Shane Tutmarc

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| name = Shane Tutmarc

| caption = Shane Tutmarc in 2011

| background = solo_singer

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|25}}

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| years_active = 1997–present

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Dolour|Solar Twin|Shane Tutmarc & the Traveling Mercies|The Explorers Club|United State of Electronica}}

| website = {{URL|shanetutmarc.com}}

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Shane Tutmarc (born September 25, 1981) is an American producer, songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist.

Career

Tutmarc is the great-grandson of Paul Tutmarc, who has been credited as the inventor of the electric bass.{{cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/File/7479|title=Tutmarc, Paul (1896-1972), and his Audiovox Electric Guitars|website=www.historylink.org|access-date=March 8, 2019}} His grandfather, Bud Tutmarc, was a well-known Hawaiian steel guitar player.

Tutmarc was the leader of Seattle band Dolour from 1997 to 2007. He has played in several other bands, including United State of Electronica, Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies, and Solar Twin.{{cite web|url=http://nocountryfornewnashville.com/2016/09/26/solar-twin-premiere-debut-single-slow-motion/|title=Solar Twin Premiere Debut Single " Slow Motion" - No Country For New Nashville|date=September 26, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://nocountryfornewnashville.com/2017/01/05/no-country-premiere-solar-twin-debut-video-for-black-sky-revisited/|title=[No Country Premiere] Solar Twin Debut Video for "Black Sky Revisited" - No Country For New Nashville|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2019}} In June 2009, Tutmarc released his first solo album, Shouting at a Silent Sky. In January 2010, he re-located to Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web |url=http://www.soundonthesound.com/2009/12/01/never-turning-back-shane-tutmarc-is-nashville-bound/ |title=Never Turning Back: Shane Tutmarc is Nashville Bound » Sound on the Sound - A Seattle Music Blog |access-date=2011-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728140213/http://www.soundonthesound.com/2009/12/01/never-turning-back-shane-tutmarc-is-nashville-bound/ |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} Several of his songs have been featured on television programs and films.{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2663744/soundtrack|title=Assassins Tale (2013) |work=IMDb|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=www.imdb.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8978014/|title=Shane Tutmarc|website=IMDb|access-date=March 8, 2019}} In 2020, Tutmarc returned to Dolour as his main creative project.

Tutmarc has collaborated as a writer and/or or performer in the studio and/or the stage with many artists over the years, including Gatsby's American Dream, Star Anna, Sean Nelson (of Harvey Danger), Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Explorers Club, Elizabeth Cook, and many others.

Discography

=Dolour=

  • "The Shivering / That Dreadful Anthem (Single)" 7-inch (1998)
  • "Waiting for a World War" (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)
  • "Daylight Upon Magic (Album)" (2024)
  • "New Old Friends xx (Album) (2024)

= 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{{cite web|url=https://shanetutmarc.bandcamp.com/album/live-on-air|title="Live On Air", by Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies|website=Shane Tutmarc|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

= Solo =

  • "Shouting At A Silent Sky (Album)" (2009)
  • "So Hard To Make An Easy Getaway" EP (2011)
  • "Ride (Single)" (2013) Lana Del Rey cover
  • "Portions for Foxes (Single)" (2013) Rilo Kiley cover
  • "Aneurysm (Single)" (2013) Nirvana cover
  • "Borrowed Trouble (Album)" (2014)
  • "Poison Apple" EP (2015)
  • "Busy Being Born Again (Compilation)" (2018) collection of home recorded covers from 2007-2009
  • "Seattle Is Dying (Single)" (2019) - featured in the KOMO News documentary, Seattle is Dying
  • "Dark Circles: The Shouting at a Silent Sky Demos (Compilation)" (2019) - BandCamp exclusive {{Cite web|url=https://shanetutmarc.bandcamp.com/album/dark-circles-the-shouting-at-a-silent-sky-demos|title=Dark Circles: The 'Shouting at a Silent Sky' Demos, by Shane Tutmarc}}
  • "A Brave New World (Single)" (2020) {{Cite web|url=https://shanetutmarc.bandcamp.com/album/a-brave-new-world|title=A Brave New World, by Shane Tutmarc}}
  • "Written & Produced by Shane Tutmarc (Compilation)" (2020) - featuring solo songs, plus Dolour and Solar Twin.{{Cite web|url=https://shanetutmarc.bandcamp.com/album/written-produced-by-shane-tutmarc|title = Written & Produced by Shane Tutmarc, by Shane Tutmarc}}

=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 cover of Prince song.
  • "Hold On To This Moment (Single)" (2018)

Collaborations and contributions

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|+ List of contributions to other artists, with notes

! scope="col" style="width:2em; "| Year

! scope="col" style="width:14em; "| Song(s)

