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BIOGRAPHY Pinebox is a live electronic band based in Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 2003, consisting primarily of four musicians and a live visual artist. The music is a process of hardware MIDI and analog devices mixed with guitar and other live instruments; fusing together psychedelic fantasy music with jazz, dance, classical, hip hop/break beat, and metal. Pinebox has performed at Skully’s, Ravari Room, Carabar, the Shi-Sha Lounge, ACME Art Company, High Five, Little Brother’s, CBR’s, Milo, Hempfest, Clamour Music Festival and other various events.  MEMBERS (pictured from left to right) KYLE HIMELSTEIN Kyle Himelstein co-founded Pinebox with brother-in-law Joseph Boyden in 2003. Mainly influenced by television, film, and video game soundtracks, he plays keyboards, piano, and turntables as well as programming drum machines, FX, sequencers, and samplers. Throughout the early '90s Himelstein sang, played guitar, and keyboards in his friends punk/metal bands. He met drummer/composer Arthur Blinkhorn in a mutual friend's band, and they both left to start what would later be Toys in the Static. In the mid to late '90s he recorded with 4-tracks and tape machines on electronic projects with Hnau, Nick Brown, Oeric, and solo work as Cyclikyl. After starting Pinebox he began working with Adam Rodgers and joined him in NDI. Himelstein's more recent work includes Magna Cartridge (with Colin Dyer), The Wow Wow Wiggle Bomb, and a hip-hop project with Ricardo Conley and band mate Logan Houze. In addition to contributing to video and live visual elements for Pinebox, Himelstein mixes and records all music live at Studio Phaelon. He attended ITT Technical Institute and received a degree in Multimedia. ADAM RODGERS Adam Rodgers joined the band in 2005. Mainly influenced by early industrial, experimental metal, old school funk and hip hop; Rodgers began writing music at the age of eleven. He plays guitar, bass, and drums as well as programming, keyboards, samplers, and other electronics. In 1998 he began working on music with Colin Dyer (William S. Braintree) and started what would later be Murder by Television. In 2002 he began collaborating with Cleveland artist Orobl Monkey (Shamus Donnelly) under the moniker Labor Hands. Rodgers’ other projects include his solo work as Miasmata and the improvisational post-punk/metal band NDI. He met Kyle Himelstein (also a member of NDI) in 2004 and started improvising with him regularly. Rodgers became a driving force in the sound of Pinebox and also takes part in creating visual elements. He currently records in his studio The Bomb Shelter. Rodgers attended ITT Technical Institute and received a degree in Multimedia. LOGAN HOUZE Logan Houze first appeared on Lodestone Catacomb in the spring of 2006. Mainly influenced by psychedelic music, horror soundtracks, early ‘90s hip hop and ‘70s soul/funk; Houze began writing music at the age of thirteen. He plays synthesizers and samplers live, while producing in Studio Phil-A-Buster with various other instruments. Houze’s other projects include works with band mate Joseph Boyden. JOSEPH BOYDEN Joseph Boyden co-founded Pinebox with brother-in-law Kyle Himelstein in 2003. Influenced by late ‘80s and early ‘90s synth-pop, industrial and dance; Boyden started experimenting with music in his early years. From 2004-2006 he attended Fort Hayes MEC studying video and broadcasting. He currently plays synthesizers and drums at The House of Jehk, improvising regularly with band mate Logan Houze. TOM HENRY Tom Henry started working with the band in 2007. He provides live visuals composed of original video sequences and other abstract animations, mixing old and new technology. His influences include German ‘70s experimental rock bands and old school video games. Tom began working with art early in life, and