In the 1990s he was one of the founding members of Sonia Dada, which reached the number one position on the Australian music charts with their eponymous debut studio album.

[7] Scott was a producer on Sharon O'Neill's 1981 studio album Maybe, which reached number 38 on the Australian music charts.

[8] During this period Scott also wrote and recorded music for the television shows Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Vegas, and The Love Boat.

[2] Scott's work with Alice Cooper began in 1980, when he was hired as the bassist for the band's Flush the Fashion world tour.

[11] The single You Don't Treat Me No Good from the album lasted four weeks in the number one position on the Australian charts in 1992—replacing Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You.

That year Scott was interviewed about the sound of the group and said, "The best description I've heard that really makes sense to me is that it's a collision of rock 'n' roll and R&B with a gospel seasoning.

Lorraine Devon Wilke of The Huffington Post wrote of the album that, "Scott has conjured up a new version of his own artistry in and the EARTH BLEEDS, one that, particularly after repeated plays, becomes mesmerizing and hypnotic... a 'soulful and mystic brew.

'"[18] Bass Musician magazine said of the album that, "Erik has taken his enchanting and mystical music a step further with the release of ‘And The Earth Bleeds’."

It is like the purity of a hot springs bubbling essence and the synchronicity of time meeting for a grand explosion of colors and sounds.

[25] The album was inspired by Scott's diagnosis and treatment for esophageal cancer, leading to remission, and the spiritual questions he wrestled with during this time.

John Diliberto wrote of the work that Scott is "a bassist who takes leads, playing vocal melody lines that perfectly suit his fretless bass style ...

He brings the music into his melodic space, surrounding it with lush, but understated synthesizers and working under the canopy of Pirruccello’s pedal steel.

[3] In the film industry, Scott has provided music for the motion pictures Waterproof (2000) starring Burt Reynolds, Nothing to Lose (§997), and National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) as well as its sequels.

[30] Erik was Allstate Champ Basketball Illinois which produced his scholarship to graduate Cum Laude with a Business Degree.