#RYCTOR
24,901 miles is the distance from the shores of Australia around the globe and back, but for Australian director, actor, singer/songwriter Scott A.Brewer, the journey seems as natural as a bus ride.
Scott's imaginative artistry converges at a crossroads of styles: from comics to the confessional narratives of modern film; contemporary musical theatre to the powerful tones of solid rock. Beneath his photogenic looks and easy-going Aussie charm lies a coiled creative intensity and a single-minded artistic focus.
THE ETHOS BY WHICH A MAN LIVES HIS LIFE,
THE CHOICES HE MAKES
THIS WILL BE HIS LEGACY IN DEATH ~ Scott A.Brewer
Artists often draw from experiences, they write about what they know, and Scott's circuitous route around the Globe has been marked by a lot of living.
Enlisting in the military at 16 years of age Scott became a Red Beret Paratrooper, he’s represented Western Australia as a springboard / platform diver, gymnast, fitness and aerobic champion, was the series 2 semi finalist in Gladiators and has worked as a bodyguard and personal trainer.
YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE
PRACTICE WELL
~ Soke Masaaki Hatsumi
After studying modern, contemporary and classical dance at WAAPA in Perth W.A, he’s since performed as an escapologist, trapeze artist, high wire motorcyclist at Olympic Stadium and actor / stunt man in the motion picture industry, Scott has also worked along side veteran actors Ray Liotta, Dominic Purcell in [Bad Karma], Keanu Reeves [The Matrix], Heath Ledger in [Roar] and modelled for Calvin Klein and various clothing brands including Ferrari - all achievements in a well-stocked resume.
Years after a long hiatus from his acting and music career, due to an illness, Scott has returned even stronger to the industry now adding director to his resume, as the founder of Gena8 Studio's and creator of the Garrison7 Universe and Dangerman franchises.
Start learning from zero and there is no end to the number of techniques that will emerge. ~ Masaaki Hatsumi
"I am confused" is a phrase you hear alot in training and life. Confusion is good, it means you're learning. When i first started training my sensei would say "Leave yourself at the door". I used to think I understood this, I didn't. Then years later, it hit me, the more you apply this principal to training it overflows into everyday life. It's amazing how your life changes for the better.
Throughout life I had always taken my abilities for granted, until one day my world came crashing down.
For several months I had dizziness, severe breathing problems and fatigue. Doctors assumed I had asthma or a flu.
Soon after, I collapsed and landed in hospital with a dislocated shoulder, two torn hernias and pneumonia.
After tests, it was discovered I had been exposed to lethal levels of black mould poisoning. Two operations later and years of rehabilitation; most of which was Bujinkan training, became the start of a new chapter in my life.
I am always asked "Where did the name RYCTOR come from"?
RY written 水 can be interpreted to mean water.
"Be like water. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot". ~ BRUCE LEE
Tor / Spirit written 命 represents the way I see training and life.
We are told to choose a name in Bujinkan that represents who we are and want to become.
I chose RYCTOR... Be water my friend.
A student of Shakespeare and Stanislavsky's, Scott credits his training over the years to his mentor and friend, the late Stuart Freeman, Assistant Director of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Dead Calm, Ground Zero and Priscilla Queen of The Desert. In 1999 at the urging of his girlfriend Danielle now wife of 20 years, he sat down and wrote his album.
When an Australian music magazine put the spotlight on Scott in a feature article, it intrigued Canadian songwriter
Brent Jeffery enough to travel Down Under to investigate. Soon after the duo penned a sheaf of songs in Nashville where Scott recorded with two-time Grammy nominated producer, Todd Rubenstein.
Produced by Justin Harvey - (Alien Ant Farm, Sugar Ray & Fighter Pilot) Scott's debut album '10 Minutes Later' resonates Scott's soulful yet powerful rock presence, the authentic stamp that is Scott Brewer aka Ryctor which eventually dropped on Apple iTunes Store early 2000.