Press
This is what has been written about Luke F. Walton and Scoobert Doobert: interviews, commercial placements, production credits, and press coverage. A selection is below; radio and playlist logs and the full credit list follow further down.
- He produced 「だれかおるやろ feat. CHAI」, the theme for Shingo Murakami’s series on NTT Docomo’s Lemino. Murakami sings and raps it as TAKATSU-KING. Walton mixed the song and played drums, bass, and guitar. The series premiered in April 2023. The song was never released on CD or streaming.
- Rolling Stone Japan covered KOMAGOME's "WE CAN'T DOLL," which he produced and co-composed with MANA and KANA of CHAI.
- BMI's Indie Spotlight profiled FEiN, the alternative-pop duo he formed with Brandon Woodward at USC.
- Max Horwich wrote a chapter on Scoobert Doobert for Critical Meme Reader, a 2021 academic volume.
- egoFM's ego 42 chart put "Don't Worry" at #1 on the Munich station's weekly chart in May 2021.
- 91X's Top 91 of 2021 ranked "Don't Worry" #90.
- Sound & Recording Magazine profiled his studio work, in Japan's recording and production magazine.
- Pitchfork's WINK TOGETHER announcement lists his "Miracle" remix on the tracklist.
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Interviews
These are interviews and features with Luke F. Walton, Scoobert Doobert, and FEiN. Interviews keeps a transcript when the original page is gone. Academic work is under Research.
Scoobert Doobert
The long Scoobert interview is on egoFM.
Interviews and features
91X FM: Top 91 of 2021 (published Nov 2022) · Don't Worry ranked #90 on 91X's year-end Top 91 countdown for 2021.
Rock Da Fuq Out (2023-10-20) · They talk about MÖB, where the name came from, his first instrument, the San Diego scene, the DIY workflow, mastering, CHAI, a health scare, and thinking long term.
indiemono: Banana Interview (2022-10-06) · A Q&A on the Scooby-Doo name, KŌAN, cartoons, producing for CHAI, Japan, and writing across cultures.
egoFM: Scoobert Doobert bei egoFM (2022-09-26) · 2021 interview on Radiowelt (Sept. 2022): Charmander / Glumanda, burritos, Pokémon, church-jam story, going solo as a multi-instrumentalist.
egoFM: Bier, Burritos und Marihuana (2022-09-20) · A written feature on his week in California: the Encinitas house, I Live in California, the beer, burrito, and weed community, North Park Co., and the San Diego scene, with quotes and audio.
egoFM: egoFM Privataudienz (2022-09) · He hosted and curated a guest hour on Munich radio. The online cut is ~25 minutes, and the tracklist includes Slow Jam.wav (Stolen Off of Napster).
The Drop with Danno: GFN Gwangju (2022-02-25) · Full-hour guest session (February 25, 2022 broadcast): world premiere of Think About It, on-air conversation about producing for CHAI, curated playlist: I'm An Idiot Part II, a song to quit your job to, CHAI WHOLE.
91X FM: studio visit (2021-10-04) · In-studio photo with Tim Pyles (@thelocalpyle); Oct 2021, ahead of Big Hug LP.
91X FM: Loudspeaker Top 5 (April 2021) (2021-04) · Tim Pyles Loudspeaker Top 5: Don't Worry at #1 for April 2021.
91X FM: Loudspeaker Top 5 (September 2020) (2020-09-03) · Tim Pyles Loudspeaker Top 5: Moving To Canada at #4 for September 2020.
Last Day Deaf: 9+1 Q&A (2020-05-19) · They talk about starting in music, producing after his bandmates left San Diego, the sound, studio versus live, Japan, and what comes next.
91X FM: Local Break (2020) · Local Break feature: starting out in Encinitas, and the Surfdog mailer room with 91X on in the background.
Archived Q&A
Apple Music: In the Artist's Words (2026-09-25) · Artist-profile Q&A (undated on Apple; copied from the US storefront Sep 25, 2026): elementary-school Lion King, three favorite albums, Feels So Good, learning Japanese in the hospital, producing CHAI, Red Rocks. Live profile: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/scoobert-doobert/1240946356.
Book chapter
More Q&A
Safari Pedals: ABI ASKS (2026-04-26) · Abi the Producer (@abitheproducer): creative flow vs technical precision in music production; flow-state Q&A on Safari Audio blog. Instagram promo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXoAu2LiHx4/.
Start Track: A Very Doobert Christmas, Vol. 1 (Introducing + 3 Qs) (2023-12-18) · Filip Zemčík intro plus a 3-question Q&A on the holiday EP: his dissect-and-rebuild approach to the records he grew up on, the nerve illness that turned him from guitarist to composer, and a Storyworth-prompted dream of a symposium with Socrates and Plato.
VENTS Magazine (2021-04-16) · They talk about Don't Worry, Big Hug, Encinitas, and not playing live yet.
Purple Melon: Chatterbox (2017-08) · From the early one-man-dog-band years: Self Realization Gardens, religion creeps, and the monthly singles.
FEiN
Most of the FEiN coverage is premieres and profiles. A full interview with both of them is hard to find.
Interviews and features
Fresh Beats 365: “Tellin’ stories, making cool sounds and shit” (2016-04-09) · Tom Roden’s April 9, 2016 interview covers the USC carpool origin, the “#Grownupz” Spotify surge, Little Little Homes, quotes from Sculptor on LA body image, Don't You as a summary of the sound, DBSRDS, and a habanero threshold in the middle of the interview.
Features with quotes
I Heart Moosiq: Lucky You premiere (2018) · A look back at the #Grownupz premiere, the Spotify Viral 50 and Hype Machine placements, and quotes from Lucky You.
ReverbNation Blog: FEiN interview (2017-01-27) · A Q&A with Luke and Brandon. They cover #Grownupz past a million Spotify streams, more than 50,000 playlists, the Viral 50 in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and Hype Machine. Luke’s line on success is “Hashtags and the letter z. #DragonBallZ.” They also talk about Christofi and The Disco, writing with a fourth person, and the biweekly singles that became SPOOKED.
Fresh Beats 365: Little Little Homes EP review (2016-03-10) · Tom Roden, March 10, 2016, calls the EP a big success: a melancholy indie-electropop teaser he compares to Foster the People’s Torches. He writes about “Sculptor” as image-obsessed social commentary, “#Grownupz” as bubblegum, and the outro’s vocal dissolve.
Profiles
BMI Indie Spotlight: FEiN (2016-09-14) · BMI’s profile covers the pronunciation, the Southern California duo, USC and Tiny Giant, Little Homes, and “#Grownupz” on Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50.
Archived Q&A
FEiN Q&A (Little Homes era) (2016) · A band-file Q&A: telekinesis versus one-punch, Brandon’s ideal set in a house with a river through it, a song-a-month rollout, Taj Ma-Small, and a robotic toilet.
More Q&A
Fresh Beats 365: #Grownupz MV (2017-04-12) · MV feature: #Grownupz first put FEiN on most radars in 2014.
Hype Machine: #Grownupz (2015-12-16) · In December 2015 the charts had it at #13 among non-remixes, #20 on the popular chart, and #2 on Twitter, with more than 30,000 plays. The figures are from a FEiN Facebook post and the Hype Machine chart.
Indie Shuffle: #Grownupz (2015-12-13) · Jason Grishkoff on the USC duo, and on “#Grownupz” as the track that opened Issue #1 in August 2014.
I Heart Moosiq: #Grownupz Spotify U.S. Viral top 10 · Notes that #Grownupz reached Spotify’s U.S. viral top 10.
Luke F. Walton
More Q&A
Advize · Career interview as associate director of marketing at NAMM.
Commercials and TV
Films, TV shows, and commercials that used the music. Each name links to the source. The same list, in plain sentences, is on Music.
Koisenu Futari (NHK) · CHAI’s “WHOLE,” produced by Scoobert Doobert, is the theme for the NHK drama Koisenu Futari. NME. on this site
The Fish Tale · CHAI’s “MY DREAM” (夢のはなし), sound-produced by Scoobert Doobert, is the theme for the film The Fish Tale (さかなのこ). Sony Music Japan. on this site
Lemino · 「だれかおるやろ feat. CHAI」, produced by Walton. Theme for Shingo Murakami’s Lemino original. Murakami sings and raps it as TAKATSU-KING. Premiered April 19, 2023. Oricon. on this site
Heart Attack (Fuji TV) · bed’s “Kare Wa 3.0,” co-written and co-produced by Walton, is the opening theme for the Fuji TV drama Heart Attack (2025). Spincoaster. on this site
きょうもカクレチカクカ・ビン · OKAME’s 言いわけきかせて, mixed by Walton, is the theme for the short anime きょうもカクレチカクカ・ビン. Episode 1, July 25, 2026. YouTube. on this site
Coors Light · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · Mike Ladman (Droga5) · Droga5 · Beformer Instagram · Love Music More: Mike Ladman. on this site
Lexus L/Certified · Custom recording with Brandon Woodward. FEiN cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli), May 2021 spot; Minnie Driver vocals. Produced with Squeak E. Clean Studios (Los Angeles). Team One / iSpot OKH9.
rhode · Instrumentals of Getting Easier and Chasing the Sunset · social and ads · Beformer / Mean Machine. on this site
The Fosters (Freeform) · Let You Go (feat. FEiN) · S5 E9 "Prom" (September 5, 2017) · What-Song · also Are You the One? S6 E7 (November 1, 2017, TuneFind) · Caden Jester. on this site
Good Trouble (Freeform) · June 25, 2019. Brandon Woodward posted that FEiN was on air. Screenshot.