! scope="col" style="width:16em; "| Album

! scope="col" style="width:16em; "| Artist

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scope="row"| 2001

| "Interstellar Cattle Baron"

| Bending Bus EP

| Bending Bus

| Lead vocals.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bending-bus-mw0001279568|title=Bending Bus - Bending Bus - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row"| 2003

| "N/A"

| Emerald City EP

| United State of Electronica

| Co-writer, bass guitar, vocals.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/revival-of-the-fittest/Content?oid=19897|title=Revival of the Fittest}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2004

| "N/A"

| Tomorrow's Taken

| Ian McGlynn

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrows-taken-mw0000489580|title=Tomorrow's Taken - Ian McGlynn - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"N/A"

| United State of Electronica

| United State of Electronica

| Co-writer, bass guitar, vocals.

| style="text-align: center; "|

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2005

| "The Longest Wait"

| A Pleasant Fiction

| Izabelle

| Vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/shane-tutmarc/2880985 |title = {{!}} ARTISTdirect}}

"N/A"

| Life As A Spectator

| Crosstide

| Vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "| {{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

"N/A"

| There's Only One Side Tonight

| Sameer Shukla

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=http://threeimaginarygirls.com/sameershukla05nov-asp/|title=There's Only One Side Tonight - Three Imaginary Girls|first=Chris|last=Estey|date=November 28, 2005|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"The Giant's Drink"

| Volcano

| Gatsby's American Dream

| Co-writer, vocals.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/volcano-mw0000736647/credits|title=Volcano - Gatsbys American Dream - Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row"| 2006

| "Daddy's Little Girl"

| Get It

| The Lashes

| Co-writer (uncredited).

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Lashes-Get-It/release/6408101|title=The Lashes - Get It|website=Discogs|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row"| 2009

| "N/A"

| Unspeakable Things

| Sirens Sister

| Vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.artistdirect.com/artists|title=Artist|first=artist|last=direct|website=ARTISTdirect|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row"| 2012

| "Hey Mr. Pharisee"

| Hey Mr. Pharisee (Single)

| Ethan Luck

| Co-writer.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://ethanluck.bandcamp.com/track/hey-mr-pharisee-single|title=Hey, Mr. Pharisee (Single), by Ethan Luck & The High Pressure System|website=Ethan Luck|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2013

| "Mean Kind of Love," "Let Me Be"

| Go to Hell

| Star Anna

| Co-writer, acoustic guitar, vocals.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/go-to-hell-mw0002578980|title=Go to Hell - Star Anna - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"The Drug Has a Voice"

| Wounds & Fears EP

| Ethan Luck

| Co-writer.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WENgq65rsU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/9WENgq65rsU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=The Drug Has A Voice|last=Ethan Luck|date=November 3, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2014

| "N/A"

| Rattling the Cage EP

| Patrick Kinsley

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=http://www.shanetutmarc.com/rattling-the-cage/|title=Shane Tutmarc - Rattling the Cage|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"Crow"

| Pure Delight

| Red Jacket Mine

| Vocals

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://redjacketmine.bandcamp.com/track/crow-feat-shane-tutmarc|title=Crow (feat. Shane Tutmarc), by Red Jacket Mine|website=Red Jacket Mine|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2015

| "I Will Know Him," "Song in the Air," "The Sands of Time," "Once I Had a Glorious View," "Sweet Rivers of Redeeming Love," "The Sands of Time (Reprise)"

| Sing My Welcome Home

| Pacific Gold

| Co-writer.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-my-welcome-home-mw0002813689|title=Sing My Welcome Home - Pacific Gold - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"She Says No. 1 (Come Back Home)," "Black Friday"

| Love Me Down

| Brian McSweeney

| Co-writer.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=http://ryanbrymer.com/2015/08/05/music-brian-mcsweeney-love-me-down/|title=ryanbrymer.com|website=ryanbrymer.com|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"N/A"

| Silver Bullet

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, co-writer on "Let My Love," "Did I," and "You're Gonna Love Me"

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=http://www.babyblackwidows.com/2014/11/tanya-montana-coe-interview.html|title=Rebel Heart: The Tanya Montana Coe Interview|first=Tyler Mahan|last=Coe|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"Tug of War"

| Tug of War (Single)

| Slings & Arrows

| Co-writer

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/slings-arrows/tug-of-war|title=Tug Of War|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=SoundCloud}}

scope="row"| 2016

| "That Was Me Then"

| That Was Me Then (Single)

| Slings & Arrows

| Co-writer

| style="text-align: center; "|

scope="row"| 2017

| "N/A"

| Sea of Dust (EP)

| Black Moon Mother

| Producer

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://blackmoonmother.bandcamp.com/album/sea-of-dust-remixes-interpretations|title=Sea of Dust [Remixes & Interpretations], by Black Moon Mother|website=Black Moon Mother|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2018

| "Electric Blue"

| Electric Blue (Single)

