Shane Tutmarc

Shane Tutmarc

Shane Tutmarc (born September 25, 1981) is a Seattle-born songwriter, musician and producer. He is the great-grandson of Paul Tutmarc, who has been credited as the inventor of the electric guitar [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7479] . His Grandfather was Bud Tutmarc, the well known Hawaiian Steel Guitarist. Shane released progressively ambitious, intricate pop albums under the moniker Dolour from 2001-2007. He was one of the founding members of Seattle dance-rock group United State of Electronica (U.S.E.). He's produced and arranged records by Ian McGlynn and Sameer Shukla. In early 2007, Tutmarc formed a family band with brother Brandon Tutmarc and cousin Ryan Tutmarc, calling themselves Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies.

In addition to music Tutmarc shows interest in drawing, painting, writing and film. He has contributed to each of his albums' artwork.

Tutmarc's film

Tutmarc wrote and directed a short subject titled "Yes, No, Maybe?"; it was shot in six days in December 2005 by Tutmarc's brother Brandon. It has yet to be released in any form, although an online trailer was briefly distributed in early 2006.

Collaborations

Over the years Shane has contributed to many different musical projects including...
* Gatsby's American Dream - Shane co-wrote and sang the chorus to "The Giant's Drink", on the band's "Volcano" album in 2005.
* Sameer Shukla - Shane produced, arranged, engineered and performed much of the music (including lead guitar, piano, bass, and background vocals) on Sameer's debut full-length, "There's Only One Side Tonight" in 2005.
* Crosstide - Vocal harmonies on their debut full-length, Life As A Spectator (2005).
* U.S.E. - Shane was a collaborator on their 2004 debut LP , supplying most of the albums bass guitar, and additional background vocal parts.
* Ian McGlynn - Shane produced, arranged, engineered, and performed much of the music (including guitar, bass, drums, and additional keys) on Ian McGlynn's debut full-length, "Tomorrow's Taken" in 2004.

*Izabelle - Vocal harmonies to Izabelle's A Pleasant Fiction (2005).
*Bending Bus - Shane contributed lead vocals to "Interstellar Cattle Baron" from Bending Bus' EP (2002).

External links

* [http://www.shanetutmarc.com/ The Traveling Mercies official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thetravelingmercies The Mercies on Myspace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/tutmarcmercies The Mercies on YouTube]
* [http://www.dolour.com/ Dolour's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/dolour Dolour on Myspace]


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