It was at an Elvis Presley concert that J. Scott Jones realized his life's dream was to make music. Scott was only four years old, but can remember vividly the impact that concert made on him. "It was the most magical thing that I have ever seen," Scott said, "to have the ability to affect people that way was something I knew I wanted.." That year before Elvis Presiey's untimely death, Scott, due to his mothers obsession with Elvis, traveled all over the country seeing twelve more of the King's concerts, further stoking his enthusiasm. It wasn't long before Scott's talents were being recognized. It was in the second grade when talent scouts from the Texas Boys Choir were summoned to the school by his music teacher to recruit Scott for the choir. Scott declined their invitation. "Choral music sounded really boring to me after what I had experienced with Elvis and I knew, even at that age, that it wasn't for me," Scott said. He did, however, go on to star in almost every school music program throuogh high school. After high school, Jones got a job at Opryland USA and moved to Nashville. Scott was cast in a country music revue and thrived as a featured performer. Performing six to eight shows a day seemed grueling at the time but proved to be an excellent training ground for him. While performing at Opryland, Scott was also a featured artist on several music variety shows both on television and radio, such as "Crook & Chase," and the "Ralph Emery Walking Crew." In between seasons at Opryland, Scott performed at a local piano bar and as vocalist for a very popular twelve piece showband. Knowing that country music was not his calling, Scott returned to his hometown of Dallas. Not connected to anyone in the music community in Dallas and now knowing what to do, Scott decided to pursue another of his passions: food. Scott opened a lowfat home cooking restaurant using all original recipes and it was a hit! Jones ran the restaurant during the day and spent his evenings developing and nurturing his music contacts and relationships. After two years, Scott knew it was time to devote himself to his music.. His passion is pop music, so he put together a Top 40 dance band and began performing again. The new band developed an excellent reputation and a devoted following, making Jones one of the most sought after acts in the Dallas area. Not content with a hit party band, Jones reconnected himself to his old Nashville contacts and began making monthly trips to Nashville to write and work on developing his artistry. Scott has since written with such greats as Rodney Crowell, Jeff Healey, Karen Taylor-Goode and Jason Blume. In 1999, Scott installed a sixteen track digital studio in his home where he began producing himself and others while continuing to write and further grow as an artist. Jones recently co-produced the independent film, "Sordid Lives" with Olivia Newton John, Delta Burke, Beau Bridges and Bonnie Bedelia. Scott also recorded a song for the film soundtrack, due out in January 2001. Everything J. Scott Jones takes on, he does with a tremendous amount of passion and commitment and he follows through with a tireless work ethic, which comes through loud and clear in his music.