Cottages in the Kawarthas
The view of Stoney Lake
The Dockside Marine Facility
WHEN SCOTT CARMICHAEL ISN’T JET SETTING
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AROUND
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PRODUCTION MANAGER, STONEY LAKE IS HOME.
n the past, Scott’s career has been exciting to say the least, “I was a tour manager and it was The Spoons that got me into that business. Sandy Horne used to be my bookkeeper when I owned a couple of Pet Food stores, Scotty’s Pet Food. One day I fired myself for telling someone to get out of my store” He laughs. “I walked back to Sandy and said I fired myself, find us a manager. So Sandy said you should be our tour manager. So I tour managed a number of bands
after that. Alannah Myles was probably the biggest, with numerous trips to Europe. I remember coming home and my twins were under the age of two. I walked in the door and they ran away. So I thought maybe I should think about staying closer BAD MANORS HAS HOSTED MANY CELEBRITIES & ROCKSTARS
to home. So from 1996 to 2000 I was the Production Manager for The Casino Rama Summer Concert Tent Series. I’ve been a Production Manager ever since.” I wouldn’t call
3D Wall Art in the loft inside Bad Manors
Bad Manors
Scott’s place a cottage – it’s a property built for entertaining. There are two buildings and are aptly named ‘The Scottage’ (the cottage) and ‘Bad Manors’ (where artists stay and record), and has been a revolving door for rock stars and celebrities. Some of the celebs that have done pre-production for tours and written and recorded albums there are The Sheep Dogs (recorded Future Nostalgia), Micheal Kaeshammer, I MOTHER EARTH (wrote and recorded Blue Green Orange), Tea Party (wrote and recorded Tangents), Ian Thornley (Preproduction), and Burton Cummings stayed here numerous times while touring. Scott says, “Tom Cochrane shot
Scott’s Office