Pantene · Exist Elsewhere, "Can't Fall" from 413 (Walton/Woodward co-write); national campaign featuring Zooey Deschanel. Band bio: PR Newswire. on this site
Radio and playlists
Radio plays, store playlists, and Shazam counts. These are not chart positions. A line with no public link comes from the artist dashboard. The full log is on the catalog.
Scoobert Doobert songs have logged 6.5K+ radio spins in the artist dashboard across the current top ten, including plays on FluxLounge, Radio Sonar, egoFM, FIP Radio - Pop, GRRIF, KDRU, BR Puls, KFFP Freeform Portland, and other indie and community stations.
In August 2023, an Apple Music for Artists share card recorded Scoobert Doobert at 50K Shazams. Later Shazam and radio-dashboard records show a higher total. The share card is a snapshot from that date, not the current total.
Radio logged in the artist dashboard
best. day. ever. · best. day. ever. · 1.5K radio spins · Radio Sonar / egoFM / WISL · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Hello · Hello · 1.3K radio spins · FluxLounge / Offradio / Flux FM · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
3:00 · 3:00 · 945 radio spins · FluxLounge / Radio RaBe / Flux FM · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Feels So Good · Feels So Good · 508 radio spins · MTGSchulradio / ON Indie / BR Puls · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Can't Imagine Feeling Better · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · 473 radio spins · Omroep Tilburg / ON Indie / Rádio Nova · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Omw · Omw · 468 radio spins · ahoy radio / Codigo Alterno / Radio Campus Montpellier · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
All My Friends Live on the Internet · All My Friends Live on the Internet · 395 radio spins · Blur FM / Dark Edge Radio / coloRadio · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Gonna Go to Japan · Gonna Go to Japan · 349 radio spins · YouFM / FIP Radio - Pop / GRRIF · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Time With U · Time With U · 306 radio spins · KDRU / egoFM / GlindRadio · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
angeleyes feat. Lou Roy · angeleyes feat. Lou Roy · 296 radio spins · 20k+ Shazams · played in H&M stores globally · Joy FM / RNE Ràdio 4 / KFFP · Apple-Shazam dashboard · logged from the artist dashboard
Stations with a public page
Blue Bottle Coffee Japan · Blue Bottle Coffee Japan · Autumn Stroll · “time with u” · November 15, 2024
FM NACK5 · FM NACK5 · I’m an Idiot · Feb 4, 2022 log at 27:38 · then CHAI まるごと and ACTION
WITT · WITT · I’m an Idiot · October 10, 2021 · 1:59 p.m. · Beformer
USEN Cafe Apres-midi · USEN D-03 · All My Friends Live on the Internet · 2022 Best Selection · Dec 26, 2022–Jan 15, 2023
USEN Cafe Apres-midi · USEN D-03 · All My Friends Live On The Internet · Koji Takahashi · Aug 29–Oct 9, 2022
Phoenix FM · Phoenix FM · Curveballs · All My Friends Live on the Internet · Dec 28, 2022
KMNR 89.7 · KMNR · #Grownupz · Little Homes · The Misplaced Sandwich · March 6, 2018
The Listen Local Show · Listen Local Radio · San Diego · Cathryn Beeks · Sculptor · first song · March 10, 2016
91X · 91X Loudspeaker · Who Am I Really Fooling Anyway · July 10, 2022 · 7 p.m. block
Fleet FM · Fleet FM · Jimmy · Getting Easier · August 19, 2023
Shazam / H&M retail rotation · Shazam / H&M retail rotation · "angeleyes" feat. Lou Roy · 2022 · ABBA cover · 20k+ Shazams · played in H&M stores globally
KFFP Freeform Portland · KFFP Freeform Portland · "angeleyes" · Spinitron playlist log
KCRW · Morning Becomes Eclectic · KCRW · Morning Becomes Eclectic · KODOMO MITAI · Jul 5, 2022 · Anthony Valadez · Beformer Instagram
Future Hits Radio · Positive New Music Releases · Future Hits Radio · Positive New Music Releases · Gingerbread House 2021 · Nov 23, 2022 · Lizzie Romain · Scoobert featured
egoFM · egoFM Top 1,000 (15 years) · #654 · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · Nov 24, 2023 · Munich rotation
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #5 · I'm an Idiot · NEU · September 18, 2021
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #1 · Don't Worry · ↑ from #7 · May 15, 2021
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #7 · Don't Worry · ↑ from #10 · May 8, 2021
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #8 · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · ↑ from #10 · April 3, 2021
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #9 · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · ↑ from #10 · March 20, 2021
egoFM · egoFM ego 42 · #10 · Can't Imagine Feeling Better · first chart entry · March 13, 2021
egoFM · egoFM · "best. day. ever." · Best of 2025 playlist context · Munich
FluxFM · FluxFM · Limón Limón & Scoobert Doobert, "Hello" · playlist archive · Berlin · 2026 rows
FluxFM · FluxFM · Limón & Scoobert Doobert, "3:00" · playlist archive · Berlin
GRRIF · GRRIF · "Gonna Go to Japan" · 25 septembre 2023 · radio playlist log · two listed plays
Space Is The Place · Space Is The Place · "A La Carte" · September 30, 2021 · playlist + Mixcloud
Radio Nova · Radio Nova · "Gonna Go to Japan" · catalog record · ID #38775 · 03:05 · broadcast date unconfirmed
Soundcharts · Soundcharts · Scoobert Doobert artist page · radio/playlist metadata
Radio shows and mixes
Podcasts and syndicated radio shows that published a tracklist. These are not Spotify playlists.
egoFM · egoFM Privataudienz · egoFM Privataudienz · Scoobert Doobert guest hour · hosted + curated · ~25 min · Slow Jam.wav in tracklist · song note
GFN Radio · The Drop with Danno · GFN Gwangju/Yeosu · full-hour guest · broadcast Feb 25, 2022 · Think About It world premiere · podcast + Spotify playlist · song note
Deep House Cat · Deep House Cat · "Mountain Hemlock Mix" · "I Love Money" · track 14 · Jan 21, 2022 · mix / radio-show circulation · song note
Dexaville's guest mix on the Deep House Cat Show closes with Scoobert Doobert: "I Love Money" as track 14. The episode tracklist is public on Apple Podcasts (January 21, 2022). Deep House Cat is a long-running house-music podcast/radio show syndicated to FM/online stations internationally, mix and radio-show circulation rather than editorial playlist placement. Sources: Apple Podcasts tracklist · Deep House Cat show.
Live sessions and compilations
Sessions and compilations other people recorded, with a public video or a distributor page.
alexrainbirdSessions · alexrainbirdSessions · "See You Again?" · Oct. 2024 · live session / compilation · public video + DSP metadata · song note
YouTube hosts "Scoobert Doobert - see you again? | alexrainbirdSession" in the alexrainbirdSessions series. Deezer lists "See You Again? (alexrainbirdSessions)" on alexrainbirdSessions October 2024 (Oct 16, 2024) with Luke Walton as lyricist, a session and compilation credit distinct from the I album mix. Sources: YouTube · see you again? | alexrainbirdSession · Deezer · See You Again? (alexrainbirdSessions) · Deezer · alexrainbirdSessions October 2024 .
"angeleyes," Scoobert Doobert's 2022 ABBA cover featuring Lou Roy, played in H&M stores globally and accumulated 20k+ Shazams. Sources: BIRP! September 2022 · SecondHandSongs.
Spotify playlists
Official Spotify playlists that added a song. The record is the post or the email from the day it happened, because playlist pages change. The full list is on the catalog.
Spotify's editorial playlists have added Luke F. Walton and Scoobert Doobert recordings and credited work 91 times, counting one track on one playlist and leaving out PopFiltr and Apple Music.
Playlist adds posted by Beformer
Beformer posted many of these adds on Facebook at the time. Those posts are the record when Spotify no longer shows the old playlist.
