Dominic Scott

Dominic Scott (b. 15 May 1979, Dublin, Ireland) is a founding member and former guitarist of Keane.

Formation of Keane and subsequent departure
Scott met bandmates Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, and Richard Hughes while attending the Tonbridge School in Kent. Scott, Rice-Oxley, and Hughes formed a band called the Lotus Eaters in 1995, in order to cover songs from bands such as The Beatles, U2, and Oasis. In 1997, after an offer for Rice-Oxley to join Coldplay fell through, the band asked friend Chaplin to join as vocalist, renamed themselves Cherry Keane (soon shortened to Keane), and began playing original songs at their gigs.

Scott featured on Keane's two self-made releases under their own label Zoomorphic, Call Me What You Like and Wolf At The Door, in which he was credited with guitars and keyboards. Little information is available as to which songs, if any, he had composed for the band at the time.

Scott departed amicably in 2001 due to Keane's not gaining any traction.

"'I think Dom felt like it basically wasn't going anywhere at all. Like he wanted to get on with his life. [...] Which was fine, but it was a bit of a shock, and it was definitely very sad because we'd been friends for quite a long time.'"

He went on to study at the London School of Economics.

Activities with Roundstone
He founded the band Babygrand around 2006; later their name was changed to Roundstone after an Irish town. They went on to release an album, DNA Unwinding, and an EP, Russian Winter.

In 2010 Roundstone was invited by the BBC to play at the Wychwood Festival, as part of the BBC Introducing program for indie/unsigned musical acts. While they participated in several other festivals throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, as well as playing at various venues in the London circuit, they have not been active for some years. As of 2020, their music is not officially available for purchase in any format.

The Best Of Keane
In 2013 he provided the guitar for Keane's previously unreleased track Russian Farmer's Song, released on the second disc of their compilation album The Best Of Keane. It is unknown if his portion of the recording was already in existence, as Russian Farmer's Song had been originally composed when Scott was still with the band.