“City of Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Famer!”
Scott Free is a Chicago-based performer and live music event producer. Scott was a producer in the original House Music scene in Chicago, was part of the 90’s Chicago queercore scene, and had a rap video on BET. Scott has released five solo album, and an LGBT family album by The Diesel Tykes. He has had two of his musicals produced – ‘Witches Among Us’ and ‘Zombie Bathhouse’. In 2010, he was inducted into the City of Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. He was twice named Outmusician of the Year by the OUTMusic Awards – in 2005 and 2009. He produced the Queer Is Folk/Alt Q Festivals at the Old Town School of Folk Music from 2000 – 2012. He hosts the LGBT live performance series Homolatte in Chicago, now in its 20th year. He also runs an indie queer radio station called Alt Q Radio on Live365.