Scott Pine & the Conifers

Blaze Orange

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:22:49 -0400

We’re incredibly excited to announce the release of our latest work, an EP called Blaze Orange. We truly think this is the best thing the four of us have created so far.

Listen to it, share it, make it the soundtrack to your perfect spring day. Drive around with the windows down and blast it. Dance to it at a party. Study with it on softly in the background (but not too soft). But first, download it at our Bandcamp site.

www.scottpineandtheconifers.bandcamp.com

-Mike, Billy, Zack and Erik

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Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:22:12 -0500

Better Know a Conifer: Part 3 - Erik Kelechava

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:22:37 -0400

Better Know a Conifer: Part 2 - Zack Biro

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:46:15 -0500

Better Know a Conifer: Part1 - Mike DeCrosta

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:09:22 -0500

Better Know a Conifer: Part1 - Mike DeCrosta

Nowadays

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:31:42 -0500

Today the official lineup was announced, so we can tell you that we’ll be playing at the Nowadays indie music festival at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem, PA. Other performers include Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, We are Scientists, Maps & Atlases and RJD2. Gonna be awesome.

More info at http://www.artsquest.org/festivals/nowadays/

Tech Talk - The Pedalboard

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:57:57 -0500

There exists a certain breed of musician that anguishes over tone, spends hours sifting through the Harmony Central message boards and checks Craigslist daily for an original Digitech Whammy. You can usually find them in the first row of concerts several minutes before and after the performance, leaning over the front of the stage to get a glimpse at their favorite guitarist’s rig. I’m usually one of those guys - I’ve spent a long time trying to figure out what my sound is, and how to get that specific sound in a series of pedals, amplifiers or pick-ups.

Because I love picking other musician’s brains about what they’re playing, what new gear they love and what gear they hate, I’m going to be writing a series of posts about the gear we’ve used to play live and to record our latest album, Kissing in Brackets. For part I, I’m going to talk about my new pedalboard as a whole.

I decided to make the actual board by myself, out of wood from Home Depot and fabric from some other store. It’s really not terrible to do if you have the right tools and a day or two to commit to it.

I decided I wanted two shelves, with a little extra room on one side for some expression pedals. The room underneath the shelf would act as a place to store any sort of power supply that I needed. I ended up going with the Voodoo Labs supply.

The fabric was easy to apply - just stretch it over the surfaces (after disassembling everything) and use some spray adhesive. That stuff is so strong that I can’t imagine it ever falling off of the board.

And…… This is what I’m playing out of at this moment. I’m planning on adding a wah pedal of some sort and potentially an expression pedal to better control the Line 6 DL-4. As for the order, we’ve got

PolyTune > Barber Tone Press > Trachouse Clean Boost > Ibanez TS 808 (Keeley mod) > Pedals By Tone Marshall Bluesbreaker/Guv’nor type pedal > Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz > Line 6 DL-4 > Analogman Chorus > Digitech Reverb

The best part of this specific set-up is that all of these pedals play really well with each other. I usually run at least two of my overdrive pedals at once. Lately I’ve been falling in love with the Pedals by Tone Bluesbreaker clone, which has more crunch that the TS-808 and a really wide range of sounds depending on where the gain and volume knobs are. I usually turn the tone know up to about 3/4. The space-ship-looking pedal next to it is a Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz that I found on eBay. It’s an older one, and I love it dearly. I got it when I was really getting into Axis: Bold as Love as a teenager, an album that I’m still in awe of. The fuzz cuts through so directly in a way that I really can’t explain well. I can’t wait to find a specific use for it on a Scott Pine track.

My other new acquisition is the Analogman Chorus, which I’ve also been keeping on nearly all the time at practice. I wish I had it when I was recording The Best Kind of Ill - the sound is exactly what I always envisioned for that song. We’ve been writing a lot lately, and that pedal has found its way into many of the songs. I’ve yet to take it out live, but I’m sure it’s going to be an enormous upgrade.

