Scott Pemberton Band
(Support for Anders Osborn)
The Crown Room
Crystal Bay Club
Crystal Bay, NV
13-APRIL-2017

Track 08 - w/ Eric McFadden

https://archive.org/details/ScottPembertonTrio&tab=about

Recorded By: RasBobre
https://www.facebook.com/rasbobrerecordings
https://archive.org/details/@rasbobre

Mic Location: Rafter Mounted 12 Feet Off Stage/12 Feet High
Gamble DCX40  > AKG C414 XL II (Carioid 20cm) >  SBD Matrix > Zoom Handy H6 > Audacity

FOH: Charles Mallett / Mallett Sound

**24/96, not intended for CD Burning**

* A Devildogs Production Show *

For upcoming shows at the Crystal Bay Club please visit Devildog Productions website, http://devildogshows.com/

About the band;

Scottâ€™s path is simple and clear.  Make the best music he canâ€¦..Share it with othersâ€¦..That is all.

The Music,

Scott Pembertonâ€™s sound is much like the vibe of his native Portland:  freaky, fun and just the right amount of weird.  The best way to categorize his music is with the moniker â€œTimber Rockâ€.  Scott naturally applies his own lens/stamp to the sounds of the Pacific North West, the region he has always called home.  The deep jazz, NW rock/grunge, blues roots and the west coast funk.  Itâ€™s all there, and often all in the same song.   Listeners are finding this honest, original and to-the-point music refreshing and fun.

The response to Scottâ€™s music has made him an emerging force on the festival circuit, placed him at #1 in Portlandâ€™s pop charts, #4 on Bilboards â€œTastmakersâ€ chart and has generated notice from the press:

â€œThe Bruce Lee of Rock and Rollâ€ â€“Tahoe Onstage
â€œA modern day Jimi Hendrixâ€ â€“Chico Enterprise
â€œItâ€™s not every day we get to see a real, live guitar god in action.â€ -Fly Magazine (Pennsylvania)
â€œA wildly creative virtuoso.â€ -Jambase.com
â€œStand out artist at this yearâ€™s High Sierra Music Festivalâ€ â€“Relix Magazine.
â€œAt a festival FULL of guitarists (Safeway Water Front Blues Festival), none played like Pemberton or was as fun to watchâ€ -The Oregonian

The mastery of his guitar playing combined with the fun recklessness of his songwriting show that the rules of songwriting and playing the guitar no longer exist for him.  Scott plays with the uninhibited joy and intensity of someone who recognizes that every time we make music is an honor and a gift.

Scottâ€™s Path,

Many master guitarists find their homes within a specific genre, perfecting the ins and outs of their chosen musical realm until their names become synonymous with the very art form.

Portlandâ€™s Scott Pemberton is not your average guitarist. Heâ€™s a musical nomad. His home isnâ€™t in one comfortable bubble, but rather spread across genres. One moment, heâ€™s shredding through the blues. Then next, heâ€™s living in a classic rock world, or drifting melodically through an ethereal psychedelic plane. Maybe heâ€™s leading a dirty funk jam, or experimenting with something heavier, or sitting back on a jazz odyssey.

Regardless of genre, though, Pembertonâ€™s musical journey is marked by two unmistakeable realities: You always know when youâ€™re hearing a Scott Pemberton song. And youâ€™re always going to be captivated.

A Portland native, Pemberton and his guitar have been inseparable since the musician was in his teens, and he quickly established himself as an integral to the cityâ€™s musical fabric, sitting in on studio sessions, becoming a fixture at jazz and rock clubs, and taking guitar teaching positions at Lewis & Clark College and Reed College at age 21. So much a part of Portlandâ€™s fabric is Pemberton that the cityâ€™s famous Voodoo Donutes gifted him a custom guitar-shaped donut for his birthday.

Beyond stages both local and international, his music has found its way into various movies, television programs and advertisements (Nike, Coke, Jaguar, and NASCAR ads have been propelled by his distinctive melodies), and his funky guitar work has led to collaborations with legendary drummers such as Motownâ€™s Mel Brown and Bernard Purdie, AKA â€œthe worldâ€™s most recorded drummer.â€ Heâ€™s played prime spots at major festivals across the U.S. and Canada, hit #4 on Billboardâ€™s Tastemakersâ€™ charts and ranked among the top performers on Jambase, peaking at #2 during the High Sierra Music Festival, where he stormed the stage.

Even more remarkable than Pembertonâ€™s quick ascent to a superhero on the axe, though, is his second act. Most musicians are lucky to find their talent in the first place. For Pemberton, his love affair with his guitar received a rebirth following a bike accident that nearly ended his life and caused a traumatic brain injury, a life-changing event that would have grounded most artists. For Pemberton, it only fueled his musical drive. During rehabilitation, the guitarist rediscovered his gift, and emerged with a strong new vision as an artist.

Exploding back into the public consciousness stronger, sharper and more dedicated than ever, Pemberton released his eclectic debut, Sugar Mama, produced by Los Lobos sax player Steve Berlin and featuring a bevy of guest performers including legendary bluesman Curtis Saldago.  Amazingly, Sugar Mama manages the difficult task of capturing Pembertonâ€™s wildly ambitious live persona, jackknifing across genres with ease, using the frontmanâ€™s intricate musicianship as a glue that holds it all together.

A master showman who draws amazed stares when audiences realize heâ€™s shredding without a guitar strap, Pembertonâ€™s unique musical gifts and infectiously positive attitude come exploding to life, making the axe man and his bandâ€™s legendary shows on stages small and large come vibrantly to life. The music is hypnotic in its infectiousness â€” consistently challenging listeners while grounding it all in a familiar foundation of rock. Music is Pembertonâ€™s domain. The stage is his home. And his door is always open.

Scottâ€™s path is simple and clear. Make the best music he canâ€¦. Share it with othersâ€¦. That is all.

Scott Pemberton Band is;

Scott Pemberton: Guitar
Jack (The Stabilizer) Johnson: Bass
Sam Berrett: Drum Set
Rudy Slizewski: Steel Pans/Percussion


Please support musicians that are open to having their live shows recorded and shared by attending their performances and purchasing officially released recordings and other merchandise.

http://www.scottpemberton.com/
https://www.facebook.com/scottpembertonband/
https://soundcloud.com/scott-pemberton-trio