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Producer, co-writer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/tanyamontanacoe1|title=♫ Electric Blue - Tanya Montana Coe. Listen @cdbaby|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=store.cdbaby.com}}

"Damned"

| Damned (Single)

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Producer, co-writer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, mix.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://tanyamontanacoe.bandcamp.com/track/damned|title=Damned, by Tanya Montana Coe|website=Tanya Montana Coe|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"One in a Million"

| One in a Million (Single)

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/tanyamontanacoe14|title=♫ One in a Million - Tanya Montana Coe. Listen @cdbaby|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=store.cdbaby.com}}

"Simple Things," "Down Here Together in Heaven," "Where Do You Go," "Worlds Apart."

| Mystical Realism (EP)

| Damian Churchwell

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, mix and master.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web|url=https://damianchurchwell.bandcamp.com/album/mystical-realism-ep|title=Mystical Realism (EP), by Damian Churchwell|website=Damian Churchwell|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

"Quiet Time" & "Quiet Time (Solar Twin remix)"

| Quiet Time 7"

| Black Moon Mother

| Producer, multi-instrumentalist, mix, and remix. Side A is original version produced by Tutmarc for 2017's Sea of Dust EP, Side B is a "Solar Twin" remix.

| style="text-align: center; "|

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2019

| "N/A"

| Hide Your Emotion

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix, Co-writer on Electric Blue, Damned, Take It To The Top, What Makes It Go Away, and Hide Your Emotion, and sole-writer of My Heart's In Pieces.

| style="text-align: center; "|{{Cite web|url=https://tanyamontanacoe.bandcamp.com/album/hide-your-emotion|title=Hide Your Emotion, by Tanya Montana Coe}}

"Viral Love"

| Viral Love b/w Carlotta Valdez Goes to Texas 7"

| Sean Nelson

| Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix for A-side, "Viral Love."

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5V1E_epz1C/ | title=Instagram }}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2020

| "Bumper Sticker"

| Pop! Fights The Flames (benefit album for the people of Australia)

| Sean Nelson

| Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://goldstarrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/bumper-sticker | title=Bandcamp }}

"Shame on You"

| Pop! Fights The Flames (benefit album for the people of Australia)

| Tanya Montana Coe

| Co-Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix, Master

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://goldstarrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/shame-on-you | title=Bandcamp }}

"You Don't Bother Me"

| You Don't Bother Me: A Fundraiser For Ballard Ave Music Venues

| The Nashville Quarenteens (aka Sean Nelson and Shane Tutmarc)

| Additional lyrics,Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix, Master

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://thecupholders.bandcamp.com/track/you-dont-bother-me-14 | title=Bandcamp }}

"N/A"

| To Sing And Be Born Again

| The Explorers Club

| Co-producer, Vocal arrangements, vocal harmonies, Multi-instrumentalist, Engineer

| style="text-align: center; "|

"N/A"

| s/t

| The Explorers Club

| Co-writer ("Dream World," "Dreamin'," "Somewhere Else," "Look to the Horizon"), Co-Producer, Vocal arrangements, Vocal harmonies, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer

| style="text-align: center; "|Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/xAQXPUdVQCg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201122001031/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQXPUdVQCg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQXPUdVQCg| title = "Look To The Horizon" - The Explorers Club (Official Lyric Video) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

| style="text-align: center; "|

"N/A"

| Somebody Made For Me (Single)

| The Explorers Club

| Multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, Engineer

| style="text-align: center; "|

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2021

| "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"

| Wattage

| The Explorers Club

| Multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, Engineer

| style="text-align: center; "|

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2022

| "Daddy Boyfriend," "Can You Feel It?"

| Live at Paradise Garage

| Jessica Lea Mayfield

| Bass guitar

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCr8PrdW9ms | title=Jessica Lea Mayfield - Full Session (Live at Paradise Garage) | website=YouTube }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2023

| "Haunt You"

| Self Care

| Pacifico

| engineer, vocal harmonies, keyboards, percussion

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://pacifico.bandcamp.com/album/self-care | title=Bandcamp }}

"Fake Love"

| Warriors II

| Jessica Lea Mayfield

| Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://endowarriors.bandcamp.com/track/fake-love | title=Bandcamp }}

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2024

| "Knock, Knock"

| Knock, Knock (Single)

| The Explorers Club

| Co-writer

| style="text-align: center; "|{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DAazhUkuWxc/ | title="I have tagged all the amazing people who worked on this with me including my bud and co writer @shanetutmarc" | website=Instagram }}

colspan="6" style="text-align: center; "| "N/A" denotes contributions on all songs.

References