Today we’d like to introduce you to Jered Scott.
Hi Jered, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
In 2000 I started my first punk band. We played for a year and a half, and broke up (as many bands do) but I was quite heartbroken. But I randomly found photography while at a friends concert. I slowly got interested in shooting shows, but then that went away for a number of years. But while finishing a degree in something totally unrelated, I found myself shooting shows again, and missed being around music so much that as I approached graduation I went full force into working in the music industry (while taking online courses to graduate)
Fast foward 18 years and I’d continued to keep a foot in the music world, but all the other photography I had been doing had burnt me out. In a conversation with a local journalist, we discussed how no one was actually covering our local music scene. I knew I didn’t want to be the one shooting, but I did want to create access and opportunities for other local creatives to do so, all while highlighting our local artists and bands.
That led us to create Hearsay Press.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has been a relatively smooth road, but certainly not without its bumps. We’ve had some staff changes, miscommunications, and are constantly learning what starting a business looks like.
We have a really great team of creatives who are all volunteering their time and talent, but we run into issues of not being able to pay yet, which means our projects can’t always take priority in their lives.
But we’re figuring it out!
We’ve been impressed with Hearsay Press, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We are Chattanooga’s music publication.
We saw that music was rarely being covered editorially, and when it was, it was from the outside looking in.
Basic interviews, phone photos, and that was it.
We wanted to elevate and change that with narrative storytelling, big, beautiful feature spreads with intentional graphic design and bold photography.
If we believe our artists deserve more, then we will create the more.
And in doing so, let our city know who exists, where they are playing, when, and why you should be paying attention.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
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