I got a basketball game tmrw
Words by
Triston
"Yaps On Record - Scout"
GIMMIE DA MIC
Welcome back to another yap sesh. Today I’m yapping with Scout, one of my friends who I’ve known for about 4 years now (absolutely insane - time isn’t real).
When I asked if she still had the first song she ever made, she didn’t even hesitate to share it with me. Fun fact, it was actually for a senior project in high school.
Now, I get that might sound anticlimactic until you find out she spent an entire month of May learning the drums for credit. The commitment is crazy.
Someone from her high school Bo Staloch, a year younger actually had that same project, and ended up releasing it (and as you see below he blew up).
The Yap Sesh
How did you first get into music?
Scout actually started off in the classical music space, taking guitar lessons but she really got into making music during the pandemic (sorry trigger warning). She was trapped in a room going feral like the rest of us and decided to exercise her creative brain on GarageBand.
Here’s the first song she ever made:
What would you be doing if you weren’t making music
Like damn near every musical person I ask this question, Scout mentioned she’d have to find another creative outlet. Those musicians sure can’t get enough of those quarter notes. She said she’d probably just get into painting or drawing because its such a good emotional outlet or just listening to music.
Is there a project you’re currently working on rn that you’d like to share - musical or not?
Scout’s currently working on her senior thesis documentary which is an observational piece following the women’s basketball team at Chapman University throughout their season. She’s thinking about scoring it herself, but she’s not sure yet since “Music’s something I do when I go home - it helps me take my mind off school.”
Who are your musical influences?
“All over the place,” she laughs. Scout grew up listening to Top 100 pop, but this past summer she fell into her pop-country era (Morgan Wallen).
Production-wise, she’s obsessed with Tate McRae - especially the way her songs are structured and how she’s carving out her own sonic space in modern pop.
What’s your fav thing to yap about?
If you couldn’t guess from the title, it’s Basketball. Specifically, women’s basketball obvi. “I’m way more invested in the college teams,” she says. “It’s also fun having friends who are just as into it as I am.”
Her current faves? Texas Women’s Basketball and UCONN of courseee.
Do you plan on ever releasing music?
Scout says she’s not particularly opposed to releasing music in the future but that she (her words) struggles with professionalism. She emphasized that it’s more or less a thought, but she never finishes songs. It’s more of a hobby where she can sit down and do it for as long as she needs/wants to.
The Stu Sesh:
The finished song she made on the spot:
3 artists & songs she recommends:
Run by COIN or you and me time
Bruise by BETWEENFRIENDS
Wait it out by Bow
What we were listening to during the interview & while editing:
Bright Nights by Koop
Circles by wev
Time Apart by Lincoln Jesser
Originally published on Substack