Alec Shaw is a singer/songwriter and producer raised in the foothills of the cascades in Washington State, garnering attention as an artist whose sound has developed into a soulful combination of two large worlds of musical influence rooted in gospel and Appalachian folk. Vocally, he bridges a gap between Otis Redding and Jeff Buckley with a knack for engaging and ethereal arrangements.
Quantity Alec’s fourth studio album Features Alec’s most creative and dramatic work yet. Released in 2022 Quantity along with a live video version of the single “Spinning” landed Alec and his band an in studio taping with KEXP that truly qualified Alec as a seasoned performer and artist worth experiencing fully. Quantity was co-produced with Producer Andy Park (Mac Miller, Dave Mathews, Deep Sea Diver).
Alec’s dad, a gospel musician, gave him a guitar at age 11. Flash forward to high school Alec pieced together a band through the Seattle Craigslist page. Hundreds of songs on a handheld recorder was the product of procrastinating on school work that eventually became a demo-esqu, but musically sophisticated debut album “Car Town” securing Alec and his band their first gig at Neumos, Seattle playing for the Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit concert “Love Seattle” which first launched Alec at age 17 into the Seattle underground scene as a new act to watch.
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