Hooray for stuff,
Mike

The Princess of Samoa (Acoustic) @ Horns in Bethlehem, PA

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:05:31 -0500

Falling Action from Kissing in Brackets

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:31:00 -0500

Falling Action from Kissing in Brackets

Kissing in Brackets

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:10:00 -0500

The album is done. It is called Kissing in Brackets. It will be released on Saturday, November 26th, but you can pre-order your digital copy (at a reduced price) at

www.scottpineandtheconifers.bandcamp.com

We’re incredibly excited and we can’t wait for you to hear it…

Until then, here’s a little preview…

Unplugged at Lehigh University

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:25:11 -0400

Unplugged at Lehigh University

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Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:20:34 -0400

Scott Pine & the Conifers graduate from college!

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:18:18 -0400

Scott Pine & the Conifers graduate from college!

Sundaze 2011 opening for Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:19:11 -0400

At Lehigh University, Sundaze marks the beginning of the end, the time when classes start to wind down and warm temperatures finally break through the stubborn winter chills. As students at Lehigh (well, 3 of us), we’ve all been to the annual outdoor concert and have especially fond memories of being in the front row for The Thermals’ performance in 2009. It was really something to be the ones the performing this time, on the biggest stage we’ve played thus far. Although we didn’t get to meet Wiz Khalifa (we did tweet at him earlier), opening for him was definitely one of the most exciting opportunities we’ve had thus far.

If you weren’t able to make it, don’t fear! We have footage of the entire event, which we will be posting over the next few days. Today, enjoy the first 3 songs from our set: South Bethlehem Love Song, Spring on the Pacific and We are the Lovers.

Scott Pine & the Conifers in The Brown and White!

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:30:00 -0400

Scott Pine & the Conifers in The Brown and White!

"Winners of the LU Battle of the Bands! Opening for Wiz Khalifa at Sundaze, April 10!"

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:59:46 -0400

“Winners of the LU Battle of the Bands! Opening for Wiz Khalifa at Sundaze, April 10!”

Lehigh University Battle of the Bands

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:07:36 -0400

We have been selected to perform at the Lehigh University Battle of the Bands this Saturday, March 26th at Lamberton Hall (time TBA). The winner (hopefully us) will get to open for Wiz Khalifa at Sundaze, Lehigh’s annual music festival in April. Please come out and show your support! Bring signs. Be loud. Be louder.

SP&tC

The Great Egret Sessions

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:06:17 -0500

Oh hi,

We’ve been working on a few tracks that we want everyone to hear and have been recently handing out as a demo/EP/whatever you want to call it. It’s called The Great Egret Sessions and is 5 tracks long.

The_Great_Egret_Sessions by Scott Pine & the Conifers

You can listen on our tumblr or at www.soundcloud.com/the_conifers. If you would like to purchase a copy, we will have them available at upcoming shows.

More exciting things just around the bend…
SP&tC

Haverford & MMC15 Update

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:31:39 -0500

This is how we spent our weekend.

Thanks again to everyone who came out at Haverford College and Harrisburg Area Community College!

-SP&tC

Scott Pine & the Conifers

Blaze Orange

Photo

Better Know a Conifer: Part 3 - Erik Kelechava

Better Know a Conifer: Part 2 - Zack Biro

Better Know a Conifer: Part1 - Mike DeCrosta

Nowadays

Tech Talk - The Pedalboard

The Princess of Samoa (Acoustic) @ Horns in Bethlehem, PA

Falling Action from Kissing in Brackets

Kissing in Brackets

Unplugged at Lehigh University

Photo

Scott Pine & the Conifers graduate from college!

More Sundaze Videos

Sundaze 2011 opening for Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller

Scott Pine & the Conifers in The Brown and White!

"Winners of the LU Battle of the Bands! Opening for Wiz Khalifa at Sundaze, April 10!"

Lehigh University Battle of the Bands

The Great Egret Sessions

Haverford & MMC15 Update