received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Columbus College of Art & Design. His interest in improvisational techniques and ability to create hypnotic video clips lead him naturally to the profession of VJ. He met the band after a show he attended, and they have been creating unique live experiences ever since. Currently he creates all of his visual designs at the Big Hurt, his video production studio. COLLABORATING ARTISTS Pinebox has played events and/or collaborated in the studio with artists such as Mr. Dibbs, Wrikken, Doctah X, Mas Bagua, Jeffro Jam (of Illatmospherics), William S. Braintree, FBK, Gatsby, L12:40, Mike Mitcheson, Hnau, Rich Ratvasky, Postscript, Blaksun, Unparallel, DJ Cheese, Marvin The Robot, DJ Failsafe, N/A, Electric Grandmother, and many others. AUDIO EQUIPMENT Novation Super Bass Station, Novation Drum Station, Novation A-Station, Kawai K-3, Moog MG-1, Moog Etherwave Theremin, Roland SH-09, Roland SH-101, Roland Juno-106, Roland Alpha Juno-2, Roland JX-8P (x2), Roland D-50, Roland D-550 w/ PG-1000, Roland R-8, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55, Roland RX-5, Roland GS-10, Roland MC-303, Roland MC-505, Roland SP-404, Boss DS-330, Boss SP-202 (x3), Boss SP-303, Boss DR-55, Boss DR-550, Boss DR-660, Boss Metal Zone, Boss Super Overdrive, Boss Digital Delay, Boss Super Chorus, Boss Chromatic Tuner, Boss Phase Shifter, Boss Flanger, '76 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff, Doepfer MSY2, Sequential Circuits Max, Waldorf Micro Q, Korg DW-8000, Korg MS2000, Korg X5D, Korg N5, Korg P3, Korg Poly-61, Korg W/01, Korg ESX-1, Korg EMX-1, Korg ES-1, Korg EM-1, Yamaha DX-7 MK-2, Yamaha DX-11, Yamaha VSS-30, Yamaha TG33, Yamaha RX5, various Yamaha Portasounds, Nintendo Entertainment System w/ MIDINES, Game Boy w/ Nanoloop + Camera, Atari 2600 w/ Synthcart, Lowery Micro-Genie, Casio SK-1, Casio CZ-101 (x2), Casio PT-7, Casio MT-105, Casio MT-46, Solton Programmer 24, Alesis Micron, Alesis QS-6.2, Alesis HR-16 (x2), Alesis MMT-8, Alesis Quadraverb, Alesis Nanoverb, Alesis Microverb, Alesis Ineko (x2), Akai S3000XL, Akai S2000, Akai S20, LinnDrum, Zoom RT-123, Synsonics Drums (x2), Atari ST-1040 (Cubase), Commodore 64 (various programs), Samick Piano, Hohner Melodica, Fender Rhodes, Crumar Orchestrator, '85 Japanese Fender Stratocaster, late '70s Aria Bass, Gretsch Jazzbox, Laney VC-30, Echoplex (x2), Electrix Analog High Order Filter Module, Electrix Vocoder, Electro-Harmonix Poly Phase, Bixonic Expandora, Ibanez Cyberdrive, Ibanez Phaser, Danelectro French Toast, DBX 166XL Compressor / Gate / Limiter (x2), Lexicon MX200, T.C. Electronics M300, DigiTech GSP 21 Legend, DigiTech Synth Wah Envelope Filter, DigiTech Time Machine, Furman Bandpass Filter, Testoscillator Square / Sine Wave Generator, SSM-1750, Electric Organ, Talking Computron, Cellular Automata Video Synthesizer (x2), iPAQ w/ Syntrax, Theremin, Gemini DS-8 Sampler, Gemini Flash Former, Turntables and DJ Mixer (Technics, Stanton, Gemini, Vestax) Laptop PC (AMD Athalon and Pentium M) running Cubase and other programs/plug-ins, Carvin SM-162, Yamaha MG16/6FX, Behringer UB802, Mackie 1202-VLZ, M-Audio Ozone, 4x M-Audio BX-5, M-Audio MIDI Thru 3X8 (2x), spring drums (2x), djembes (2x), congas, bongos, and various metallic percussive instruments. VIDEO EQUIPMENT Cellular Automata Video Synthesizer (x2), Panasonic WJ MX-10 Digital AV Mixer, Panasonic DVCPRO Digital Video Cassette Recorder, Sima Video Editmaster Plus, Sima Ed/It 2, Apple G5 running Final Cut Studio and other programs, MacBook Pro, Sony TRV-900, MIDINES, Jakks Pacific EyeClops, Game Boy Camera, Canon TX, Videonics Video Equalizer/Colorizer/Enhancer, JVC GR-C1U, JVC Character Generator CG-P50U, General Electric VHS Video Movie System, plus several analog/digital cameras and various broken video devices. |
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