Copperdown

About Copperdown

Copperdown is a rock/powerpop duo from Texas with strong emphasis on melody and finely crafted, catchy arrangements sure to make your ears smile. Copperdown is a Waco/Austin, TX-based duo consisting of Scott Menefee and Patrick McFarland. Hailing from Jacksonville, deep in East Texas, Scott and Patrick made their initial musical connection in high school the summer before their junior year, playing two exceedingly cheap electric guitars and recording whatever came to mind with a bulky LaSonic jam box.

"We didnt always have lots of options as far as things to do for fun in those days," says Scott, "so usually wed end up spending our time recording little bits of noise and stuff we found funny, or just hanging out listening to music and discussing it. We were part of an extremely tight group of friends, and most of us were interested in music and art. It was great."

For years, this collaboration remained far more humor-driven than artistic in nature. Patrick and Scott both played in separate bands off and on throughout high school, college and afterwards, all the while introducing each other to new styles and ideas, and recording various nonsensical things together just for fun. Finally, the point came when the two friends realized that their once disparate tastes had merged into a common, hybrid