Scoobert Doobert artist releases
Scoobert Doobert · I'm an Idiot · Scoobert Doobert · I'm an Idiot · 2021 · worldwide New Music Friday / Fresh Finds / Fresh Finds Pop · Beformer Instagram · CHAI heard it after the New Music Friday add · source · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · time with u · Scoobert Doobert · time with u · 2024 · worldwide New Music Friday (Jan 5) / All New Indie / Bedroom Pop · Genius + Purple Melon + Spotify for Artists · source · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Meteor Shower · Scoobert Doobert · Meteor Shower · 2023 · Chill Vibes · Spotify for Artists emails May 6 and Sep 30 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Tired of the Sunshine · Scoobert Doobert · Tired of the Sunshine · 2023 · sunshine indie / Summer Indie · Spotify for Artists emails May 21 and May 27 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Stories · Scoobert Doobert · Stories · 2023 · Feel-Good Indie Rock · Spotify for Artists email Jun 17 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · MEMORY LAN · Scoobert Doobert · MEMORY LAN · 2023 · Summer Indie · Spotify for Artists email Jul 1 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Sunlight · Scoobert Doobert · Sunlight · 2023 · Soirée / come thru · Spotify for Artists emails Jul 30 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Gonna Go to Japan · Scoobert Doobert · Gonna Go to Japan · 2023 · Feel Good · Spotify for Artists email Aug 25 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Underwater · Scoobert Doobert · Underwater · 2023 · Bedroom Pop · Spotify for Artists email Aug 26 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · fuck it let's go bowling · Scoobert Doobert · fuck it let's go bowling · 2023 · All New Indie / Bedroom Pop / Fresh Finds · Spotify for Artists emails Sep 9–14 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Michael Bublé, My Santa Buddy · Scoobert Doobert · Michael Bublé, My Santa Buddy · 2023 · La magie de Noël · Spotify for Artists email Nov 11 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Winter Wonderland · Scoobert Doobert · Winter Wonderland · 2023 · Indie Christmas · Spotify for Artists email Nov 20 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Jingle Bells · Scoobert Doobert · Jingle Bells · 2023 · Indie Christmas · Spotify for Artists email Dec 9 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Gemini · Scoobert Doobert · Gemini · 2023 · Bedroom Pop · Spotify for Artists email Sep 23 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · watercolor sky · Scoobert Doobert · watercolor sky · 2024 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Mar 2 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · see you again? · Scoobert Doobert · see you again? · 2024 · Today's Indie Rock · Spotify for Artists email Mar 23 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · golden state of mind · Scoobert Doobert · golden state of mind · 2024 · All New Indie · Spotify for Artists email Apr 20 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · omw · Scoobert Doobert · omw · 2024 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Jun 16 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Dancing Alone · Scoobert Doobert · Dancing Alone · 2024 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Jul 13 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · CHEW ON THIS · Scoobert Doobert · CHEW ON THIS · 2024 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Jul 27 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · chasing the sunset · Scoobert Doobert · chasing the sunset · 2024 · Indie Brandneu / Indie Pop · Spotify for Artists emails Aug 10–11 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · merry christmas (from the beach) · Scoobert Doobert · merry christmas (from the beach) · 2024 · Indie Christmas · Spotify for Artists email Dec 14 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · PARTY · Scoobert Doobert · PARTY · 2025 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Apr 5 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · AFTER-PARTY · Scoobert Doobert · AFTER-PARTY · 2025 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email May 3 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · JAZZ FLUTE · Scoobert Doobert · JAZZ FLUTE · 2025 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email May 24 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · best. day. ever. · Scoobert Doobert · best. day. ever. · 2025 · DOPAMINE · Spotify for Artists email Sep 14 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · a song to quit your job to · Scoobert Doobert · a song to quit your job to · 2022 · Fresh Finds / Fresh Finds Pop / Indie Brandneu · The New LoFi + Beformer · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Think About It · Scoobert Doobert · Think About It · 2022 · New Music Friday / Fresh Finds / Fresh Finds Pop / Indie Brandneu · Glasse Factory · source
Scoobert Doobert · No Worries, Yes Worries · Scoobert Doobert · No Worries, Yes Worries · 2022 · Indie Brandneu / Today's Indie Rock · Beformer + Nagamag · source · receipt · receipt
FASONE × Scoobert Doobert · A Thing That I Like · FASONE × Scoobert Doobert · A Thing That I Like · 2022 · Fresh Finds Rock · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt
TOMMASO × Scoobert Doobert · While Away · TOMMASO × Scoobert Doobert · While Away · 2022 · Today's Indie Rock · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · PLACEBO + 野田洋次郎 · Scoobert Doobert · PLACEBO + 野田洋次郎 · 2022 · Today's Indie Rock · Yonezu cover · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt
Kajax × Scoobert Doobert (Sanguine Penguin) · Bumblebae · Kajax / Sanguine Penguin × Scoobert Doobert · Bumblebae · 2022 · OFF POP · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · High Society · Scoobert Doobert · High Society · 2022 · Indie Brandneu · Beformer Instagram + egoFM on-air mention · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Who Am I Really Fooling Anyway · Scoobert Doobert · Who Am I Really Fooling Anyway · 2022 · Indie Pop / Bedroom Pop · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Wouldn't It Be Nice · Scoobert Doobert · Wouldn't It Be Nice · 2022 · Modern Psychedelia / Indie Covers · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Feels So Good · Scoobert Doobert · Feels So Good · 2023 · Indie Pop / Modern Psychedelia / All New Indie / Ultimate Indie / Indie Brandneu / Monday Spin / Chilled Indie / Indie Covers / Feel Good · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Dancing in the Moonlight (Beach) · Scoobert Doobert · Dancing in the Moonlight (Beach) · 2023 · Chill Vibes / Indie Covers / Feel Good · Beformer Instagram · King Harvest cover · source · receipt · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · Get the Funk Out of My Head · Scoobert Doobert · Get the Funk Out of My Head · 2022 · Soirée · Beformer Instagram · KŌAN LP movement · source · receipt
Scoobert Doobert · September · Scoobert Doobert · September · 2022 · metropolis · Beformer Instagram · EWF cover · KŌAN LP movement · source · receipt
FEiN co-write era
FEiN · Infant · FEiN · Infant · 2019 · New Music Friday · added May 2 (release day) · sized playlists May 3 (175,926) and May 4 (3,187,831) · Spotify for Artists · receipt · receipt · receipt
FEiN · Infant · FEiN · Infant · 2019 · PopFiltr Smart is Sexy · public curated playlist · not Spotify editorial · source
CHAI / Japan collaborations
CHAI · WHOLE / まるごと · CHAI · WHOLE / まるごと · 2022 · Spotify Japan New Music Wednesday (Jan 12) and Edge! cover · SPICE companion editorial · source
CHAI · Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix) · CHAI · Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix) · 2022 · This Is CHAI · Spotify for Artists emails Feb 2 and Feb 4 · logged from the artist dashboard · source · receipt
CHAI · MY DREAM / 夢のはなし · CHAI · MY DREAM / 夢のはなし · 2022 · Lorem · Beformer Instagram · Scoobert sound produce · source
bed collaborations
bed · Kare Wa 3.0 · bed · Kare Wa 3.0 · 2025 · Spotify Japan New Music Wednesday · #68 on the April 9 archive · Heart Attack opening theme · source
I Don’t Speak French / Sweden–Nordics
I Don't Speak French & Scoobert Doobert · Voulez-Vous · I Don't Speak French & Scoobert Doobert · Voulez-Vous · 2023 · NMF / NMF Denmark / Indie Covers / Lotus / Apple NMD · Indieshake × Beformer · ABBA cover · source · receipt · receipt · receipt
Lou Roy / ABBA cover
Scoobert Doobert feat. Lou Roy · angeleyes · Scoobert Doobert feat. Lou Roy · angeleyes · 2023 · Café Croissant · Spotify for Artists email May 5 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Scoobert Doobert feat. Lou Roy · angeleyes · Scoobert Doobert feat. Lou Roy · angeleyes · 2022 · All New Indie / Ultimate Indie / Dinner with Friends · Beformer Instagram · source · receipt · receipt · receipt
Production / mixing / collaborator releases
Sanguine Penguin × Scoobert Doobert · do what i wanna · Sanguine Penguin × Scoobert Doobert · do what i wanna · 2022 · omw · Spotify for Artists email Oct 7 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Sanguine Penguin × Scoobert Doobert · wowowow · Sanguine Penguin × Scoobert Doobert · wowowow · 2023 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Jun 9 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Limón Limón & Scoobert Doobert · 3:00 · Limón Limón & Scoobert Doobert · 3:00 · 2023 · Indie Brandneu / Chilled Indie · Spotify for Artists emails May 26 and Jun 24 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt · receipt
OKAME · GAME OVER · OKAME · GAME OVER · 2025 · mixing engineer · Spotify New Music Wednesday / Indie Japan · TuneCore Japan public record · source
Limón Limón & Scoobert Doobert · Hello · Limón Limón & Scoobert Doobert · Hello · 2024 · Indie Brandneu · Spotify for Artists email Mar 16 · logged from the artist dashboard · receipt
Live performances
Shows that a festival page, an event report, or a concert database lists on its own. The November 2024 Japan trip is on Love Music More. More history is on Songkick, DoSD, and Soundcharts. The full list is on the catalog.
Songkick lists past Scoobert Doobert dates across San Diego, New York, and Japan. It fills in when individual flyers aren't available. DoSD independently lists Casbah and other San Diego bills with Scoobert Doobert, backing up the Songkick listings above.
