In 1976 at age 16, Scott Stephens founded Raw Power Magazine, a mostly underground publication covering punk and hard rock musical acts. Raw Power with its young readership, became the darling of L.A. record companies and was granted meetings and access to the biggest rock stars of the day. Scott interviewed the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth, Iggy Pop, Ted Nugent and many others. His magazine branched into concert promotion and other music-related endeavors until Scott departed at age 20. The company then incorporated and re-branded as RPMC, “the Club-Med of rock & roll,” no longer producing a magazine but become one of the world’s largest and most successful event management companies. The narrative of the movie “Almost Famous” bears a striking resemblance to the story of the founders of Raw Power. During his interview with Ozzy, Scott & Robert suggested he might consider auditioning guitarist Randy Rhoads for his new band. The rest is history.

At age 17 Scott Stephens started roller derby training and was taught by Hall of Fame members John Hall and Ralphie Valladares. He eventually became a pro skater with the hometown Los Angeles Thunderbirds, skating from 1978 to 1981 alongside many of his childhood idols. The T-Birds were the first and only roller derby team to achieve widespread international success. Their home base was the Olympic Auditorium, and most games were televised on KTLA (13), KHJ (9) or ESPN. Scott participated in sold-out games in Mexico City, San Diego Sports Arena, L.A. Fabulous Forum, and more. In 1980 he was a member of the Thunderbirds when they won the Roller Games World Series. The book, Roller Derby Requiem, devotes an entire chapter to Scott’s experiences in roller derby. Scott’s bestselling book, Rolling Thunder (2019), has quickly become the leader of its genre.

After much prodding from his family, who thought his singing career wouldn’t achieve any substantial results, Scott Stephens entered the insurance and financial industry. In 1985 he started a career with Allstate Insurance that lasted 25 years. He founded Encinitas Insurance Agency in 1988 and along the way earned several professional designations including CLU, ChFC, CIC, and LUTCF. His agency achieved the coveted National Conference honor 12 times. He sold the agency in 2012.

A devotee of Muhammad Ali, Scott made a foray into the world of boxing in 1995. He trained briefly with the Marine Corps Boxing Team at Camp Pendleton and then built a boxing gym in his Encinitas garage, where he encouraged boxing as a means of physical conditioning (long before this became a trend). The garage was often full of trainees, including some former pros. In 1997 Scott got a California amateur boxing license with the United States Amateur Boxing Federation, and at age 37 became the oldest person ever to compete in a sanctioned amateur contest. Scott was victorious in this bout but has since advocated against boxing due to the mounting evidence of brain trauma resulting from head blows.

In 2002 a prominent Chinese-American agent booked Liquid Blue on a short tour of Northeast China following the release of the band’s debut EP of original music. Scott was required to learn one song in the native “Mandarin” language. These government-sponsored shows were well promoted, and crowds of 70,000 and 65,000 packed Dalian Stadium on two consecutive evenings! On that first night, when Stephens burst out the first few lines of “Pong Yo” the crowd erupted! Chinese Central Television broadcast the performance and over 700,000 million witnessed an American singing in Chinese on TV for the first time, and the popularity of the band soared instantly! This magic moment led to a decade of return appearances by Liquid Blue.

In 2005 the band released its debut album, “Supernova” and it was named “Pop Album of the Year” at the Los Angeles Music Awards. Not long after that, China’s largest record company produced a version marketed to Chinese audiences. Scott wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the LP. The success of Supernova led to two consecutive sold-out shows at the 5000 seat Minhang Arena in Shanghai, where Liquid Blue was the only band on the bill.

By 2007 Liquid Blue had become the world’s most traveled band. This achievement was driven by Scott combining his passion for music and travel. The band played almost every possible international circuit before establishing their reputation as a world-class events band. Scott’s now deceased father, who was ironically an aspiring singer himself, lived long enough to witness the band in one of their crowning moments, at the opening concert for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

In 2013 hired a new male vocalist to take his place in Liquid Blue, doing a reduced number of shows until 2015 when he stepped away from the stage completely to focus on recording remakes of popular songs. By 2016, Liquid Blue had released 16 full-length albums and numerous EPs and singles.

In 2018 Scott formed Ocean Blue International Properties, LLC, and focused on real estate investment. He gained residency in two foreign countries, the Philippines and Costa Rica, and purchased properties there while also keeping two homes in San Diego.

His primary focus is still managing the operations of Liquid Blue. He performs a limited number of shows with Out of the Blue and makes rare appearances with Liquid Blue.

With his partner Selina by his side, Scott Stephens is one of the growing numbers of self-employed business owners who travel the world while working from their laptops.