Sequoia Rising
Sequoia Rising is Shane Wilson (guitar/ vocals), Jerry Smith (percussion/ vocals), and occasionally Michelle Winfrey (vocals).
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As a project, Sequoia Rising writes stories that are set to music in an alt-country/ singer-songwriter style. Sequoia Rising's first album was recorded and produced by Shane Wilson during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.
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As a live band, Sequoia Rising puts a premium on entertainment. Shows include improvised songs and a healthy back-and-forth with the audience. Live performances include cover songs in alt-country, rock, hip hop, oldies, and top 40 genres as well as original music all on acoustic guitar and cajon.
Sequoia Rising can perform a family-friendly show for an afternoon charity event and roll into the bar scene that night.
Album: Of All the Things I've Ever Said, I Mean This the Most (2021)
Of All the Things I’ve Ever Said, I Mean This the Most is the new album from Shane Wilson’s music side project, Sequoia Rising. Recorded almost entirely during quarantine during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in a small room in Shane’s apartment, the album is an artifact of a particular brand of isolation and self-reflection.
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On Of All the Things, lyrical storytelling takes the lead. The album’s ten tracks tell stories of young love gone sideways and the ways our lives can be haunted by our pasts.
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Of All the Things I’ve Ever Said, I Mean This the Most is available now on all major streaming platforms and physical media.