Ambient, Instrumental, Electronic Music + Multimedia
Photography, video, and related media.
My new album, Planetary Confinement, is currently available only to my Bandcamp subscribers. I created a music video for the title track and published it to YouTube last night:
Watch the video here: The Adaptive and Kevin Tool will perform “Duality” live for the first time this weekend: Artist Showcase: The Adaptive featuring Kevin Tool and Special Guests (Facebook
Continue reading…The Adaptive ft. Kevin Tool: New Music Video and Live Concert
I’d like to thank Trinity Hot Springs in Paradise for giving me the opportunity to create the video below. It took many hours of work to create these couple of
Continue reading…The Milky Way, the Sawtooth Wilderness of Idaho, and Ambient Guitar Music
I just came across this amazing gallery of photos from Alex Strohl, shot in Alberta, Canada. Visit Winter in Alberta on Behance to see these amazing photos of Canada in
Continue reading…Recommended Photography: “Winter in Alberta” by Alex Strohl
I’ve had the privilege of working on some video projects for Trinity Hot Springs in Paradise, a lodge/hotel, spring water source (the deepest one known on Earth), spa, wellness, and
Continue reading…New Video for Trinity Hot Springs and Yaima
EmbryOasis is a yearly event at Trinity Hot Springs in Featherville, Idaho. I (Shane) helped curate music for the event, performed a few sets, and took some photos. Visit the
Continue reading…New Gallery: EmbryOasis III at Trinity Hot Springs (Featherville, Idaho)
Being any kind of digitally-creative person leaves one with a recurring problem: How do I make sure I don’t lose all of these gigabytes and terabytes of my work? (Not
I’m lucky to get to work with This Patch Of Sky on occasion. As friends and supporters of each other’s music, we certainly talk about collaborating a lot… And sometimes
Continue reading…This Patch Of Sky – Live at Tonic Lounge in Portland, Oregon (Exclusive Preview)
Getty & Me As a photographer, getting my work onto Getty Images has been no easy task. Though Getty bought iStock and I have many photos on there, getting directly
Continue reading…Select Photos by Shane Cotee Now on Getty Images
Subscribe to In The Branches on YouTube for more. In The Branches at its spaciest. The subtle textures on the first half of the album were a contribution from Steven
Continue reading…In The Branches – Songs From The Abyss full album on YouTube
In celebration of its freshly designed new digital booklet (available in high-resolution PDF format with purchase of the album on Bandcamp), In The Branches’ critically-acclaimed 2016 album Wilderness Time is
Continue reading…In The Branches “Wilderness Time” Full Album Now On YouTube
Eugene, Oregon-based This Patch Of Sky invited me to photograph a recent show in Portland. We’ve started a collaboration on a music video — potentially several — from the footage
Continue reading…Preview: This Patch Of Sky Live in Portland (Video)
I’ve just written up a page about selling microstock (licensed photos, videos, and illustrations). It’s worth bringing up for two reasons: I would not have just made my first $1,000
Continue reading…Can You Make Money Selling Your (Boring, Old, Random) Photos? (Yes)
I made some purposefully-minimal music videos with a few of my photographs and some extended footage of Milkdrop, a nifty little plugin for Winamp. If you don’t know what any
The second video in the “Expanse Sessions” series. Download the full album on Bandcamp.
This took some research to figure out, so I’m sharing it and keeping it here for future reference. Version used: GoPro HERO5 Black update v01.20 Download the latest update for
Continue reading…Four Steps to Enable RAW Photo Mode on a GoPro Hero5 Black
Lightroom is Way Easier Than Photoshop/Camera RAW for Most Photo Editing I’m not kidding. I can get by on either, but when I have the choice, Lightroom wins. That’s because
Continue reading…The Adaptive’s Guide to Photography, Part 2: Lightroom
I was preparing a quick e-mail about Lightroom for the talented Scott Chumley, who makes incredible effect-pedal boards for great bands like This Patch Of Sky (and with a bit
Continue reading…The Adaptive’s Guide to Photography, Part 1: The Basics