Having graced the stages at The Variety Playhouse, Terminal West, Smith’s Olde Bar, The Northside Tavern, Blind Willie’s, The Red-Light Café, and The Velvet Note, Scott Lofranco may be the Atlanta guitarist you have heard but never heard of.  He is looking to change that.

Since 2008, Scott has been burning up the Atlanta nightclub scene with high-energy rock guitar that always leaves the crowd screaming for another encore.  With a style that fuses elements of rock, jazz, blues, funk, R&B, Americana, country, and bluegrass, he has built a solid reputation for his ability to cover a broad range of musical styles.  His influences include Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Grant Green, Jerry Garcia, Pat Martino, Doug Raney, Robben Ford, Eric Clapton, Larry Carlton, Clarence White, and Tony Rice (just to name a few).  His primary musical project is his band, Escape Vehicle, which has been playing its blend of Southern rock throughout the Southeast since 2001. In 2025, he became the full-time guitarist for the Atlanta based big band, “The Dukes of Swing,” who currently have a monthly residency at Madlife Stage and Studios in Woodstock, GA.       

While he is definitely at home performing in a darkly lit club or bar, Scott is a musician’s musician and will jump at any opportunity to play in the orchestra pit for a musical.  He also regularly plays in the praise bands at East Cobb Presbyterian and Wesley Chapel UMC in Marietta.       

In May of 2025, Scott graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Guitar Performance from Kennesaw State University (“KSU”), where he studied under Atlanta-based, jazz guitarist and educator, Trey Wright. He also received the 2025 Presser Scholarship, one of the highest honors awarded to students of the Bobbie Bailey School of Music at KSU.     

Scott says, “The energy you get from the crowd at a festival or nightclub/bar gig is hard to beat.  But I have been fortunate enough to experience the same energy at a church service and in the orchestra pit at theater shows.  That’s the great thing about music.  It allows you to connect with other musicians and the crowd, regardless of the genre.”