Selected live appearances
The Casbah · Casbah · San Diego · Tim Pyles presents · free paintings · Dec 5, 2022 · Scoobert + Indigo · poster · Songkick · DoSD
Abrons Art Center · Abrons Art Center / NYC · Sept. 2022 · Scoobert Doobert live appearance · Songkick listing
San Diego live bills · San Diego live bills · 2022–2024 · Casbah / DoSD-listed appearances · public event listings
Full live history
Til-Two Club · Til-Two Club · San Diego · TEEEL + Snooty Warren + Scoobert · Nov 9, 2024 · Instagram poster · DoSD · Soundcharts
Shimokitazawa THREE · Shimokitazawa THREE · Cloud Peaches · LOSS Seasons Greetings 2024 AW · Oct. 18, 2024 · Scoobert Doobert (Los Angeles) · live performance
ザ・オトマチ / The Otomachi Festival · ザ・オトマチ / The Otomachi Festival · Miyagi, Japan · Oct. 14, 2024 · live festival performance · Scoobert Doobert (from California)
The Casbah · Casbah · San Diego · Tim Pyles presents · free paintings · Dec 5, 2022 · Scoobert + Indigo · poster · Songkick · DoSD
Abrons Art Center · Abrons Art Center / NYC · Sep 10, 2022 · Scoobert Doobert live appearance · Songkick
Wonderville · Wonderville · Brooklyn · KŌAN LP release · Sep 9, 2022 · Max Horwich promo · first NYC show · Songkick
Music Box · Music Box · San Diego · Josue Vazquez bill · Aug 31, 2022 · Limón Limón + Scoobert · Songkick · live photo
Folk Arts Rare Records · Folk Arts Rare Records · Check One Two Cold Brew · Jul 24, 2022 · Fresh Pots promo · Songkick · Scoobert 4–4:45 PM
Wonderbus · Wonderbus · San Diego, CA · May 6, 2022 · live performance · Songkick
TEEEL (@teeelmusic) posted a Til-Two Club gig poster on Instagram October 27, 2024: Saturday, November 9, 2024 in San Diego, TEEEL with Snooty Warren (@snootywarren) and Scoobert Doobert (@scoobertdoobert.pizza). The three-panel flyer lists all three artists by name; @tiltwoclub liked the post. DoSD lists the Nov 9, 2024 Til-Two bill independently; Soundcharts recent-shows backs up Scoobert Doobert at Til-Two Club that date. Sources: TEEEL (@teeelmusic) · Oct 27, 2024 gig poster · DoSD · Til-Two Club · Nov 9, 2024 · Soundcharts · Til-Two Club · Til-Two Club (@tiltwoclub) .
Cloud Peaches (雲庄蟠桃) was a Friday, October 18, 2024 late-night bill at Shimokitazawa THREE (Setagaya, Tokyo), part of LOSS Seasons Greetings 2024 AW, co-branded LOSS and Beformer on the poster. Door ¥2000 (+1 drink); start 23:00 through morning. Lineup on the poster: Scoobert Doobert (Los Angeles), Brother Sun Sister Moon, Tō Yō, soo:k (DJ: Berlin/Seoul), SUNNY ONLY 1 (DJ), Ryuhei (DJ: BCS), LOSS (DJ), and more. Soundcharts lists Scoobert Doobert at Shimokitazawa THREE that date. Personal photos and memory place the trip near Basement Bar, the neighboring sister venue in the same Basement Bar/THREE complex; no flyer, photo, or post shows the set in that room. Sources: Cloud Peaches · Shimokitazawa THREE · Oct 18, 2024 poster · Soundcharts · Shimokitazawa THREE · Shimokitazawa THREE · venue .
Scoobert Doobert performed at ザ・オトマチ / The Otomachi Festival in Zao, Miyagi, Japan, on October 14, 2024. The festival's official site lists "scoobert doobert (from California)" in the live lineup, alongside Japanese artists, DJs, art programming, food vendors, and local Zao community programming. ザ・オトマチ is a handmade festival begun in 2019 in Zao, built around music, art, and Zao food (音楽 / アート / 蔵王の食). A December 2024 Sendai event-research report independently confirms attendance at the October 14 edition at 寶池山蓮蔵寺 in the Zao town district. @theotomachi posted a clip of him playing in that temple hall, dated October 13, 2024. A photo posted around October 14 by @caterpillar_nagisa_sendai labels him scoobert doobert beside people the image labels DJ BOSSA★Da and long nagisa; the caption calls Otomachi cool. Sources: 蔵王オトマチ音街公式サイト · live lineup · センダイ イベントリサーチ · Oct 14, 2024 report · Songkick · Otomachi Festival 2024 · Soundcharts · Renzoji Temple / 蓮蔵寺 .
Tim Pyles (91X Loudspeaker host; @thelocalpyle) presented free paintings at The Casbah (2501 Kettner Blvd, San Diego) on Monday, December 5, 2022, with special guests Scoobert Doobert and Indigo (US). Poster: $7, 21+, doors 7:30 PM. Songkick lists doors 8:30 PM and the full lineup; DoSD and SD Dialed In back up the bill independently. Poster from @indigothebandd December 2022 Southern California tour promo. Sources: Concert poster · @indigothebandd promo · Songkick · Casbah · Dec 5, 2022 · DoSD · Dec 5, 2022 · SD Dialed In · Dec 5, 2022 listing · Tim Pyles (@thelocalpyle) · 91X Loudspeaker · 91X Loudspeaker .
Max Horwich (@mhorwich) promoted a free KŌAN LP album release show at Wonderville (1186 Broadway, Bushwick) for Friday, September 9, 2022, the same day the twenty-five-track KŌAN LP shipped on Beformer. Scoobert Doobert's caption context: first time playing New York on the night the album drops. Bill: Swimware (@swimwareiscool), Trickster (Nikhil debut), and DJ sets by Saltzshaker b2b N0serv1ce (Horwich). Songkick lists Scoobert Doobert at Wonderville that date. Sources: Max Horwich (@mhorwich) · Sep 2, 2022 release-show promo · Songkick · Wonderville · Sep 9, 2022 · Wonderville (@wondervillenyc) .
Music Box (1337 India St, San Diego) hosted Josue Vazquez with Limón Limón and Scoobert Doobert on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 (doors 8 PM). Songkick independently lists Scoobert Doobert on the bill. A live photo from Instagram shows Scoobert on stage: dog mask, patchwork pants, guitar, Super Mario 64 projection. Sources: Live photo · Instagram · Songkick · Music Box · Aug 31, 2022 · Music Box (@musicboxsd) .
Check One Two Cold Brew was a Fresh Pots! day party at Folk Arts Rare Records (3610 University Ave, North Park) on July 24, 2022, noon–6 PM, with record digging, Check One Two Coffee cold brew, and an all-ages bill. Performances: Shady Francos, Scoobert Doobert, and Mochillero All Stars; DJ sets: Dre Trav (Caliens), Mike Turi (Wild Wild Wets), and Psychopop. Songkick independently lists Scoobert Doobert headlining with a 4:00–4:45 PM set time; Scoobert’s July 26 Instagram recap tags @folkartsrarerecords. Sources: Fresh Pots! (@gimmefreshpots) · Jul 11, 2022 promo · Songkick · Folk Arts Rare Records · Jul 24, 2022 · Scoobert Doobert · post-gig recap · Jul 26, 2022 .
Selected press
Bandcamp Daily: applied communications, “applied communications bites the big one” · Bandcamp Daily named the album Album of the Day on September 25, 2026. Luke Jackson wrote the review. Walton mixed the album. · applied communications bites the big one
HvA Pure: Critical Meme Reader (Cited by 27) · The university database lists the Critical Meme Reader and a count of citations of the volume. Horwich’s chapter on Scoobert Doobert is pages 78–88. · Critical Meme Reader
Computational Culture: Review of 'Critical Meme Reader: Global Mutations of the Viral Image' · Neda Genova reviews the book in issue 9 and discusses the Scoobert Doobert chapter. The notes cite pages 79 and 88. · Masks and Monsters
MediaRep: Horwich/Scoobert chapter (TOC, pp. 78–88) · The volume’s table of contents, the original publication record. This is not a later citation. · Critical Meme Reader
Neural Archive: volume TOC lists Horwich/Scoobert · A catalog listing. It names the Scoobert Doobert interview in the book’s table of contents. This is not a later citation. · Critical Meme Reader
Open Gender Journal: Plattformversprechen zurückweisen / Refusing Platform Promises · Nishant Shah (2023) cites the book in the bibliography. · Critical Meme Reader
Revista SEUG: La activación de los hechos climáticos a través de la ficción · L. V. García (2025) lists the book in the references. · Critical Meme Reader
egoFM: Scoobert Doobert bei egoFM · 2021 interview on Radiowelt (Sept. 2022): Charmander / Glumanda, burritos, Pokémon, church-jam story, going solo as a multi-instrumentalist.
egoFM: egoFM Privataudienz · Scoobert Doobert hosted and curated a guest hour on Munich radio (~25 minutes online cut); published tracklist includes Slow Jam.wav (Stolen Off of Napster). · Big Hug
egoFM: Album der Woche (Big Hug) · Album der Woche release-week feature: Scooby-Doo name joke, going solo as a multi-instrumentalist, Little Hug then Big Hug, post-pandemic relaxed alt-pop. · Big Hug
egoFM: ego 42 chart #1 (Don't Worry) · Don't Worry hit #1 on the egoFM ego 42 weekly chart (up from #7, May 15, 2021), its first #1 on a public weekly radio chart. · Don't Worry
egoFM: Top 1,000 most-played (15 years, #654) · "Cant Imagine Feeling Better Like This" ranked #654 of 1000 on egoFM's 15-year most-played list (November 24, 2023). · Can't Imagine Feeling Better
91X FM: Top 91 of 2021 · Scoobert Doobert's "Don't Worry" ranked #90 on 91X's year-end Top 91 Songs of 2021. The station page was published November 16, 2022. · Don't Worry
91X FM: Loudspeaker Top 5 (September 2020) · Tim Pyles Loudspeaker Top 5: "Moving To Canada" at #4 for September 2020. · Moving to Canada
91X FM: Loudspeaker Top 5 (April 2021) · Tim Pyles Loudspeaker Top 5: "Don't Worry" at #1 for April 2021. · Don't Worry
91X FM: studio visit (Instagram) · Luke Walton in the 91X studio with Tim Pyles (@thelocalpyle); posted by @scoobertdoobert.pizza: "thanks for having me on air @91xsandiego." · Big Hug
egoFM: ego 42 new entries (High Society) · April 23, 2022 ego 42 graphic lists Scoobert Doobert – High Society under Neuzugänge (new entries). That week’s #1 is Nilüfer Yanya, “The Dealer.” High Society is not numbered. · High Society
91X FM: North Park Festival of Beers (Instagram) · Posted April 3, 2022, about the festival the day before. 91X names Signal for Pilot, The Petty Saints, and Mr. Henry as the performers, and tags Scoobert Doobert among local artists who showed up to support. Not a performance credit. Photo credit on the post: @nealocuss.
