of material while living in a small jungle village and made four music videos which are now released. Also, while in Sri Lanka, they had two videos that went viral and were asked to act in a Sri Lankan tourism video.

In 2021, they performed live on German Radio “RBB Fritz Radio.” In 2022 and 2023 they embarked on a tour across Europe, the USA and South Korea,. They performed at EU4YA festival in Berlin, at several festivals in Czech Republic, Germany and Italy. They headlined The Acorn Theater in Michigan, USA, And opened for John Craigie, Barenger and The Hoosiers in Berlin. And were the winners of Songslam Neukölln. In 2023, they released a double single with Anthony Lazaro which gained international success. SCOTT & LILA continue to have success on TikTok, with multiple viral videos of their spontaneous street performances. They were awarded funding by the German cultural association, Initiative Musik, for their debut full length album which will be released in the spring of 2024.

The duo’s debut singles, “Horizon Wild,” “Edge of Colors,” “Midnight Pie,” “Told You Once,”“How Many Miles,” “Simple,” “Start it Over” “Get Up” “September Rain” and “We Can Make it Work” are now released!

Scott Hildebrand is a singer-songwriter from Chicago, USA and has released six singles and two EPs. He’s a multi-instrumentalist primarily playing guitar and harmonica heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, The Beatles and many of the Blues greats.

Scott has busked and played shows in countless cities spanning five continents, and has performed in clubs, bars, and music festivals such as the legendary FRL Festival in Australia, eight Sofar Sounds shows in different cities around the globe, as well as the beachside venues of Guatemala, Sri Lanka and India. Scott travels the world absorbing inspiration and sharing his music.

Scott’s rendition of the 1960s anti-war classic, “Eve of Destruction” was used in Hollywood movie, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7.

Actor Chris Hemsworth, in his Instagram video, featured Scott’s song “Ready to Fly.” This video was broadcast on BBC and other major global media outlets.

Lila Despoix is a Paris born, Berlin-raised singer, whose voice captivates her listeners. She was raised on Jazz classics, Blues and Pop. Lila’s voice is a modern fusion of tradition and freshness.

She sang lead with The United Big Band, a 25-member group. In 2018, and won the international contest “Jugend Jazzt” in Frankfurt.

In 2021, Lila’s song “Encore Un Instant” was used in Renaissance Theater Berlin.

German Bio:

SCOTT & LILA sind ein Akustik-Duo aus Berlin. Sie spielen Wohlfühlmusik, die Indie-Folk-, Jazz- und Blues-Stilen verbindet und spielen ihre eigenen Songs mit Gesangsharmonien, begleitet von Gitarre, Mundharmonika und Ukulele. Das Duo hat sich 2019 bei einem von Scotts Straßenmusik-Auftritten kennengelernt und sind seitdem um die Welt getourt.

Social Media Links:

▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottandlila/

▶ Spotify: https://sptfy.com/5q15

▶ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCinZntiD8k01HOigIcvL80A

▶ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SCOTTandLILA

▶ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/scottandlila/tracks

▶ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@scottandlila

▶ On the Web: http://www.scotthildebrandmusic.com/scott-lila-epk

▶ Stream: https://linktr.ee/SCOTTandLILA

Music Video Links

“Told You Once” Official Music Video

“We Can Make it Work” Live Video