Scott Stamper

Scott Stamper (born March 10, 1962) is an American club owner, booking agent, and talent scout. He was the owner of The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ and founder of the Golden T-Bird Awards, currently known as The Asbury Music Awards. Stamper also founded the Wave Gathering.

Early years Stamper grew up in Kearny, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he worked as a DJ at the college's radio station, WRSU 88.7 FM Rutgers Radio. During that time, Stamper helped to raise funds to support the station. He also chose new artists to be played on the air, and worked with the staff and musicians to present benefit concerts on College Avenue in New Brunswick. The Saint has been described by music critics as one of the top five rock clubs in New Jersey. Like The Cellar Door in Washington, DC, CB's 313 Gallery (next to the now defunct CBGB), and The Living Room in New York City, it offers live, original music, and serves as a recording studio for live concerts. Pallagrosi, former owner of the Starland Ballroom, and co-founder of Concerts East says that "the sound in The Saint is now awesome for a small venue." The Saint has been described as the bedrock of the Asbury Park music scene, and an important venue for introducing emerging artists. that are touring through the region. The Saint has featured many famous musicians over the years. It was a starting point for the careers of such bands as Airborne Toxic Event, Nicole Atkins, Ben Folds Five, Cake, Creed, Hoobastank, Incubus, Jewel, Kings of Leon, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tegan and Sara, and The The. The Saint closed its doors on November 18, 2022 after losing its liquor license.

The Asbury Music Awards In order to recognize the many talented musicians and others associated with the local and regional music scene, Stamper, and Pete Mantas founded the annual Asbury Park Music Awards (also called the Asbury Music Awards) in 1993.

The first award ceremony was held at the T-Bird Cafe, and the awards were originally titled "The Golden T-Bird Awards." When the awards ceremony was moved to The Saint in 1995, the honors were renamed "The Asbury Park Music Awards". Shortly thereafter the event's attendance exceeded The Saint's capacity, and the ceremony was then rotated among larger venues, including The Fastlane, The Tradewinds, and The Stone Pony. The awards ceremony's format is similar to that of the Grammy Awards. The presentation of the awards is interspersed with performances of live, original music and poetry.

Suckdog Performances Stamper promoted the Kentucky leg of Lisa Suckdog's 1998 tour. At their first show, Stamper allegedly threw a dead chicken on stage. He later refused to pay the band for their final performance, citing a previous show where the band didn't perform. The band insisted that Stamper had been unable to get the sound system working.

The Wave Gathering Stamper also co-founded The Wave Gathering Music Festival,

The Wave Gathering includes approximately 16 stages on which approximately 150-160 local, regional, and national music acts play alternative, blues, folk, indie, electronic, rock, and other genres of music.