Scott 'Dude' Dudevoir

   I grew up outside Boston in Acton MA. At 9 years of age my folks and my 4th grade teacher introduced me to music through the viola. I played that ‘till 7th grade then was introduced to the trumpet. I loved where music was going in my life and played trumpet through high school.

   As trumpet wasn’t an integral part of the music I was listening to I decided to play guitar and my most understanding folks bought me an  electric and encouraged me to play despite their unknowing and inevitable hearing loss. Within that same week a friend asked me to play bass for a band he was starting. I had no bass so I bought a Rickenbacker 4001, played one note and thought bass was the coolest instrument on the planet.

   I played with a few bands then went off to school in Vermont for business, then switched my major to English (which I already spoke) so I became a music major. That led me back to Boston to Berklee College of Music.

   I played with so many incredible musicians in the Boston area that it’s hard for me to believe I left, yet the call of Utah powder was too great for me to ignore.

   So here I find myself in all Utah’s majesty with Motherlode. This band is unique in that we play what we want and     hopefully you want too. The song list is pretty diverse and we hope you enjoy that.  There’s no end to where music can take you and I hope we take you on a nice voyage.

   My two primary basses are a Spector 5 string and a Renaissance 5 string acoustic/electric fretless crafted by Rick Turner. He was kind enough to make this bass for me and he is a master of his craft.

   I play through older SWR amps/cabs as I just love that sound. Hopefully you will too.

   The Motherlode ride is fun and we welcome you to hop on!