RUEX Mag: playlist roundup (Instagram) · September 16, 2025 carousel labels Scoobert Doobert (EEUU) in a six-track roundup curated by @vvvarennikovvv. The visible caption names other artists’ songs, not his.
Sound & Recording Magazine (サンレコ) · Featured in Japan's music-production magazine on bedroom-pop production, recording, and mixing. Print scans are on the press kit.
DOLO Los Angeles: USC Thornton showcase bio (Apr 21, 2013) · Troubadour, first graduating class of the Popular Music Program. Luke Walton bio: Fender and Line 6 endorsed artist; Exist Elsewhere; Isle of Wight radio; nationally syndicated radio; USA Today; Country Weekly; local TV; a national Exist Elsewhere tour that summer. Isle of Wight (Oct 14, 2012) and Country Weekly (2009) are on this site. The endorsement, the USA Today piece, and the national-tour plan are the bio's claims. 413.
USC Thornton: Exist Elsewhere at Macworld/iWorld iNDIE iNNOVATION · Luke Walton (BM ’13) and Brandon Woodward (BM ’14): Exist Elsewhere won the 2013 iNDIE iNNOVATION Championship in San Francisco and opened for Little Feat. 413.
Sonicbids: iNDIE iNNOVATION Champion · Sonicbids names Exist Elsewhere the iNDIE iNNOVATION Champion after the Macworld/iWorld finals vs Mister Loveless.
Sonicbids: REACH 2014 (later Exist Elsewhere lineup) · Sonicbids (Farah Joan Fard, March 10, 2014) prints this Exist Elsewhere lineup: Noah Benardout, drummer Elijah Wood, guitarist Josh Jaramillo, and bassist Mark Pacificar. Luke Walton's account: that is the band that replaced him and Brandon Woodward after they left to start FEiN. The piece is that lineup's REACH 2014 tour with NVEEE. It kicked off March 7 in Riverside, fourteen cities in six states that month, with SXSW on March 14 and 15. It also recalls that Exist Elsewhere was the 2013 first-place winner of iNDIE iNNOVATION and released 413. Elijah Wood in that roster is the drummer (Electrify Your Strings), not the actor. His page later calls the tour a 40-show run. The March 10 article says fourteen cities. Luke, Brandon, and Nick Petrou are not on that roster.
Macworld/iWorld: iNDIE iNNOVATION Championship (video) · Official session: Exist Elsewhere presentation and performance (28:12), crowned 2013 champions over Mister Loveless.
Andrew Gant: Exist Elsewhere: Tokyo · Director portfolio: Kinect/volumetric Tokyo MV (2013), full credits, Walton lead guitar/vocals and Woodward drums/vocals; No Film School + Kotaku features.
No Film School: Kinect motion-capture video for Tokyo · Interview with Andrew Gant on Exist Elsewhere's Tokyo video: Kinect, DSLR, projector, RGBDToolkit. He credits Sarah Oh with the lightman art. Tokyo.
Mickie's Zoo: Noah Benardout Hard Rock residency (June 27, 2012) · Noah Benardout residency at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, Fridays July 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2012, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Noah at 10:45 p.m. (11:15 p.m. on July 27). Bills Noah. Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward were in his band. The GigTown bio dates Exist Elsewhere’s birth to 11:45 p.m. on July 27, the last night. 413.
Buzzbands.la: The Week Ahead, July 9–15 (2012) · Lists Noah Benardout at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood. Does not name the band. Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward were in Noah’s band. 413.
GigTown: Exist Elsewhere · Band bio: Exist Elsewhere was born at 11:45 p.m. on July 27, 2012, at the Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood Boulevard, the last night of Noah Benardout’s residency. Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward left before they recorded and released #Grownupz (August 25, 2014) and became FEiN. Noah continued Exist Elsewhere. 413.
Glamglare: Little Little Homes EP · Pre-Little Homes feature tying FEiN to Walton and Woodward (not a Q&A).
Music Connection: NMC Artist of the Week (Sep 2014) · New Artist of the Week in September 2014, scored 8.0, for “#Grownupz” and “Monay Grabba.” The listing says they were looking for a label and for film and TV work. · FEiN Times (Issue #1)
Music Connection: Top 25 New Music Critiques (2014) · Number 25 on the Top 25 New Music Critiques, scored 8.0, from FEiN Times Issue #1. Contact FEiN@FEiNtimes.com. FEiN posted the year-end clipping on January 11, 2015. · FEiN Times (Issue #1)
Fresh Beats 365: Little Little Homes EP review · Tom Roden calls it a melancholy indie-electropop teaser. He writes about “Sculptor,” “#Grownupz,” and the outro’s vocal morphing, and compares the EP to Foster the People’s Torches. · Little Homes
Spotify: FEiN listeners (2016) · 326,978 Spotify listeners streamed 8.9 years of FEiN. Listening time, not a stream count. The four people in the inset photo are not named.
Spotify for Artists: FEiN 2017 Wrapped · FEiN’s 2017 Spotify Wrapped: 61 countries, 248,000 fans, and 79,000 hours of listening.
Spotify for Artists: FEiN 2021 Wrapped · Posted December 2, 2021. FEiN’s 2021 Wrapped: 2.9 million streams, 464,500 listeners, 154,300 hours, and 143 countries.
Glamglare: It's Alright Song Pick · A 2017 feature on FEiN’s single “It’s Alright.”
Fresh Beats 365: It's Alright review · Tom Roden writes that it is the most melancholy FEiN song yet, a rousing 2017 alt track, and the second month in a row the site covered them after “The Disco.” · It's Alright
Fresh Beats 365: The Disco (feat. Mike Funk) · Tom Roden writes that this is FEiN’s return after Little Homes, a collaboration with Mike Funk, and a disco and funk throwback that knows it is a revival. · The Disco (feat. Mike Funk)
Spotify for Creators: Love Music More ranking · Spotify for Creators ranked this podcast in the top 10% of all podcasts on Spotify in 2025.
Spotify for Podcasters: Love Music More 2023 Wrapped · Spotify for Podcasters, 2023 Wrapped. Listeners +18%, streams +15%, followers +87%, minutes created +61%. 1.2K minutes created. Top country: United States. 26 top fans. Top podcast for 26 fans: 66 in the top 5, 100 in the top 10.
Spotify for Podcasters: Love Music More 2025 Wrapped · Spotify for Podcasters, 2025 Wrapped. Badges: A 2025 Marathon Show, A 2025 Talked About Show, A 2025 Most Shared Show. #1 show for 199 fans.
Beformer: DistroKid × Love Music More sponsorship · DistroKid is the title sponsor of Love Music More. Episodes include a 30% off referral at distrokid.com/vip/lovemusicmore. Beformer Instagram promo (April 2024) thanked DistroKid for 114 weeks of sponsorship.
Muso.AI: Luke Francis Walton credits profile · Claimed profile: 260 indexed credits (Scoobert solo, FEiN songwriting, CHAI production/remix, client mixes). Platform dashboard: Top 1% of Artists and Top 1% of Songwriters for the week of May 28–Jun 4, 2026.
Killphonic Rights: client roster (Instagram) · Scoobert Doobert featured in "Meet some of our clients" carousel; Luke Walton publishing administration signing (Los Angeles).
Safari Pedals: ABI ASKS (Instagram) · Abi the Producer interviews Scoobert Doobert on creative flow vs technical precision; full blog at Safari Audio.
Spotify for Artists: Scoobert Doobert stats (2025) · Instagram archive of the Spotify for Artists dashboard: 992K listeners and 2.8M streams, 128K hours, 180 countries in 2025 (Spotify only). 2025 Wrapped (screenshot). Playlists 53K, playlist adds 101K (screenshot). Growth: total audience +122%, total new audience +999%, followers +44% (screenshot). Top countries: United States, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada (screenshot).
Spotify for Artists: Scoobert Doobert stats (2024) · Instagram archive of the Spotify for Artists dashboard: 1.11M listeners and 3.6M streams, 158K hours, 182 countries in 2024 (Spotify only). Official 2024 Spotify for Artists card. The graphic does not print the year.
Spotify for Artists: Scoobert Doobert stats (2023) · Instagram archive of the Spotify for Artists dashboard: 1.3M listeners and 4.4M streams, 222.1K hours, 180 countries in 2023 (Spotify only). Official Spotify for Artists Wrapped (screenshot). A second card (screenshot): 1.1M new listeners, 60.4K saves, 68.4K playlists, 131 top artist fans.
Spotify for Artists: Scoobert Doobert stats (2022) · Instagram archive of the Spotify for Artists dashboard: 338.8K listeners and 1.1M streams, 48.9K hours, 168 countries in 2022 (Spotify only). Official Spotify for Artists Wrapped (screenshot). The gains card (screenshot) prints listeners +232%, streams +228%, saves +179%, playlist adds +191%, followers +101%.
Spotify for Artists: Scoobert Doobert stats (2021) · Instagram archive of the Spotify for Artists dashboard: 101.9K listeners and 346.2K streams, 15.2K hours, 127 countries in 2021 (Spotify only). Official Spotify for Artists Wrapped (screenshot). A second card (screenshot) prints +999% for listeners, streams, playlists, and shares. The totals under those words are covered.
