Spotlight: Scott Making Cents Announces “Jorts Songs for Jorts People”
This artist is one who doesn’t make music in the “traditional” sense. That is what makes him so different and unique from any of the songs you are listening to.
About Scott Making Cents
Scott Greenberg is the multi-instrumental musician and songwriter behind Scott Making Cents. He specializes in comedic popular music and to give him credibility, he earned a Master’s degree from NYU for his last album. Very impressive! Something that Scott deals with is the concept of what “music” is, what it can be, and what it should be. Greenberg has a motive behind his work. He wants to challenge what “serious” music entails and what the difference is. He really wants to challenge this and push the barriers surrounding “traditional” and “serious” music.
Music is considered an art form and what Scott does is that he takes that philosophy and challenges it. He sparks debate around Art vs. Content and what the difference between the two is and how they are correlated.
Jorts Songs for Jorts People
This album consists of unreleased songs. A couple of the songs have appeared on some media platforms, but Greenberg has not released a full album containing these songs. Jorts Songs for Jorts People features a track entitled “Abe’s Garden. This was originally a part of the “Our Fifty States Project”. This album specifically aims to question “serious” music. Something I really like about Scott is that he is questioning everything about mainstream music. Why is everything that tops the charts considered “serious and traditional”? Why is that what everyone chooses to listen to? Do people even realize that what they listen to is what they listen to? Society has made it so hard for people to have their own opinions. They see everyone else like a certain artist or song so they feel like they have to. What is the difference between art and content and where do they overlap? That is what this album is about.
The album Jorts Songs for Jorts People is available on Bandcamp and all other major streaming platforms on March 18, 2022. Make sure to pre-save the album.
Overall
Scott Making Cents’s message is that art can be anything you want it to be. Music is a universal language and it doesn’t matter what it is about, someone out there in the world will like it and appreciate it.
Written by: Julia Wright (she/her)
