Shane Tutmarc (born September 25, 1981) is an American producer, songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Tutmarc is the great-grandson of
Paul Tutmarc
Paul Tutmarc (May 29, 1896 – September 25, 1972) was an American musician and musical instrument inventor. He was a tenor singer and a performer and teacher of the lap steel guitar and the ukulele. He developed a number of variant types of stri ...
, who has been credited as the inventor of the
electric bass
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck
The ...
. His grandfather, Bud Tutmarc, was a well-known
Hawaiian steel guitar player.
Tutmarc was the leader of Seattle band
Dolour
Dolour is a band led by Shane Tutmarc.
History
Dolour was formed in Seattle, Washington, releasing their debut 7" in mid-1998 on Theory Records, and two self-released EPs before releasing their first album '' Waiting For A World War'' in Apr ...
from 1997 to 2007. He has played in several other bands, including
United State of Electronica
United State of Electronica, or U.S.E., is an American music group formed in 2002 based in Seattle, Washington. It includes the four members of the band Wonderful: Jason Holstrom (guitar, vocals), Jon e. Rock (drums, vocals), Peter Sali (guitar ...
and Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies. In June 2009, Tutmarc released his first solo album, ''Shouting at a Silent Sky''. In January 2010, he re-located to Nashville, Tennessee. Several of his songs have been featured on television programs and films. In 2016, Tutmarc began a new project called Solar Twin.
Tutmarc has produced and played instruments on other artists' albums, including
Ian McGlynn's "Tomorrow's Taken" (2004), Sameer Shukla's "There's Only One Side Tonight" (2005), Patrick Kinsley's "Rattling the Cage" (2014), Tanya Montana Coe's "Silver Bullet" (2015) and "Hide Your Emotion" (2019), and both of
The Explorers Club
The Explorers Club is an American-based international multidisciplinary professional society with the goal of promoting scientific exploration and field study. The club was founded in New York City in 1904, and has served as a meeting point fo ...
's 2020 full-length releases.
Discography
Dolour
* "The Shivering / That Dreadful Anthem (Single)" 7-inch (1998)
* "
Waiting for a World War
''Waiting for a World War'' is the debut album released by indie rock band Dolour. The album was produced by Blake Wescott and Dolour. The artwork was done by Jesse LeDoux.
Track listing
All songs written by Shane Tutmarc (BMI)
# So, So Sad
...
" (2001)
* "Iceland / The Ballad (Single)" 7-inch (2001)
* "
Suburbiac" (2002)
* "CPR (EP)" (2003)
* "
New Old Friends" (2004)
* "A Matter of Time: 2000-2005 (Compilation)" (2005)
* "The Years in the Wilderness (Album)" (2007)
* "The Royal We (Album)" (2020)
* "Televangelist (Album)" (2021)
* "Origin Story (Album)" (2021)
Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies
* "I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About In My Song" (2007)
* "Hey Lazarus!" (2008)
* "Live On Air" (2019) - ''Bandcamp exclusive collection of radio performances''
Solo
* "Shouting At A Silent Sky (Album)" (2009)
* "Ride (Single)" (2013)
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent ...
cover
* "Portions for Foxes (Single)" (2013)
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock.
The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' ...
cover
* "Aneurysm (Single)" (2013)
Nirvana
( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
cover
* "Borrowed Trouble (Album)" (2014)
* "Busy Being Born Again (Compilation)" (2018) ''collection of home recorded covers from 2007-2009''
* "Seattle Is Dying (Single)" (2019) - featured in the
KOMO News
KOMO-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue-licensed Univision a ...
documentary, Seattle is Dying
* "Dark Circles: The Shouting at a Silent Sky Demos (Compilation)" (2019) - BandCamp exclusive
* "A Brave New World (Single)" (2020)
* "Written & Produced by Shane Tutmarc (Compilation)" (2020) - featuring solo songs, plus Dolour and Solar Twin.
Solar Twin
* "Slow Motion (Single)" (2016)
* "Black Sky Revisited (Single)" (2016)
* "The Big Sleep (Single)" (2017)
* "Pink Noise (Album)" (2017)
* "I Would Die 4 U (Single)" (2018)
Record Store Day
Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". The day brings together fa ...
cover of
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...
song.
* "Hold On To This Moment (Single)" (2018)
Collaborations and contributions
References
External links
*
Tutmarc's Bandcamp
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Musicians from Washington (state)
1981 births
Living people