Blabbermouth · Coverage of his interview with Cro-Mags founder Harley Flanagan.
Illustrate Magazine · Feature noting his CHAI and Shingo Murakami productions.
San Diego Union-Tribune · Red-carpet MovieMax premiere of We Must Remember, a 33-minute Holocaust documentary by 16 Carlsbad High CHSTV students (dir. Doug Green, prod. Lisa Posard). We Must Remember. · We Must Remember
KPBS · Beth Accomando on the locally made We Must Remember at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival: "touching sincerity and discovery." We Must Remember. · We Must Remember
eSchool News · Meris Stansbury feature on Doug Green and CHSTV's Holocaust documentary: production budget, European filming, Branko Lustig, curriculum plans. We Must Remember. · We Must Remember
San Diego Union-Tribune · Encore screenings of student Holocaust documentary We Must Remember at MovieMax Carlsbad; Luke Walton (La Costa Canyon graduate) named as composer and scheduled to perform. We Must Remember. · We Must Remember
The Coast News · North County feature on Luke Walton and "Six Months to Make It", the 21-episode vlog (Jan–July 2009) he started after graduating La Costa Canyon a semester early, documenting his run from amateur to working musician, ahead of the Taylor Swift viral moment and The Luke Walton Band LP. Also covers the La Costa Canyon Battle of the Bands: describes him as winning all but one year, including that year's win with Blue Suburbia, and reports his acceptance into USC's new Popular Music Program. Lcc Battle Of The Bands.
San Diego Reader: "Swift Serenade" · Blurt item on the Love Story date video: names Walton a recent graduate of La Costa Canyon, describes the YouTube rewrite of Taylor Swift's "Love Story," notes KSON and local-TV attention, and clocks the video at roughly 45,000 hits at the time of writing. Swift never responded.
San Diego Reader: Swedenborg Hall (Jun 14, 2009) · Sunday 7:30 p.m. acoustic bill at Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler Avenue, University Heights: Brooklyn Mack, with Jessica Lerner, Karen Real, Jordan Reimer, Sven-Erik Seaholm, and Luke Walton. The June 2009 San Diego Troubadour prints the same night as Sunday • 14.
Neon Tommy: Rusty's Surf Ranch (Sep 24, 2010) · Cynthia Balderas: Luke Walton Band closed a USC Thornton night at Rusty's Surf Ranch, Santa Monica Pier, after the Derik Nelson Band and Rozzi Crane. Set she lists: Goodbye, Heart in Hand, a Crossroads cover, Stay the Same, A Good Girl, Where We're Going To (Go), and an acoustic Taylor Swift cover she calls Love Song, folded into Hello Beautiful. Goodbye Hello.
Concert Archives: Rusty's Surf Ranch · Sep 24, 2010: Rozzi, luke walton, Dainty. A second bill, May 21, 2010, is Elias, Rozzi, luke walton, and Pinhead (https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/elias-rozzi-luke-walton-pinhead). The Sep 24 Neon Tommy review names the Derik Nelson Band instead of Dainty.
San Diego Troubadour: Acoustic Nights (Jun 14, 2009) · June 2009 calendar, Sunday • 14, 7:30 p.m., Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler St.: Acoustic Nights with Sven-Erik Seaholm, Brooklyn, Jordan Reimer, Jessica Lerner, Karen Real, and Luke Walton.
San Diego Reader: band profile (Luke Walton) · Reader band page: acoustic and electric guitar, piano, vocals. RIYL John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Greg Laswell. Influences add the Fray and Josh Damigo. Inception field: Carlsbad, 1991. Discography line: Heart in Hand, 2009. The blurb says he was eighteen in 2009, graduated La Costa Canyon, and began self-recording at home in Carlsbad. The catalog dates Just A Friend to 2007 and Heart in Hand to 2008.
San Diego Union-Tribune · "Encinitas: Local teen gets national attention for video asking singer for date," hometown-paper coverage of the Love Story date video. The source is currently paywalled; headline and date are confirmed, but the body text has not been transcribed.
NBC New York · “Teen Romeo Sings ‘Love Story’ to Taylor Swift”: national coverage of the viral YouTube date video (Luke Walton, San Diego; credited as Luke Francis Walton on this site).
Nashville City Paper · Taylor Swift fan to come courting in Nashville: feature on the Love Story video and July 2009 Music City visit.
Orlando Sentinel · Soundboard music blog: San Diego teen uses viral video to court Taylor Swift.
Country Weekly · National country-magazine print feature (page scan archived from The Luke Walton Band press kit).
USC Trojan Family Magazine · Winter 2009 cover after the Taylor Swift date video; Walton with Peter Lee Johnson, Leland Cox, and Mia Minichiello (USC Popular Music Program).
USC Thornton School of Music · Exist Elsewhere performed and were interviewed on The Artie Lange Show (August 14, 2013): Tokyo and Unwhole. 413.
Daily Trojan · Thornton popular-music midterm at the Grammy Museum Sound Stage; calls Walton a "YouTube sensation" and credits his guitar solo on Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's the Way of the World" (with Rozzi Crane on vocals).
USC Thornton University Chorus · Printed program for the University Chorus Holiday Concert, Sunday, November 21, 2010, 8:00 p.m., United University Church. Luke Walton is listed tenor. The same roster lists Rozzi Crane and Anna Dingwall (Annie Dingwall) alto, Barry Harris bass, and Eric Radloff tenor. Mia Minichiello is also listed alto.
San Diego Reader · A San Diego Reader live column, October 21, 2021.
Ear to the Ground Music · Several posts on Scoobert Doobert.
Soundville · On "Alright."
The New LoFi · Names "a song to quit your job to" on Spotify official playlists Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds Pop, and Indie Brandneu; also mentions the CHAI WHOLE and WINK TOGETHER credits. · a song to quit your job to
The Wavys: EP of the Year nominee (Little Hug) · 2021 Wavy Awards EP of the Year nominee carousel. Luke also co-wrote the Wavys theme with Rebecca Sansom. · Little Hug
The Wavys: Collaboration of the Year nominee (WHOLE) · 2022 Wavy Awards Collaboration of the Year nominee: WHOLE (CHAI × Scoobert Doobert); tags @scoobertdoobert.pizza. · WHOLE
Times of San Diego · 2022 San Diego Music Awards nominees: Big Hug listed in Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album. · Big Hug
International Songwriting Competition · 2016 semi-finalists · The International Songwriting Competition 2016 semi-finalists list names Kerri Medders, Luke Walton, and Brandon Woodward as songwriters of “Fall Away,” in Adult Contemporary, Pop/Top 40, and Unpublished. That is a personal songwriting credit, not a project-adjacent mention. · Fall Away
Pitchfork · WINK TOGETHER EP tracklist includes Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix). CHAI credits in order: Chai Spine.
NME · WHOLE produced by Scoobert Doobert; theme for Koi-senu Futari. Chai Whole · Chai Spine. · WHOLE
音楽通信: MANA on Scoobert (Amiri Kawamura) · MANA: she found Scoobert on Spotify New Music Friday, posted the song to her Instagram story, and he wrote back. She asked him to arrange まるごと with a romantic, nostalgic brief. She does not name the playlist song. The interview also lists WINK TOGETHER track 4 as Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix). · WHOLE
Paste Magazine · WHOLE single coverage in the NHK drama theme release window; NME and Sub Pop Mega Mart also list the production credit. Chai Whole · Chai Spine. · WHOLE
Qetic · CHAI まるごと release for NHK 恋せぬふたり; names Scoobert Doobert on サウンドプロデュース. Chai Whole · Chai · Chai Spine. · WHOLE / まるごと
Bezzy · CHAI 夢のはなし (MY DREAM) release for のん主演 さかなのこ; names Scoobert Doobert on sound produce (also まるごと). Chai Yume No Hanashi · Chai. · MY DREAM / 夢のはなし
Sony Music Japan · We The CHAI Tour! FINAL Blu-ray (Jul 3, 2024): Mar 12, 2024 EX THEATER ROPPONGI last show. Setlist includes Walton production #3 ラブじゃん and #11 まるごと. Final Live · Chai Whole · Chai Thats Love. · WHOLE / ラブじゃん (final live)
Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) · Fan-captured Needle Drop reaction to CHAI "WHOLE" (Walton production). Anthony Fantano · Chai Whole. · WHOLE
ALT77 · Review of the single “Can’t Imagine Feeling Better”: “a really fun single that captures a mood perfectly.” · Can’t Imagine Feeling Better
ALT77: best. day. ever. · Eduard Banulescu reviews best. day. ever. beside Violet UltraRay’s ride: a summery ode about doing something good for a friend. · best. day. ever.
Genius: Spotify New Music Friday 01/05/24 · Transcribed worldwide New Music Friday playlist. Lists Scoobert Doobert – time with u. · time with u
Purple Melon: Indie Kids (time with u) · Names time with u on Spotify New Music Friday and All New Indie. · time with u
ADNKDN: time with u · Japanese note: 2024 best-song candidate. Mentions the CHAI remix and the I'm an Idiot New Music Friday bio line. · time with u
Blue Bottle Coffee Japan: Autumn Stroll · Blue Bottle Coffee Japan published 「＃MUSIC WITH COFFEE VOL.119： Autumn Stroll」 on November 15, 2024. The playlist on that post includes Scoobert Doobert, “time with u.” · time with u
PAN WINYL: I'm an Idiot · Tomasz Olszewski: San Diego new release. Names Spotify New Music Friday and Fresh Finds. · I'm an Idiot
Mix It All Up: best. day. ever. · Nikki Court: jangly indie-rock and pop, about making time for the people you care about. · best. day. ever.
