Deconstructing The Music LIVE!

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On the evening of November 9, 1966, Paul McCartney left EMI Studio tired, sad, and dejected. On his way home, he picked up a hitchhiker named Rita. He took her home. He nearly made it. She tried to make out with him, which caused him to wreck his car. His head was sheered off his body. The remaining Beatles, fearing that public reaction to the news would adversely affect the fortunes of the group, agreed among themselves to keep the matter secret. They hit upon the idea of hiring a double to replace Paul, and they turned to the winner of a Paul McCartney look-alike contest, an orphan from Edinburgh named William Campbell. 

In the Fall of 1969, people all across the United States and beyond were completely obsessed with this story of Paul’s death. Some believed the story completely. Some thought it was a hoax. Everyone dissected their Beatles albums, scrutinizing the cover art and lyrics, and playing songs forwards, backwards, and at different speeds until they wore out their phonograph needles.

By the end of 1969, the Paul Is Dead rumor had died down. But that has never stopped many who still believe that the Paul McCartney we know and love died back in 1966

Scott Freiman combines his love of The Beatles with his experience as a composer, producer and engineer to deliver unique educational lectures about the creative process of the Beatles. He moves past the personalities of the four Beatles to uncover the reasons why their music continues to be loved by millions.  

Scott’s multimedia presentations transport his audiences into Abbey Road Studio with anecdotes about The Beatles’ recording sessions, allowing fans to experience the evolution of The Beatles’ groundbreaking albums and songs. 

Scott’s lectures have entertained audiences of musicians and non-musicians alike, from pre-teenagers to octogenarians. Once you’ve attended one of Scott’s presentations, you’ll never listen to The Beatles or any other music the same way again! 

Scott Freiman may be the only person to have both sold out Carnegie Hall and been named a Finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. A composer, musician, and entrepreneur, he is also one of the world's leading authorities on the music of The Beatles.

Scott is the host of the public television series Deconstructing the Beatles, currently in its second season on PBS stations nationwide and on the PBS Passport app, and he is featured in twelve Deconstructing the Beatles films now showing in theaters and available on DVD and streaming.

He is the creator of Deconstructing the Music, a series of acclaimed multimedia presentations exploring the songwriting and production techniques of The Beatles and other legendary artists. Scott has brought these programs to sold-out theaters across North America and has lectured at colleges, universities, and corporations such as Pixar, Google, and Facebook. He taught a semester-long course, "The Beatles in the Studio," at Yale University.

With fellow musicologist Kenneth Womack, Scott is the co-author of two forthcoming books: The Beatles' Touring Era: Inside the Fab Four's Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962–1966, arriving from Bloomsbury Press in November 2026, and The Beatles' Studio Era: Inside the Fab Four's Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1967–1970, following in November 2027. Together, Scott and Ken also lead occasional Beatles-themed trips to Liverpool and London.

In his previous life, Scott was CEO of two software companies, one of which he took public. He built Second Act Studio, where he produced recordings for numerous artists. He composed music for more than ten films and contributed to the Emmy Award–winning BBC/Discovery series Life. In 2005, his original music was performed at a sold-out Carnegie Hall concert featuring an orchestra and children's choir. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Music from Yale University; and a Master's in Music Composition from New York University.