Torres

Mackenzie Ruth Scott is an American indie rock singer-songwriter who performs as Torres. Scott was born in Orlando, Florida, and adopted at birth. From the age of three, she was raised in Macon, Georgia.

Brought up in a conservative Christian home, Scott was the youngest of three. At an early age, she learned how to play the flute and piano and sang in the children’s choir at her Baptist church. Through The Phantom of the Opera, Scott soon became interested in musical theatre. In July 2012, while still a student, Scott recorded her debut album Torres over a five-day session at Tony Joe White’s home studio in Franklin, Tennessee, with engineer and producer Ryan McFadden.Following the album’s release on February 8, 2013, she played her debut show as Torres in Nashville at The Basement.The album was digitally released on January 22, 2013, and received critical acclaim. In the summer of 2013, she moved to Bushwick, Brooklyn.