Scope, Scotland On Sunday, 17 September 2017

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 17 September 2017 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com [in association with Off Axis] SCOPE Artist of the Week in Scotland On SundayFew of Scotland’s biggest acts of the past decade have come from Glasgow, which bodes well for budding star Lewis Schofield, aka Scope on his path to world fame.Hailing from the small fishing village of Portpatrick, the young hip-hop artist swiftly signed a deal after his first single and then disappeared into a converted farm house to work on his debut album.Since then he has graced stages throughout Europe and the US, supported J-Hus, Tinie Tempah and Obie Trice, not to mention playing Celtic Connections and Knockengorroch closer to home.In October Scope flies to New York to work on his next album, with shows at SXSW and Canadian Music Week 2018 already confirmed.In the meantime, the video for his latest track Real Friends debuts on Youtube today play below:Glasgwegians can get a taste of what might soon be Scotland’s biggest musical export at King Tut’s on Saturday (23 September).Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry seminar and social night, Born To Be Wide www.borntobewide.co.uk Under the Radar is in association with Off Axis, a touring and gig swapping network enabling artists to play successful shows and festivals, in 75 towns and cities across the UK. Off Axis enables artists to build fanbases nationwide, be part of it and register at https://whatisoffaxis.com Images: Off Axis stage at Kendal Calling featuring Jamie & Shoony, Indigo Velvet and Ded Rabbit * For consideration as our Artist of the Week please click HERE scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands in Scotland On Sunday. Then email: Derick Mackinnon with all the info