# Shane Tutmarc

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. 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. 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 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

### 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
* "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 cover of Prince song.
* "Hold On To This Moment (Single)" (2018)

## Collaborations and contributions

List of contributions to other artists, with notes :
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Artist | Notes |
| 2001 | "Interstellar Cattle Baron" | Bending Bus EP | Bending Bus | Lead vocals. |
| 2003 | "N/A" | Emerald City EP | United State of Electronica | Co-writer, bass guitar, vocals. |
| 2004 | "N/A" | Tomorrow's Taken | Ian McGlynn | Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies. |
| 2004 | "N/A" | United State of Electronica | United State of Electronica | Co-writer, bass guitar, vocals. |
| 2005 | "The Longest Wait" | A Pleasant Fiction | Izabelle | Vocal harmonies. |
| 2005 | "N/A" | Life As A Spectator | Crosstide | Vocal harmonies. |
| 2005 | "N/A" | There's Only One Side Tonight | Sameer Shukla | Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies. |
| 2005 | "The Giant's Drink" | Volcano | Gatsby's American Dream | Co-writer, vocals. |
| 2006 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Get It | The Lashes | Co-writer (uncredited). |
| 2009 | "N/A" | Unspeakable Things | Sirens Sister | Vocal harmonies. |
| 2012 | "Hey Mr. Pharisee" | Hey Mr. Pharisee (Single) | Ethan Luck | Co-writer. |
| 2013 | "Mean Kind of Love," "Let Me Be" | Go to Hell | Star Anna | Co-writer, acoustic guitar, vocals. |
| 2013 | "The Drug Has a Voice" | Wounds & Fears EP | Ethan Luck | Co-writer. |
| 2014 | "N/A" | Rattling the Cage EP | Patrick Kinsley | Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies. |
| 2014 | "Crow" | Pure Delight | Red Jacket Mine | Vocals |
| 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. |
| 2015 | "She Says No. 1 (Come Back Home)," "Black Friday" | Love Me Down | Brian McSweeney | Co-writer. |
| 2015 | "N/A" | Silver Bullet | Tanya Montana Coe | Producer, multi-instrumentalist, co-writer on "Let My Love," "Did I," and "You're Gonna Love Me" |
| 2015 | "Tug of War" | Tug of War (Single) | Slings & Arrows | Co-writer |
| 2016 | "That Was Me Then" | That Was Me Then (Single) | Slings & Arrows | Co-writer |
| 2017 | "N/A" | Sea of Dust (EP) | Black Moon Mother | Producer |
| 2018 | "Electric Blue" | Electric Blue (Single) | Tanya Montana Coe | Producer, co-writer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies |
| 2018 | "Damned" | Damned (Single) | Tanya Montana Coe | Producer, co-writer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, mix. |
| 2018 | "One in a Million" | One in a Million (Single) | Tanya Montana Coe | Producer, multi-instrumentalist |
| 2018 | "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. |
| 2018 | "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. |
| 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. |
| 2019 | "Viral Love" | Viral Love b/w Carlotta Valdez Goes to Texas 7" | Sean Nelson | Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix for A-side, "Viral Love." |
| 2020 | "Bumper Sticker" | Pop! Fights The Flames (benefit album for the people of Australia) | Sean Nelson | Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix |
| 2020 | "Shame on You" | Pop! Fights The Flames (benefit album for the people of Australia) | Tanya Montana Coe | Co-Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix, Master |
| 2020 | "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 |
| 2020 | "N/A" | To Sing And Be Born Again | The Explorers Club | Co-producer, Vocal arrangements, vocal harmonies, Multi-instrumentalist, Engineer |
| 2020 | "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 |
| "N/A" | Somebody Made For Me (Single) | The Explorers Club | Multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, Engineer | |
| 2021 | "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" | Wattage | The Explorers Club | Multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, Engineer |
| 2022 | "Daddy Boyfriend," "Can You Feel It?" | Live at Paradise Garage | Jessica Lea Mayfield | Bass guitar |
| 2023 | "Haunt You" | Self Care | Pacifico | engineer, vocal harmonies, keyboards, percussion |
| 2023 | "Fake Love" | Warriors II | Jessica Lea Mayfield | Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer |
| 2024 | "Knock, Knock" | Knock, Knock (Single) | The Explorers Club | Co-writer |
| "N/A" denotes contributions on all songs. ||||||