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Alec Shaw is a singer/songwriter and producer born and raised in the beautiful state of Washington, in the foothills of the cascades. His dad who was a gospel musician gave Alec his first guitar at age 11. At 17 Alec pieced together a band through craigslist after finishing his debut album “Car Town” a collection of Alec’s first songs he wrote in highschool where he spent the least amount of time possible actually being in school and most of his time daydreaming and writing. Released in 2016, Car Town landed the band their first gig at Neumos, Seattle playing for the Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit concert “Love Seattle” which launched Alec into the Seattle underground scene as a notable new artist. In 2017, Alec’s shows promoting his second album “Uhh Oh And The Oh Wells” caught the attention of local producers with further developments in his vocals and arranging abilities. One of these producers was Andy Park who had recently established himself with credits like Pedro The Lion, Noah Gunderson, Macklemore, and Dave Mathews. Andy helped Alec shape his third album “Thinking Place” Which features more introspective, ethereal and focused songs. Their collaboration proved to find a sound that was becoming uniquely his combining soulful and folky vocals soaring above swimming instrumentation. This album, in time with a live version of the single “Fools Gold” featuring a gospel choir, shined more light on Alec in the national eye of the music industry, garnering Record Label interest and praise from KEXP’s Hall of Fame DJ Marco Collins, and Kevin Cole, Artists Like Allen Stone, Wanz, and Robert Glasper, NPR and ABC network. in 2020 while set to play a slew of sold out shows, festivals and showcases Alec’s underground rise to the surface was frozen in it’s tracks by the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, putting an abrupt pause on management and label negotiations. During 2020 Alec shifted his focus on recording, producing an album for The Voice finalist and long time collaborator Zan Fiskum. Along with recording projects for other artists, Alec spent the “down time” working on his fourth studio album “Quantity” set to release in 2021 featuring his most creative and dramatic work to date. He also spent time as a contestant on ABCs American Idol and Joined Common’s new artist collective “Stardust Kids” at the beginning of 2021.

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