Scotty "Hotpants"

Scott Bastian, or ‘Hotpants’ as he is known to a legion of female fans, is the backbone of the Australian Queen Tribute Show. His absolute and unadulterated dedication to the replication of the sights, sounds and persona of the honourable Brian May are second to none!

Scotty’s career however, had what some would call humble beginnings. Like many other hopefuls, Scotty started his obsession with the guitar in high school…

Scotty’s star rose quickly, eventually deciding to make music his full time career in the year 2000, initially spoiling the local Melbourne public with his licks alongside the reverend Daniel Hagen.

He went on to play over 1300 shows in 7 years throughout Melbourne, Tasmania and beyond.

In 2002, Scotty joined the infamous and very successful, Subsonic Symphonee which lead him to perform in 2 tours of Europe and another in the US, playing alongside Brad & Dazzla at the Whiskey A Go Go. A quick search of Youtube and you’ll easily find this ground breaking act.

Throughout this period Scotty idolised one guitarist like no other. The inimitable Brian May. Over the years, Scotty purchased all of Queen’s sheet music books, dreaming one day of tackling his anthemic riffs and unmistakable solos… Scotty was somewhat intimidated by the sheer skill of Brian May, despite his own achievements and so amazingly he never really tried to play any Queen tracks…

So when asked by long term friend (and co-muso, Brad Scream) to audition for The Australian Queen Tribute Show in 2008, he literally jumped at the chance! Purchasing a Red Special just for the audition, Scotty made sure he was the absolute best on show. And let me tell you, he’s never looked back… 

Committed to a simple yet accurate replication of the Brian May sound, Scotty packs with him all the gear in the Brian May arsenal… The Red Special (of course!!), Treble Boost and a VOX AC30TBX pushed to it’s limits.

If you haven’t seen Scotty in action yet, you’re in for a treat you’ll find no-where else…

On the social side, Scotty loves a bit of Facebook & Twitter… Contact Scotty today and join his growing legion of fans by clicking on one of the links below.

Not one to rest of his laurels, Scotty recently also started producing hilarious behind the scenes send ups of life on the road with The Australian Queen Tribute Show, with a particular focus on the leader of the band’s cranky and often absent minded antics… Click the Youtube link below and follow the GARYDOTCOM serial as it grows and grows in popularity…

As Scotty would tell you, it’s ALL ABOUT GARY!!!