{{Short description|Canadian electronica musician}} {{redirect|Scott Monteith|the American artist|Scott Monteith (artist)}} '''Scott Monteith''', better known by his stage name '''Deadbeat''', is a Canadian [[electronica]] musician. His music often has a political focus.<ref name=turenne>[https://www.straight.com/article/deadbeat "Deadbeat"]. ''Georgia Straight'', by Martin Turenne on September 22nd, 2005</ref> He uses a laptop to create his music, including live shows.<ref>[https://voir.ca/musique/2003/07/02/deadbeat-le-benefice-du-dub/ "Deadbeat : Le bénéfice du dub"]. ''Voir'', François Gariépy, 2 July 2003.</ref> Deadbeat's early albums were created in [[Montreal, Quebec]]; he currently works and lives in [[Berlin]].
==Early life== Monteith was born in [[Kitchener, Ontario]].<ref name=turenne />
==Career== Living and performing in Montreal, Monteith released his first album in 2001; his next album, ''Wildlife Documentaries'', came out a year later.<ref name=richardson>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2221-something-borrowed-something-blue/ "Deadbeat Something Borrowed, Something Blue"]. ''Pitchfork'', by Mark Richardson, March 16, 2004</ref> Monteith then began performing with Steve Beaupré in the duo [[Crackhaus]]. In 2003, he performed at the Mutek and Sonar festivals.<ref>[https://igloomag.com/profiles/microview-conspiracy-theories-with-deadbeat "MICROVIEW) Conspiracy Theories with Deadbeat"]. ''Igloo Mag'', June 1, 2004, TJ Norris</ref>
In 2004, a few months after his marriage, Monteith released a third Deadbeat album, ''Something Borrowed, Something Blue''<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/deadbeat-something_borrowed_something "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"]. ''Exclaim!'', By Melissa Wheeler, May 01, 2004</ref>
In 2005, while Monteith was still living in Montreal,<ref>[https://xlr8r.com/reviews/new-world-observer/ "Deadbeat New World Observer"]. ''XLR8R'', Steve Marchese, June 14, 2005.</ref> Deadbeat released an album, ''New World Observer'', on [[Pole (musician)|Pole's]] "~scape" label.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/deadbeat-new_world_observer "Deadbeat New World Observer"]. ''Exclaim!'', By David Dacks, Jun 01, 2005</ref> Pop singer [[Athésia]] appeared as a guest vocalist on the album.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2222-new-world-observer/ "Deadbeat New World Observer"]. ''Pitchfork'', review by Cameron Macdonald, May 23, 2005</ref>
In 2006 Monteith moved to Berlin, Germany, and subsequently performed at a number of clubs and festivals.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deadbeat-mn0000222509/biography "Deadbeat"]. ''AllMusic'' Biography by Jason Birchmeier</ref>
In 2018, Monteith reached out to [[Cowboy Junkies]] to ask if they had any plans to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough 1988 album ''[[The Trinity Session]]'', which he loves, like they did with ''[[Trinity Revisited]]'' for its 20th. They told him that they didn't, but would enthusiastically support whatever angle he wanted to run with. Monteith approached musician/producer/fellow Canadian-in-Berlin Fatima Camara about working with him on this project, and she was thrilled to participate. After several meetings, they set up in Berlin's Chez Cherie studio, and made the proceedings reverent to the original by exploring the acoustic properties of the space and minimizing their arrangements to do so. This was also the first project either had done which placed so much emphasis on their singing voices. The end result, released in 2019 on 2LP/CD/download by [[Constellation Records (Canada)|Constellation]], was Deadbeat & Camara's ''Trinity Thirty'', a full cover of the major release of the album. One bit of fun they had was including a cover of [[Patsy Cline]]'s "[[Walkin' After Midnight]]" in their version of the Junkies' original song "I Don't Get It," turning it into "I Don't Get It After Midnight (Medley)."<ref>{{cite web |title=CST 141 Deadbeat & Camara - Trinity Thirty |url=https://cstrecords.com/products/deadbeat-camara-trinity-thirty |website=Constellation |publisher=Constellation Records |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>
In 2019, Deadbeat picked his eight 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 welcomed 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.<ref>[https://siachenstudios.com/deadbeat-joins-last-night-on-earth-with-lnoe-in-dub/ "Deadbeat"]. DEADBEAT JOINS LAST NIGHT ON EARTH WITH ''LNOE IN DUB''</ref>
==Albums==
* ''Primordia'' (2001) * ''Wild Life Documentaries'' (2002) * ''Something Borrowed, Something Blue'' (2004)<ref name=richardson /> * ''New World Observer'' (2005) * ''Journeyman's Annual'' (2007) * ''Roots And Wire'' (2008) * ''Drawn And Quartered'' (2011) * ''Eight'' (2012) * ''Walls And Dimensions'' (2015) * ''Wax Poetic For This Our Great Resolve'' (2018)
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==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/15056-Deadbeat Deadbeat discography at Discogs] * [http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/deadbeat--sine-of-the-times Deadbeat RBMA lecture]
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