During the writing of "Powers of Ten", he also played local gigs and did session work. Shawn's first album did well for an underground cult guitarist and earned several awards in magazines. Shawn wrote all the material on "Powers of Ten", except for a cover of "West Side Boogie by Ray Gomez, and he played all the instruments. The people at Warner Brothers liked what they heard and offered Shawn a record deal. He began to create demo tapes for "Powers of Ten" which got into the hands of Warner Brothers Music through his friend Reggie Jackson. Much of the material on Powers of Ten was conceived at his piano, as Shawn considered it his main writing instrument. Over the next eight years or so, he studied music and composing on his own and mainly worked on playing piano. At fifteen, Shawn saw Allan Holdsworth at a UK concert and was inspired to develop his own method of playing guitar.Īt eighteen Shawn Lane was married and burnt out from touring with Black Oak Arkansas so he decided to take a break and learn more about music. Word began to spread around Memphis about a talented young guitar player, and at fourteen Shawn auditioned for the lead guitar spot in Black Oak Arkansas. At thirteen, Shawn began to practice heavily, developing his technical abilities. Shawn progressed very rapidly on the guitar, and he found it to be his natural instrument. At the age of eight he accompanied his sisters on the piano, but did not play guitar seriously until he was ten. Shawn Lane was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for his solo album Powers of Ten and his long stint with former John McLaughlin bassist and virtuoso in his own right Jonas Hellborg. Shawn Lane (Ma– September 26, 2003) was an American multiinstrumentalist and composer.
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