Shane Tutmarc (born September 25, 1981) is an American musician.
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 with several artists, including Gatsby's American Dream, Star Anna, Sean Nelson, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Explorers Club, Elizabeth Cook.
Discography
Urban Crush Self-titled EP Cassette (1997) https://www.furious.com/perfect/shanetutmarc.html
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 Reference 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. "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. "N/A" Life As A Spectator Crosstide Vocal harmonies. "N/A" There's Only One Side Tonight Sameer Shukla Producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies. "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. "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. "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. "She Says No. 1 (Come Back Home)," "Black Friday" Love Me Down Brian McSweeney Co-writer. "N/A" Silver Bullet Tanya Montana Coe Producer, multi-instrumentalist, co-writer on "Let My Love," "Did I," and "You're Gonna Love Me" "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 "Damned" Damned (Single) Tanya Montana Coe Producer, co-writer, multi-instrumentalist, vocal harmonies, mix. "One in a Million" One in a Million (Single) Tanya Montana Coe Producer, multi-instrumentalist "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. "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. "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 "Shame on You" Pop! Fights The Flames (benefit album for the people of Australia) Tanya Montana Coe Co-Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mix, Master "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 "N/A" To Sing And Be Born Again The Explorers Club Co-producer, Vocal arrangements, vocal harmonies, Multi-instrumentalist, Engineer "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, EngineerArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "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 "Fake Love" Warriors II Jessica Lea Mayfield Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer 2024 "Knock, Knock" Knock, Knock (Single) The Explorers Club Co-writer 2026 "N/A" Pinkerton (Album) Jessica Lea Mayfield x Dolour Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocal Harmonies, Engineer "N/A" denotes contributions on all songs.
References
External links
Tutmarc's Bandcamp