He has served as a member of a multitude of bands, including Codeine, Rex, HiM, Enablers, June of 44, Loftus and Mice Parade.
As a teenager, he became interested in music while listening to his mother's boyfriend perform drums in his band Son.
Bassist and composer Bill Laswell was also a member of the band and taught Scharin to play drums and bass.
[1] In 1994, Scharin received attention for his drumming after he joined the slowcore group Codeine for their second album The White Birch.
He decided to enlist Jeff Parker, Bill Laswell and Bernie Worrell to help him experiment and build off these recordings.