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Infobox musical artist | name = Scott MacIntyre| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Scott Douglas MacIntyre| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|6|22| birth_place = Redondo Beach, California | origin = Scottsdale, Arizona , nowrap| United States | genre = Classical music|Classical , soft rock | instrument = Singing|Vocals , piano , guitar , bass guitar , drums , keyboard| occupation = Singer-songwriter , instrumentalist , record producer|producer | years_active = 1996–present| label =| associated_acts = MacIntyre Family Singers The Glutes| website = http://www.scottmacintyre.com| notable_instruments = Scott Douglas MacIntyre (born June 22, 1985) is an United States|American singing|singer , songwriter , and pianist , and the eighth place finalist on the American Idol (season 8)|eighth season of American Idol . MacIntyre is visually impaired, and while not completely blind, he suffers from tunnel vision and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to Leber's congenital amaurosis .Cite news|title=Tempe woman shares unusual part of 'Idol' singer's success |first=Randy |last=Cordova |work=The Arizona Republic |date=March 3, 2009 |url= http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2009/03/02/20090302idolscott0303.html
Early life
MacIntyre was born in Redondo Beach, California http://www.rockstarweekly.com/content/view/1522/149/ dead link|date=March 2012 to Douglas R. and Carole C. (Williams) MacIntyre and has a younger brother, Todd (born 1988) and a younger sister, Katelyn (born 1991). MacIntyre started playing the piano by ear when he was three years old. He was taught by a neighborhood piano teacher near their home in Redondo Beach, California . At six years of age, he began training in classical music.Cite news|url= http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/40164 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090528214259/ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/40164 |archivedate=2009-05-28 |work=East Valley Tribune |title=At 19, nearly sightless pianist is used to breaking musical barriers |first=Erin |last=Concros |date=April 24, 2005 When Scott turned 10, the family moved to Toronto, Canada . They lived there for four years, and in that time Scott studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music . The MacIntyre family then relocated to Arizona and Scott studied under Walter Cosand, a university professor of Arizona State University . He was home-schooled until the age of 14,cite web|title=Homeschooler Among Top Contestants on TV Show |work=Home School Legal Defense Association |date=March 3, 2009 |url= http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/2009030320090.asp when he was admitted into Arizona State University's Barrett, The Honors College|Barrett Honors College and Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts|Herberger College of the Arts . Scott won the 2004 Arizona Young Artists Competition at Herberger Theater in the vocal division.cite web|title=SCOTT MACINTYRE, a 2004 AYAC Winner and an American Idol Finalist!|work=Herberger Theater Center |date=March 8, 2009 |url= http://www.herbergertheater.org/ In 2005, USA Today named him one of its twenty College Academic All-Stars.Cite news|url= http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-02-16-college-2005-first-team_x.htm |title=2005 College Academic All-Stars First Team |work=USA Today |date=February 16, 2005 In 2005, MacIntyre performed as a guest soloist with the Phoenix Symphony . The same year, MacIntyre was diagnosed with kidney disease and in November 2006, he had to spend ten months undergoing dialysis, severely hampering his capacity to perform and travel. In 2007 on August 22,cite web|title=Scott MacIntyre, American Idol |work=100 Huntley Street|date=January 14, 2009 |url= http://www.100huntley.com/video.php? id=upoi6QMell4 Walter Cosand's wife Patricia donated her kidney to MacIntyre, which saved his life. He graduated from ASU in 2005, and he was received in the White House by Laura Bush as one of the RFB& D (Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) scholarship winners in 2006. He obtained his masters degree at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Royal College of Music , where he studied on a Marshall Scholarship , one of the most competitive scholarships in the United States, awarded to only 40 American students each year.
MacIntyre auditioned for the American Idol (season 8)|eighth season of American Idol in Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix , Arizona . He is the first visually impaired finalist on the show. MacIntyre was eliminated on April 8, 2009 and came in eighth place. MacIntyre was scheduled to perform during the Season 8 Finale with special guest Billy Joel, but the performance was scrapped after Joel unexpectedly cancelled. He performed on the American Idols LIVE& #33; Tour 2009 featuring the Top 10 finalists. http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1632 2009 Summer Tour& #33; – Show and Alumni News. American Idol (2009-05-08). Retrieved on 2012-03-10.
MacIntyre has released some albums before becoming a finalist of American Idol. He produced his first CD when he was eleven, and he has recorded five more CDs since then. The first three CDs were classical. The fourth was a Christian pop-rock CD titled "My Guarantee". The fifth CD was recorded with his family. In 2000, at the age of 15, he made his orchestral debut as he performed with the Phoenix Symphony as a guest piano soloist. In 2002 he competed in, and won, the Butterfield Young Artist Competition at ASU. He won the VSA Arts 2008 Young Soloists Award. Scott MacIntyre also played guitar, drums, percussion, and bass on all of his brother Todd's songs. He released a post-Idol Christmas EP to iTunes in 2009.
His post-Idol album, " Heartstrings " was released on March 11, 2010 to MacIntyre's web site and to digital retailers. Scott performed on American Idol as well on March 11 to promote his Post-Idol album. The album sold 1,000 copies a week after its release.
Discography
Classical Albums
1999 – Brothers for all Seasons
2000 – Grand Classics
Pop Albums
2003 – My Guarantee
2006 – Somewhere Else
2010 – Heartstrings
Compilations
2005 – MacIntyre Family Singers (with the MacIntyre family)
2008 – Ripped (with brother Todd in the band "The Glutes")
EPs
2009 – View From Above http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002CCFRDO View from Above: Scott Douglas MacIntyre: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-10.
http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/scott_macintyre/ Scott MacIntyre – Season 8 Contestants at the American Idol website
(owned by Fox Interactive Media )
http://www.scottmacintyre.com/ Scott Douglas MacIntyre Official Website
http://www.myspace.com/theglutes The Glutes Scott and Todd's band
American Idol 8 Persondata|NAME= MacIntyre, Scott |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Hall, Scott |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Singer |DATE OF BIRTH=June 22, 1985 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Redondo Beach, California |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Macintyre, Scott Category:American expatriates in Canada Category:American guitarists Category:American Idol participants Category:American pop keyboardists Category:American male singers Category:American multi-instrumentalists Category:American pianists Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Arizona State University alumni Category:Blind musicians Category:Musicians from Arizona Category:The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni Category:1985 births Category:Living people
