Phillip Michael-Scales

As a kid, Phillip-Michael Scales didnt understand what it meant that his aunts close friend, the guitar player who called him Nephew and he called Uncle B, was B.B. King. Once Phillip-Michael began guitar less, the significance became so clear that he shied away from soloing and most things blues. Instead, he fell in love with songwriting when an English teacher told him A great writer can make their reader identify with anyone. The trouble was he couldnt find his story in the blues. With a fierce independent streak and a passion for performing, Scales fronted his own indie bands, wrote and recorded his own music, and worked to make a name for himself on his own terms. All the while, his Uncle B just smiled a knowing smile and encouraged him to stay with it. Their relationship grew closer as Scales began to discover the blues in his personal and professional life. When his Uncle B passed away, Scales began incorporating more of the blues into his music as a way to honor him. These days Im finding more of my story in the blues. A lot has led me here between politics, my identity, and the idea of Legacy. The result is a sound he calls Dive Bar Soul which takes a bit of indie rock storytelling and couples it with the passion of the blues. His single Find a Way attracted national radio attention in 2022 and garnered an invite to perform on the Ellen Degeneres Show. His music has taken him all the way to the Middle East, as well as festivals across Europe and North America. He has opened for Abraham Alexander, The Welshly Arms, Milky Chance, Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains), Caravan Palace, Fantastic Negrito, The New Respects, Anderson East, Guster, The Record Company, and Cory Brannan.On his forthcoming release, Good To Be Here, Phillip-Michael teamed up with Grammy nominated producer Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Lake Street Dive, Bahamas). The result is a polished sound that spans from Roots Rock to Stax-era R thoughtful songwriting and unique voice. There is a confidence that hes grown into on Good to be Here, an Artist taking life in his own hands.