Guitarist Shane Theriot has been a member of the Neville Brothers since 1996. Originally from the New Orleans area, he now divides his time between New Orleans and Nashville, where in addition to his work with the Neville Brothers, he is also busy in the recording scenes of both towns as a much in demand sideman and session guitarist. His new band project "Grease Factor," with drummer Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit) is also receiving critical acclaim on the "jamband" scene.
He continues to write and produce new music; his two solo records, "Hwy 90" and "The Grease Factor" have received critical acclaim worldwide for the combination of modern rock/jazz chops with the funk/Zydeco sounds of Louisiana. Shane is also emerging as an "up and coming" producer, currently
working on Swedish rocker Theresa Andersson's new record.
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AS A COMPOSER/SONGWRITER:
Shane has had his songs recorded by the following artists:
co-wrote "Walk Before You Fly" (from Essie Mae Hawk meets the Killer Groove Band)
Wayne Toups "Oh Louisiana" (from "Little Wooden Box")
Johnny Neel "Caught Me on my Blind Side" (from "Late Night Breakfast")
Leni Stern "On the Outside" (from "13")
"I try to stay inspired every day but it can be hard to do. Sometimes a student suddenly grasping a scale or concept is a total inspiration. Sometimes just playing a guitar that I haven’t picked up for a while is an inspiration. Woody Allen movies are a total source of inspiration (don’t ask me why!) And as corny as it may sound, I love the rain in New Orleans. That is a total inspiration to me. It’s like no other place that I’ve been."
Influences
Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Jaco Pastorius, Scott Henderson, Dan Gilbert, Terry Bozzio, Aaron Copeland, Igor Stravinsky, Michael Brecker, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and many more.
Bio
Beginning guitar at age 9, Theriot was exposed to many kinds of music in the area, from Cajun/Zydeco to rock and jazz. He performed his first "professional gig" at age 11, during the New Orleans World Fair. Soon after graduating high school, Theriot headed for the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. It was here he studied with such names as Joe Diorio, Paul Gilbert and Scott Henderson, (then with pianist Chick Corea) who would later recommend Theriot for a teaching position at the Atlanta Institute of Music. He graduated from Musicians Institute in 1990 with top
honors in all styles. (Only 3 students out of a class of 300 were granted this honor.)
Shane has performed and recorded with such artists such as Jo-El Sonnier, The Neville Brothers, Aaron Neville, Leni Stern, Chester Thompson, Lee Greenwood, Idris Mohammed, Little Feat, Henry Butler, a compilation record for SchoolHouse Rock, former Allman Bros. keyboard man Johnny Neel, Crystal Taliefaro, Sam Moore (Sam and Dave) and countless other jingles and recordings, as well as a recent release by bassist Adam Nitti featuring Dave Weckl, and Tribal Tech drummer Kirk Covington.
He continues to write and produce new music; his solo records, "Hwy 90" and "The Grease Factor" have received critical acclaim worldwide for the combination of modern rock/jazz chops with the funk/Zydeco sounds of Louisiana. Shane is also emerging as an "up and coming" producer, currently working on Swedish rocker Theresa Andersson's new record.