Village Towing Presents Josey Scott the Original Voice of Saliva wsg Sponge

BORN AND RAISED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, JOSEY SCOTT IS A DISTINGUISHED ARTIST WITH FOUR GRAMMY NOMINATIONS TO HIS NAME. AS THE ORIGINAL LEAD VOCALIST OF SALIVA, SCOTT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE BAND’SSUCCESS, WHICH SPANNED OVER A DECADE. DURING HIS TENURE WITH SALIVA, HE CO-WROTE AND RECORDED EIGHTALBUMS, RELEASED 19 SINGLES, AND SOLD MORE THAN SIX MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE, MAKING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE ROCK MUSIC LANDSCAPE. IN 2002, SCOTT CO-WROTE AND PERFORMED THE ICONIC TRACK “HERO” WITH CHAD KROEGER OF NICKELBACK, WHICHSERVED AS ONE OF THE THEME SONGS FOR THE BLOCKBUSTER FILM SPIDER-MAN. THE SONG’S SUCCESS WAS MONUMENTAL, CULMINATING IN A WIN FOR “BEST VIDEO FROM A FILM” AT THE 2003 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.  SCOTT’S INFLUENCE EXTENDS BEYOND MUSIC; HE HAS COLLABORATED WITH INDUSTRY GIANTS SUCH AS JAY Z ON “TAKEOVER,” AND APPEARED ALONGSIDE ARTISTS LIKE LIL WYTE AND THREE 6 MAFIA. HIS VERSATILITY AS AN ARTISTIS FURTHER SHOWCASED THROUGH HIS ROLES IN TELEVISION AND FILM, INCLUDING A NOTABLE APPEARANCE IN THE2005 FILM “HUSTLE AND FLOW” ALONGSIDE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR TERRANCE HOWARD, AND A RECURRINGROLE AS OFFICER RODNEY GRONBECK IN THE TNT SERIES “WANTED.” 

Sponge is an American alternative rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1992 by vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarists Mike Cross and Joey Mazzola, bassist Tim Cross, and drummer Jimmy Paluzzi. After two top 10 hit singles, several tours and live television performances, including the John Stewart Show and Late Night with David Letterman, Sponge followed up their debut with 1996’s “Wax Ecstatic.” This sophomore effort garnered a “Song of The Year” nod from Rolling Stone Magazine for title track “Wax Ecstatic.” The album also yielded two additional top 10 hit singles and featured a guest vocal appearance from Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs on the song “I Am Anastasia.” Sponge currently features: Andy Patalan (guitar, vocals) and his brother Tim Patalan (bass). The Patalan brothers were a natural addition to the band, having previously engineered and produced the first three Sponge records at their studio, The Loft, in Saline, Michigan. The Brothers Patalan are joined by Kyle Neely (guitar) and recent addition, former Taproot drummer Dave Coughlin.