Selected credits
We Must Remember (film score) · He composed the score in 2009 for this Carlsbad High documentary, directed by Doug Green and produced by Lisa Posard. The San Diego Union-Tribune, KPBS, and eSchool News covered the film.
We Must Remember: San Diego Jewish World (Joyce Forum premiere) · World premiere announced for Joyce Forum / San Diego Jewish Film Festival (Feb 9, 2009). We Must Remember.
We Must Remember: Joyce Forum Special Recognition Award · San Diego Jewish Film Festival: the film received a Joyce Forum Special Recognition Award. The award is the film's, not a music prize. We Must Remember.
We Must Remember: Leichtag grant · Leichtag Family Foundation: $100,000 grant supported 2008 production of We Must Remember. We Must Remember.
We Must Remember: Peacemaker Award (2010) · National Conflict Resolution Center Peacemaker Award for Doug Green and CHSTV students. We Must Remember.
We Must Remember: Amazon (DVD) · Commercial DVD release (ASIN B0046KJPJW). We Must Remember.
Goodbye/Hello: Amazon Music · The Luke Walton Band LP (2010). Commercial listing (ASIN B00454TZJE). Album page: Goodbye Hello.
We Must Remember: CHSTV HD release (2013) · Patch: CHSTV released award-winning documentaries as HD digital downloads; We Must Remember donated to Dachau memorial site. We Must Remember.
Alan Parsons: USC Thornton Popular Music Forum · Guitar on an original student song, recorded at The Village Studios (Nov 2011).
CHAI: WINK TOGETHER (Sub Pop) · "Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix)": official WINK remix companion (Confidence Man, ZAZEN BOYS, Busy P, STUTS, Beenzino). CHAI Bandcamp bills the track CHAI and Scoobert Doobert. The remix came after CHAI heard "I'm an Idiot." Transcript: Chai Wink Together Sub Pop. Miracle Scoobert Doobert Remix · Chai · Chai Spine.
CHAI: "WHOLE" · He produced “WHOLE” (まるごと), the theme for the NHK drama Koisenu Futari. NME, Qetic, Sony Music Japan, and Paste reported the credit. The song is also on the We The CHAI Tour final Blu-ray.
Koisenu Futari: Galaxy Award Special Prize · The series won the 59th Galaxy Award Television Division Special Prize. The award is the drama's, not a music prize. Walton produced the theme “WHOLE.” Transcript: Koisenu Futari Galaxy Award. Chai Whole.
Koisenu Futari: Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Excellence Award · 77th Arts Festival, television drama Excellence Award for よるドラ「恋せぬふたり」. The award is the drama's. Chai Whole.
Koisenu Futari: Kuniko Mukōda Prize (Erika Yoshida) · Writer Erika Yoshida won the 40th Mukōda Prize for the series. That award is hers. Chai Whole.
CHAI: "夢のはなし (MY DREAM)" · He sound-produced “MY DREAM” (夢のはなし), the theme for the 2022 film The Fish Tale (さかなのこ). Sony Music Japan, Skream!, Spincoaster, and Bezzy reported it. Tower Records also credits the arrangement to CHAI and Scoobert Doobert. Chai Yume No Hanashi.
The Fish Tale: Japan Academy Prize (Non) · Non received Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 46th Japan Academy Prize. The award is hers, not a music prize. Walton sound-produced the theme. Chai Yume No Hanashi.
CHAI: "That’s Love" · He played, produced, and mixed “That’s Love” (ラブじゃん), a Japan single. Tower Records credits the arrangement to CHAI and Scoobert Doobert. Chai Thats Love.
CHAI: ジャジャーン (Tower Records Japan) · Sony EP SICX-184, Jan 18, 2023. 編曲 CHAI and Scoobert Doobert on ラブじゃん, まるごと, and 夢のはなし. Lyrics and composition stay with CHAI. SURPRISE and HERO JOURNEY name other arrangers. Transcript: Chai Jajarn Tower Records.
TAKATSU-KING (Shingo Murakami): だれかおるやろ feat. CHAI · The theme for Shingo Murakami’s series on NTT Docomo’s Lemino. The April 19, 2023 premiere followed the song and its video. He produced and mixed it, and played drums, bass, and guitar. The show’s own credit does not print his name.
applied communications: bites the big one · He mixed the album, released September 25, 2026, nine tracks, mastered by Riley Knapp. The mix credit is Wood’s release post. Bandcamp Daily named it Album of the Day, and Luke Jackson wrote that review. Applied Communications Bites The Big One · Applied Communications.
applied communications: Has a Midlife Crisis · He mixed Max Wood’s 17-year comeback EP in April 2024. Riley Knapp mastered it. Pitchfork reviewed Uhhh Sort Of in 2005 and listed it among its 15 worst releases of that year. The 2024 and 2026 records are beat-driven. V13 and Chorus.fm covered the new EP. Applied Communications Has A Midlife Crisis · Applied Communications.
OKAME: "おかしなきもち" · He mixed the debut single in October 2025. MARZEL, Rooftop, Skream!, NiEW, and A SCENE covered it. Okashi Na Kimochi.
OKAME: "GAME OVER" · TuneCore Japan lists Scoobert Doobert as mixing engineer; guitar is OKAME. Dec 2025 Spotify: New Music Wednesday, Indie Japan, 元気Booster, Best New Music: DIGLE SOUND. Apple Music also lists the mix. Game Over · Spotify Editorial.
OKAME: DEBUT · Mixed the first album by MANA and KANA’s post-CHAI project OKAME (Feb 4, 2026). Also: Skream!, Savvy. Okame Debut.
OKAME: "言いわけきかせて" · Mixed the July 25, 2026 single (KODO RECORDS, KODO-DIGI-002), theme for the short anime きょうもカクレチカクカ・ビン (10 episodes planned). Official MV is separate: chao! director, concept, and storyboard. Also: The Third Strategy, JOYSOUND, Uta-Net, Rooftop. Spotify credits list OKAME and MANA and do not yet name a mixing engineer. Okame Iiwake Kikasete.
bed: "Kare Wa 3.0" (Heart Attack OP) · The official video. He co-wrote, produced, and mixed the song, the opening theme for the Fuji TV and Skybound drama Heart Attack. A production demo synced to the opening is at https://www.instagram.com/scoobertdoobert.pizza/p/DIUQ1XfSvgv/. Bed Kare Wa.
bed: "Kare Wa 3.0" on Spotify New Music Wednesday · April 9, 2025 archive of Spotify Japan New Music Wednesday (37i9dQZF1DWYBDycFJuxRt): Kare Wa 3.0 by bed at #68. 245,362 likes on that snapshot. Bed Kare Wa.
Fuji TV: HEART ATTACK won ContentAsia Silver (2025) · The series won Silver for Best Drama Series Made in Asia for a Regional or International Market. First international award for the drama; first win in the category for Fuji TV. Walton co-wrote and co-produced the opening theme “Kare Wa 3.0.” The award is the drama’s, not a music prize. Transcript: Heart Attack Contentasia Silver. Bed Kare Wa.
KOMAGOME: CHAHHAN · He co-wrote, co-produced, mixed, and played on the song. Uta-Net lists the lyrics as MANA and KANA, and the composition as Scoobert Doobert, MANA, and KANA. Chahhan.
KOMAGOME: WE CAN'T DOLL · The ending theme for 週刊ナイナイミュージック. He produced it and co-composed it with MANA and KANA. Rolling Stone Japan calls it MANA and KANA’s first production credit after CHAI ended. We Cant Doll · Komagome.
Japanese lyrics databases (composer index) · Uta-Net composer page Scoobert Doobert・MANA・KANA (CHAHHAN, WE CAN'T DOLL) · UtaTen songWriter index.
KOMAGOME on Uta-Net · Artist discography. Scoobert Doobert is the composer, with MANA and KANA, on WE CAN'T DOLL and CHAHHAN. The other songs on the page list other composers.
OKAME: Apple Music mix credits (DEBUT) · Apple Music credits pane: Scoobert Doobert mixing engineer on all eight DEBUT tracks. Okame.
TOMMASO: While Away feat. Scoobert Doobert · Marmoset staff pick (2022), sync/licensing marketplace. While Away.
Scoobert Doobert: I (vinyl) · New Cosmos Records pressed it on vinyl: 300 copies of the “daydreaming” splatter, and 25 handmade “golden state of mind” copies. The liner notes are long. I. Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/32389527-Scoobert-Doobert-I.
Vinyl Moon Vol. 100: Century · Vinyl Moon’s club release for December 2023, a double LP for volume 100. “Getting Easier” opens side B. Getting Easier · https://open.spotify.com/album/7eRBlvq93T9EXDqaUPkFxu · Vinyl Moon.
Vinyl Moon Vol. 066: The Comfort of a Dream · Vinyl Moon’s club release for February 2021. “Take a Breath” is track A2, on gatefold aqua-blob vinyl. Take A Breath · Vinyl Moon.
