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SHULMAN SMITH VIDEO PREMIERE |
Sequoia Parks Conservancy PRESENTS
Shulman Smith'S NEW VIDEO “Mineral King"
SPC is excited to share Shulman Smith's first single, “Mineral King,” from his debut album Way Out West, due out in Summer 2021. The video below for “Mineral King” was released in partnership with Sequoia Parks Conservancy, and Smith has generously launched a fundraiser to support our Sequoia Conservation Fund. Please consider donating below.
WATCH SHULMAN SMITH'S "MINERAL KING"
About Shulman Smith
Smith, who grew up in Denver, CO, spent much of his youth surrounded by the expansive natural landscapes of the Rocky Mountains - driving in and out of the many mountain passes, hiking to hidden mountain lakes, and embracing the viewpoints that sprinkle the front range - while his imagination transported him to the storied past of the Rocky Mountains and its inhabitants, sparking a lifetime of inspiration. As an adult whose life brought him further West from Colorado to California, Smith found parallel inspiration in the mountains along Highway 395 on the East side of the state: driving beside mountains that held such promise for new settlers - holding complex stories of plunder, preservation, and competing human interests. It was the culmination of a lifetime of mountain folklore that brought “Mineral King” into focus.
“I first heard of the Mineral King Valley in Sequoia National Park from a friend who had trekked the John Muir Trail and was spellbound by the valley. I was struck by how the place sounded like a person, and it became so easy to see her – her conflicts, her desires,” Smith explains. “There are many Western stories hidden in the verses of ‘Mineral King,’ but a clear thread is the feeling of helplessness that can arise from confronting the impacts of climate change. I took this feeling as an opportunity to reach beyond myself and to collaborate with others to alleviate that helplessness.”
At the time, catastrophic wildfires were raging across the Western US, including Sequoia National Park, endangering its unique ecosystems. Whereas low intensity fires have been proven to be a healthy requirement for giant sequoia life cycles, these fires were much different. Smith began working with Big Land Films to conceptualize a video in support of the park. Smith reached out to dancer Daisy Jacobson, who he had previously seen in a performance by the Los Angeles Dance Project, and she proved to be very enthusiastic about choreographing and performing in the “Mineral King” video. Filmed on land ravished by the fires, Smith is hopeful the creative collaboration between the music, video, and dance of “Mineral King” will help engage people to move beyond the feeling of helplessness concerning protecting our natural resources. In conjunction with the release of “Mineral King.”
Thank you again to Shulman Smith for his support of the Sequoia Conservation Fund.
Smith, who grew up in Denver, CO, spent much of his youth surrounded by the expansive natural landscapes of the Rocky Mountains - driving in and out of the many mountain passes, hiking to hidden mountain lakes, and embracing the viewpoints that sprinkle the front range - while his imagination transported him to the storied past of the Rocky Mountains and its inhabitants, sparking a lifetime of inspiration. As an adult whose life brought him further West from Colorado to California, Smith found parallel inspiration in the mountains along Highway 395 on the East side of the state: driving beside mountains that held such promise for new settlers - holding complex stories of plunder, preservation, and competing human interests. It was the culmination of a lifetime of mountain folklore that brought “Mineral King” into focus.
“I first heard of the Mineral King Valley in Sequoia National Park from a friend who had trekked the John Muir Trail and was spellbound by the valley. I was struck by how the place sounded like a person, and it became so easy to see her – her conflicts, her desires,” Smith explains. “There are many Western stories hidden in the verses of ‘Mineral King,’ but a clear thread is the feeling of helplessness that can arise from confronting the impacts of climate change. I took this feeling as an opportunity to reach beyond myself and to collaborate with others to alleviate that helplessness.”
At the time, catastrophic wildfires were raging across the Western US, including Sequoia National Park, endangering its unique ecosystems. Whereas low intensity fires have been proven to be a healthy requirement for giant sequoia life cycles, these fires were much different. Smith began working with Big Land Films to conceptualize a video in support of the park. Smith reached out to dancer Daisy Jacobson, who he had previously seen in a performance by the Los Angeles Dance Project, and she proved to be very enthusiastic about choreographing and performing in the “Mineral King” video. Filmed on land ravished by the fires, Smith is hopeful the creative collaboration between the music, video, and dance of “Mineral King” will help engage people to move beyond the feeling of helplessness concerning protecting our natural resources. In conjunction with the release of “Mineral King.”
Thank you again to Shulman Smith for his support of the Sequoia Conservation Fund.
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