SCOTT LANIN – GUITAR & MUSIC GALLERY
BACKGROUND
When Scott is not being a lawyer or weekend warrior (martial arts instructor and weight training), he enjoys playing rock music. A self-taught musician, Scott has played electric and acoustic guitar in several bands for over 40 years. He is currently the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Riff which has performed at the Summer Concert Series in Totowa and in Westwood, New Jersey.
RIFF ROCK BAND (2022 TO PRESENT)
High energy dance and party rock cover songs.
Live unedited audio from summer festival performances and from rehearsal sessions.
MOJO and SAVAGE GROOVE – CLASSIC ROCK BANDS (2019 to 2022)
Classic rock cover songs played live and at rehearsals. These include some songs we were arranging for the first time and some impromptu jam sessions. All recorded live in one take from a Tascam Field Recorder or direct to the board.
HERE COMES THE SUN and DREAM ON – ACOUSTIC COVERS (6-12-13)
Photo (July 1983): Scott playing Freebird at age 17 with his friend Russ Zweig.
30 Years Later
Video (June 2013): Scott and Russ performing
Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles) and Dream On (Aerosmith).
Photo. At the old Camp NYDA site in Burlingham, N.Y.
STARS SPANGLED BANNER (2016 – 2018)
Scott performing the National Anthem to open International Taekwon-Do Tournaments.
SCOTT PERFORMING AT CAMP NYDA (1986)
Europa – Santana (Cover)
Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones (Cover)
Lead Vocal/Guitar: Scott | Drums: Robert Debrauwere | Guitar: David Greene.
Check out the hair! (Scott at 20 years old)
SCOTT’S FORMER BAND “RAMBLE ON aka MIGHT GET LOUD” – REHEARSAL AUDIO (2018-2019)
84 unedited audio clips of rehearsals with mistakes and all. Some of the clips were just the band testing out new songs or arrangements. It was all just for fun and recorded live on a single track with a Tascam field recorder. Scott played all of the guitar parts and sang some lead vocals. The band covered several genres from classic and hard rock to blues to contemporary music and reggae.
Sublime – Santeria
Stevie Ray Vaughn – Pride and Joy
Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – I’ll Take Care Of You
The Animals – House of the Rising Sun
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
I DON’T WANT TO BE – COVER OF GAVIN DEGRAW
Informal rehearsal without mics, bass, or drums.
Guitar & Backing Vocal: Scott | Keyboard & Lead Vocal: Sam Roney
ROCK BAND JAM – 2017
These are audio recordings of a jam with friends in June 2017.
Guitar and Backing Vocals: Scott | Lead Vocals: Rick Rivera.
The Letter – Joe Cocker Cover
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals Cover
Come Together – The Beatles/Aerosmith Cover
Photo of the band
Audio recordings – August June 2017.
Guitar and Backing Vocals: Scott | Lead Vocals: Rick Rivera.
ORIGINAL SONG – 1993
No One Will Hear You – Original by Scott Lanin. This is a song about the Holocaust that Scott wrote and recorded in a music studio in East Meadow Long Island in 1993. Scott played all of the parts – lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, and sang lead and backing vocals. He programmed a custom drum track using a Boss DR550. (c) 1993 and 2020 Scott Lanin.
TEMPLE SINAI HOUSE BAND CONCERT 2015
Live recordings of the Temple Sinai house band concert (6-19-15). Scott: lead guitar & backing vocals.
Hashkiveinu (Dan Nichols) – Cover. Lead vocals: Cantor Nitza Shamah.
Our House (CSN) – Cover. Lead vocals: Jon Pasternak.