Hallie Scott: "Caught in the Covers" · SoundBetter names guitar for Hallie Scott and does not name a track. Luke Walton's account: that session is her single Caught in the Covers (January 15, 2020, 2:45, explicit). The Spotify page in the screenshot shows © 2020 Hallie Scott and ℗ 2020 Hallie Scott, and does not print a guitar credit. The audio looks taken down from the major services. Surviving trail: Facebook release post and a January 12, 2020 teaser ("3 days until Caught in the Covers is out") at https://www.facebook.com/halliescottt/ ; Apple Music artist shell 1494614534 ; Chartmetric artist 6095810 still lists the song. Screenshot: screenshot.
Mauve Shores and LSB (SoundBetter profile) · Scoobert Doobert's SoundBetter mixing profile lists Mauve Shores and LSB next to CHAI, TOMMASO, FASONE, and Okudaxij. No song titles. Name-only credits.
Kerri Medders: "Fall Away" · A 2016 single he co-wrote and produced with Brandon Woodward. The International Songwriting Competition named it a 2016 semi-finalist in Adult Contemporary, Pop/Top 40, and Unpublished, listing Kerri Medders, Luke Walton, and Brandon Woodward as the songwriters. Lot 17 · Kerri Medders · Recognition.
Kerri Medders: Lot 17 (EP) · He co-wrote, produced, and played on the EP with Brandon Woodward. Ouch! Magazine says it was co-written with Woodward and Luke Francis, which is Luke Francis Walton. Apple Music dates it April 17, 2017. It follows the 2016 single Fall Away. Lot 17 · Credited Work.
Rees Finley: "Dear Abby" · YouTube MV description: written by Rees Finley; recorded and produced by FEiN; guitars by Luke Walton; drums by Brandon Woodward. Dear Abby · Credited Work · FEiN Collaboration.
Rees Finley: "I Don't Want To Walk Away" · SoundCloud: recorded by Brandon Woodward and Luke Walton at Tiny Giant Studios (guitars Jake Noveck; no MV). I Dont Want To Walk Away · Credited Work.
Rees Finley: "Hate To See You" · SoundCloud description: recorded by Brandon Woodward and Luke Walton at Tiny Giant Studios (not guitars on this track). Hate To See You · Credited Work.
Rees Finley: "American Champagne" · SoundCloud description: recorded and produced by FEiN; guitars by Luke Walton. American Champagne · Credited Work · FEiN Collaboration.
Fly Felix: "Beautiful Animal" · Genius producer field: Drew Tyler + FEiN. Track 2 on The Sun Will Wake You Up (Nov 2, 2018). MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAn98aOwV-U. BMI identifies FEiN as Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward. Fly Felix Beautiful Animal · Credited Work · FEiN Collaboration.
Embody feat. FEiN: "Remember Us" · Apple Music credits (Extended Mix, Jun 16, 2016): L.F. Walton composer; Brandon Michael Woodward songwriter/lyrics; K. Labanauskas composer. Remember Us · Credited Work · FEiN Collaboration.
Embody feat. FEiN: "Remember Us" [Re-Edit] · Apple Music credits (Apr 23, 2021): Luke Francis Walton + Brandon Michael Woodward vocals; L.F. Walton + Woodward + Labanauskas composition. Armada Music posted the artwork that Friday (EMBODY FEAT. FEIN / REMEMBER US RE-EDIT, The Bearded Man). Remember Us · Credited Work.
Tamtam: "Rise" · Genius producer field: Luke Walton + Brandon Woodward (Sep 21, 2018); matches the FEKR and YouTube MV FEiN production credit. He played on the track; it is not in DSP credits metadata. Rise · Credited Work.
Tamtam: "ROLLERCOASTER" · Apple Music credits pane (Aug 8, 2023): Luke Walton, Malca Lionel David, and Brandon Woodward listed as producers. Rollercoaster · Credited Work · FEiN Collaboration.
Nina Francis: Between Dreams / Boomerang · Produced Between Dreams (2017) with Brandon Woodward at Tiny Giant: Francis wrote; Walton did not. Co-wrote, arranged, recorded, produced Boomerang (with FEiN) (2016). 2020 SDMA Best Singer-Songwriter · Nina Francis.
Bear Attack: Shapes / Pretty Little Liars · Whole album (Apr 27, 2012): additional engineering, recording, and post production. Bandcamp prints "Additional Engineering by Leland Cox, Matias Mora, and Luke Walton." Los Angeles Times (David Greenwald, Mar 20, 2012) on the band: "August" on the Pretty Little Liars season finale the night before, their TV debut. The Backpack Song (track 5) is a later cue, S3 E12 "The Lady Killer" (Aug 28, 2012): TuneFind and the PLL wiki. The placements are the band's. The Times piece does not name Walton. Bear Attack.
Hammer City / The Hammers: Heartquake Saga (EP) · Recording engineer for Nick Belcher's Los Angeles rock project (Aug 2016 four-song EP). Public materials: Tiny Giant Recording, mixing Frank Rosato. Album: Heartquake Saga · Hammer City.
Justin Klunk: Justin Klunk – EP · Guitar on all five tracks (Jul 19, 2013). Apple Music credits: Luke Walton guitar; Klunk sax; Gabe Rudner keys; Nick Campbell bass; Nate Laguzza drums. Klunk later sax on FEiN Little Homes (2016). Justin Klunk.
Janelle Kroll: It's a School Night @ Bardot · Guitar in Kroll's band, Jul 25, 2016 Hollywood showcase (buzzbands.la listing). Janelle Kroll.
The Wavy Awards theme song · Luke Walton co-wrote the theme song for The Wavys: Rebecca Sansom's NYC nonprofit awards celebrating historically excluded music talent. Rebecca helped found the show; Blonde Music News rebranded as Wavy Music News. Rebecca Sansom.
Collaborations: J MESA
J MESA is Taylor Washington. PRO and writer metadata credit him as Taylor James Washington. Earlier Scoobert features bill the same person as Babidi. Collaborator and mixing/production client on Prisoner, Big Hug, Live from the Void, and FYI singles with Spotify-verified mix credits.
Prisoner · 2024 single · Spotify: J MESA, Scoobert Doobert · Deezer writers: Luke Francis Walton, Taylor James Washington
I See the Moment · Big Hug · co-write and feature
Hold Up · Big Hug · co-write and feature
Scared to Reunite · Big Hug · Deezer composer/writer metadata includes J MESA
Quarantine and Chill · Masks and Monsters · feat. Babidi
My Mind Is Slowly Slipping · Masks and Monsters · feat. Babidi
Happy Birthday · Masks and Monsters · co-write/feat. Eric Radloff (Gokudaxij / Okudaxij) · official MV Luke + Okudaxij
Dragon Ball $d · Multiple Babidi & Gokudaxij features
I Want Yu Yu - Live · Live from the Void · feat. J MESA in streaming metadata
My Mind Is Slowly Slipping - Live · Live from the Void · feat. J MESA & Malik LovesYall
Mixing / production clients: J MESA
Untitled (fọláṣadé) · Apr 2026 · Spotify credits: Luke Walton mixing engineer · Aipate, Soaplife
Crying Today · Jul 2025 · Spotify credits: Luke Walton mixing engineer
I Say (I Did It Again) · 2025 single · FYI · Spotify credits: Luke Walton mixing engineer
Recognition
Competitions and nominations in his name, or for a band he was in. Awards that belong to a film or a series are on those credit pages. The same list is on the catalog.
- Exist Elsewhere · Macworld/iWorld 2013 · iNDIE iNNOVATION Champions · Jan 31, 2013 · Exist Elsewhere · Sonicbids · USC Thornton · Little Feat opener · USC Thornton · Macworld/iWorld iNDIE iNNOVATION
- Kerri Medders · Fall Away · Fall Away · 2016 · International Songwriting Competition semifinalist · Adult Contemporary, Pop/Top 40, Unpublished · Kerri Medders, Luke Walton, Brandon Woodward · International Songwriting Competition · 2016 semi-finalists
- Little Hug · Little Hug · 2021 · The Wavys nominee · EP of the Year · @wavyawards · Instagram · EP of the Year nominees
- CHAI × Scoobert Doobert · WHOLE · CHAI × Scoobert Doobert · WHOLE · The Wavys 2022 · Collaboration of the Year nominee · @wavyawards · Instagram · Collaboration of the Year nominees
- Big Hug · Big Hug · 2022 · San Diego Music Awards nominee · Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album · Times of San Diego · 2022 SDMA nominees
Exist Elsewhere won the 2013 Macworld/iWorld iNDIE iNNOVATION Championship in San Francisco on January 31, 2013, finals against Mister Loveless, via Sonicbids' nationwide program. USC Thornton documents Luke Walton (BM '13) and Brandon Woodward (BM '14); the official Macworld/iWorld YouTube session captures the band's Apple-tech presentation and performance. Prize: open for Little Feat at the Mezzanine Blast party.
The International Songwriting Competition 2016 semi-finalists list names Kerri Medders, Luke Walton, and Brandon Woodward as songwriters of “Fall Away,” in Adult Contemporary, Pop/Top 40, and Unpublished. That is a personal songwriting credit, not a project-adjacent mention.
The 2021 EP Little Hug was nominated for EP of the Year at The Wavys (wavyawards2021). @wavyawards Instagram announced the nominee carousel on September 24, 2021.
WHOLE by CHAI × Scoobert Doobert was nominated for Collaboration of the Year at The Wavys 2022. @wavyawards announced the category and nominees on Instagram July 28, 2022.
The 2021 album Big Hug was nominated for Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album at the 2022 San Diego Music Awards. Times of San Diego lists Scoobert Doobert's Big Hug among the category nominees.