Trees (band)
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Trees was an American
New Wave
one-man band, fronted by Dane Conover, from San Diego, California
. Trees only released one album
on MCA Records
, which was produced
by Earle Mankey called Sleep Convention
(1982). It was a critical success but a commercial failure. The band also filmed five low budget music video
s.
Because of its album's commercial failure, Conover ended Trees to move on to other projects such as 'PopGems' with his wife Marisa, and both are still active in writing and recording pop music, and collaborating with other musicians. America Records had temporary rights from MCA to re-release five songs from the album from 1982 to 1984.
As of June 2007, Conover and his wife Marisa created a profile on YouTube
and uploaded three of the Trees music videos. Two of the three had never been aired before, which were "Delta Sleep", and "India". "Shock of the New" however aired on MTV2
once. In November 2007, he uploaded the "Red Car" music video, and on September 18, 2008, he uploaded the "Come Back" music video.
Also Marisa Conover has mentioned that they are currently undergoing a MySpace
page as of January 2008.
United States
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New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
one-man band, fronted by Dane Conover, from San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Trees only released one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
, which was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Earle Mankey called Sleep Convention
Sleep Convention
Sleep Convention is the only album by the New Wave one-man band Trees. The album was recorded in 1982 and released under the MCA Record label. This album received almost no attention from the radio stations and the album disappeared along with Trees. The cover was shot by in Los Angeles...
(1982). It was a critical success but a commercial failure. The band also filmed five low budget music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s.
Because of its album's commercial failure, Conover ended Trees to move on to other projects such as 'PopGems' with his wife Marisa, and both are still active in writing and recording pop music, and collaborating with other musicians. America Records had temporary rights from MCA to re-release five songs from the album from 1982 to 1984.
As of June 2007, Conover and his wife Marisa created a profile on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and uploaded three of the Trees music videos. Two of the three had never been aired before, which were "Delta Sleep", and "India". "Shock of the New" however aired on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
once. In November 2007, he uploaded the "Red Car" music video, and on September 18, 2008, he uploaded the "Come Back" music video.
Also Marisa Conover has mentioned that they are currently undergoing a MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page as of January 2008.
Singles
- 1982 - "Come Back"
- 1983 - "Shock of the New"
- 1983 - "Delta Sleep"
- 1984 - "India"
- 1984 - "Red Car"