Biography

Dave Scott-Morgan (born Birmingham, 1942) is an English songwriter, musician, and creative whose career has woven through some of the most distinctive eras of modern music. Emerging from the vibrant Brumbeat scene of the 1960s, Dave performed with several Midlands groups including the psychedelic ‘The Uglys’, and heavy metal ‘Magnum’. Dave spent time gigging across Germany, Turkey, and Spain, touring the United States as a folk-singer, and working a night club residency.

Dave’s songs got him notice when recorded by The Move, Birmingham’s pioneering “super group.” Later, his composition ‘Hiroshima’ became a major European hit, recorded first by Wishful Thinking and later internationally by Sandra.

In 1981 he joined the Electric Light Orchestra  (ELO), contributing to the album SECRET MESSAGES and later supporting Jeff Lynne on ARMCHAIR THEATRE. Dave is also an inventor and aviator: he designed and marketed a pilot navigation aid, flew commercially across Europe, and worked as a flight instructor and training captain.

His collaboration with Richard Tandy (ELO’s keys player) resulted in the concept album EARTH RISE and later with guitarist Martin Smith, The BC COLLECTION compact disk. 

A Christian since 1988, Dave has written multiple inspirational albums and pastored a church for several years.
All recent musical output has been under the brand name MORGANISATION — a creative collective and performance band showcasing Dave’s songs.

Dave’s autobiography, Patterns in the Chaos, chronicles this extraordinary journey through music, faith, invention, and flight. Still active as a writer and performer, he continues to release new albums, play live, and host his weekly YouTube program Dave’s Song Factory.