Shane Piasecki (pi-a-SEK-ee) grew up just outside of Toledo, Ohio in a small town called Liberty Center. Country roads were the norm and cornfields grew for miles. Those same roads are where he found his love for music while cruising with his father, listening to the sounds of CCR and Eric Clapton. His father realized how much he liked music and surprised Shane with a guitar when he was five years old.
Growing up in a small town, there weren’t many places available for him to play music. Shane took up some other hobbies such as football, boxing, and working at his dad’s company. However, these weren’t just hobbies to Shane; they were lessons, lessons about working hard and achieving goals. He had witnessed a lot of people in his life become successful and realized after a year of college that he wanted something greater. He needed to chase that feeling he got when he first held that guitar in his hands.
He released his first independent album in 2004, All For Coffee. This earned him a spot as an opener on the Hanson tour at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Critics took notice after hearing he had sold more albums in a single night than any other band that had ever opened up for the platinum pop trio. This success caused Shane to head west to San Diego with nothing but a suitcase full of books, clothes, and his guitar. His second independent album, You’re Here and I’m A Mess, followed soon after.
By that time, YouTube was beginning to become popular, propelling Shane’s exposure to new heights, and creating a fan base as far away as Australia. His singles “My Two Cents” and “Sweetest Thing” hit views and downloads of over one million. His album, All For Coffee, would later move 10,000 units, reaching number one on the Detroit Music Retail Collective Chart and peaking at number 19 on the National Alliance of Independent Media Stores sales chart.
After a visit back home to Ohio, he decided not to return to California, but instead write and record his third album, Monday Creek, in Nashville. This album was special to Shane because he recorded it with some of his favorite musicians that he grew up listening to. Headed by producer Doug Lancio (John Hiatt and Patty Griffin), the album featured an All-Star lineup including Dave Roe (Johnny Cash), Jerry Roe (Greg Laswell), Patrick Keeler (The Raconteurs), Sam Huff, and Mike Schrimpf. The album would showcase Piasecki’s traditional folk and Americana sound. During the recording process, he became good friends with another writer, Chris Gantry. Gantry would introduce him to Everett Lowe, who owned a publishing company on Music Row. After listening to Monday Creek, Everett signed Shane to his first publishing deal at Faverett Entertainment.
Now, three years later, Shane has signed a record deal with LandStar Entertainment and is set to release his label debut, Set You Free, in 2014. Produced by Nathan Meckel, Set You Free finds Shane exploring an undeniable blend of R&B, pop, rock, folk and blues. Recorded at The Sound Emporium Studio B and The Lab, Shane was once again joined by Dave and Jerry Roe, along with some of Nashville’s best instrumental talent: John Deaderick (Dixie Chicks), Layne Ihde, and Maurice “Bow Tie” Farmer.
Key tracks off the album include “Jackie O,” “Feels Alright,” and the title cut. Listen for Set You Free at Triple A and Americana radio later this year. In the meantime, Shane Piasecki is fired up to work with his backup band, The Cuts, preparing for a tour that will take them across the US and Australia, once his most anticipated album to date is released!
