Scott MacLeod grew up in Montreal's colourful, multi-cultural community. He has travelled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Mexico. MacLeod's richly varied experiences, his familiarity with a wide variety of cultures, and his skill at weaving a lyrical tapestry using both French and English, creates an original artistic voice. He actively promotes culture, education and activism, and has been involved for many years with projects involving fund-raising for the homeless, food banks, AIDS hospices and Amnesty International.

Musical influences range from the haunting melodies of his Celtic ancestry to early American blues, folk, to the vivid poetic narrators of today; Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, U2, Daniel Lanois, The Tragically Hip and Brian Eno.