Scott Piering (13 September 1946, Duluth, Minnesota – 22 January 2000) was a successful and influential American-born music publicist for many British music acts, including Pulp, The KLF, The Smiths (who he also managed), Stereophonics, The Orb, Placebo, Underworld and The Prodigy.
[1] He left Rough Trade to become the manager of The Smiths over the period covering their first three albums, setting up his own promotions agency in 1984.
[1] During the course of his career, Piering promoted over 100 UK top 20 singles and won the "Plugger of the Year" award twice; his clients included New Order, Stereophonics and the KLF.
[2] Piering's work with The KLF also involved contributing a number of narrations and spoken lines to their productions,[3] including the singles "Justified & Ancient",[4] "3 a.m. Eternal" ("Ladies and gentlemen, The KLF have now left the building"),[5] and a long opening narration to "America: What Time Is Love?
[9] On 18 April 2002, a gig in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care was held in Piering's memory at the Scala in London.