History Sunset Sessions

1 history

1.1 1998
1.2 1999
1.3 2000
1.4 2001
1.5 2002
1.6 2003
1.7 2004
1.8 2005
1.9 2006
1.10 2007
1.11 2008
1.12 2009
1.13 2010
1.14 2011
1.15 2012
1.16 2013
1.17 2014
1.18 2015

history

sunset sessions founded michele clark, owned radio promotion firm on 20 years. clark has assisted in building careers of artists getting them radio airplay in triple radio format.

1998

the first sunset sessions in st. thomas, u.s. virgin islands @ marriott in march 1998 , first artist susan tedeschi (now of tedeschi trucks band).

additional artists included:

francis dunnery, matthew ryan , box set.

1999

held @ westin regina in puerto vallarta, mexico.

featured artists:

wes cunningham, lynn miles, duke daniels, tommy castro, kim richey, venice, john eddie, kory , fireflies, jonatha brooke , nields.

2000

held @ westin regina in puerto vallarta, mexico 2nd year in row.

featured artists:

bob lowery, peter searcy, justin clayton, mike younger, mark selby, deborah coleman, jill sobule, nina storey, john eddie , jayhawks.

2001

held in cancun, mexico

featured artists:

yve adams, pat mcgee, maia sharp, 5 fighting, amy correia, jonatha brooke, ryan adams, jess klein, john eddie, josh joplin , pete yorn.

2002

held @ mauai prince in maui, hawaii.

featured artists:

maia sharp, john eddie, dishwalla, phantom planet, luce, shannon mcnally, tommy castro, chuck prophet, big head todd , monsters , johnny a.

2003

held on big island of hawaii @ orchid @ mauna lani

featured artists:

vessica pisces, jesse malin, colin blades, thorns (shawn mullins, matthew sweet , pete droge), jennie devoe, edwin mccain, jack johnson, feel, steve poltz, rosanne cash, ziggy marley , pete yorn.

2004

held in bahamas @ atlantis resort

featured artists:

toots & maytals, donavon frankenreiter, joe firstman, sophie b hawkins, jackson sneed, old 97’s, andy stochansky, jen foster, ben aurthur, indigenous , rachael yamagata.

2005

held @ westin regina in puerto vallarta, mexico third time

featured artists:

cantinero, billy miles, richard julian, young dubliners, christine martucci, jackie greene, shore, john butler trio, maia sharp, josh ritter, charlie mars , francis dunnery.

2006

held @ parker in palm springs, california

featured artists:

jj appleton, jamie cullum, jacob miller, danielia cotton, greg johnson, amelia white w. tony furtado, exit, tom sartori, ben lee, abbotfinney, fred martin & levite camp, stephen stills , jewel.

2007

held @ paradise point in san diego, california

featured artists:

page aufhammer, ten west, christine martucci, colour, no more kings, tyrone wells, josh kelley, joss stone, alexa wilkinson, left4dead, joshua radin, malea mcguinness, willy mason, ozomatli, fine frenzy , john butler trio.

2008

held @ la costa resort , spa in carlsbad, california. here american singer-songwriter, jason mraz launched grammy award nominated single m yours .

other featured artists included:

two loons tea, george stanford, jessie baylin, tristan prettyman, feeding 5000, virginia coalition, cary brothers, joie calio (dada), colbie caillat, needtobreathe, ben’s brother, jackson sneed, tift merritt, gabe dixon band, emerson hart (of band tonic), alexa wilkinson, hilary mcrae, dave barnes, missy higgins, james blunt, jon foreman (of band switchfoot], johnathan rice , black keys.

2009

held @ la costa resort , spa in carlsbad, california second time.

featured artists:

zac brown band, eric hutchinson, chris isaak, meaghan smith, jason reeves, sara watkins, lisa hannigan, rick springfield, serena ryder, robert francis, green river ordinance, sara haze, rescues, luke winslow king, third eye blind, bascom hill, lex land, tamarama, honeyhoney, mishka, carolina liar, aaron barnhart, evan craft, jack tempchin, crowfield, war tapes, maia hirasawa, fab four, rachael sage , maria taylor.

2010

held @ rancho bernardo inn in san diego, california

featured artists:

alpha rev, reni lane, robert francis, grace potter & nocturnals, maia sharp w/ edwin mccain, jason mraz, saucy monky, sara petite, joey ryan, malea mcguiness, salvador santana, danni rosner, bob burger, ry cuming, sara haze, fanfarlo, kevin hammond, 1 eskimo, john butler trio, holding air hostage, acidic, bob schneider, smile smile, sarah jaffe, dave barnes, steven fiore & mark bryan, daniel merriweather, melissa etheridge, boscom hill, stand, lisa bouchelle, needtobreathe, makepeace brothers, landon pigg, susan justice, tyler hilton , nikki & rich.

2011

(triple a) held @ la costa resort , spa

featured artists:

bushwalla, vanessa carlton, stevie nicks, mike mills (of r.e.m.), incan abraham, scars on 45, makepeace brothers, parker ainsworth, iron & wine, francis dunnery, sia, laura jansen, wood brothers, myradio, frentik, benny merchant, lucy schwartz, augustana, andrew allen, blame sally, sarah lee & johnny, daniel lanois’ black dub, black joe lewis & honeybears, cas haley, eric berdon, alex cuba, mads langer, jason spooner, k.d. lang, tori, emily hearn w/ mark bryan, ximena sarinana, belle brigade, everest, neema, whitney wolanin, alternate routes, nicole atkins, crystal bowersox, john waite, chris amodeo, april smith & great picture show, & , cody beebe & crooks.

(rock) held @ la costa resort , spa

featured artists:

redlight king, deep dark robot, transfer, awolnation, raine maida, ko, sons of lawless, 321 stereo, donna loren, mike mushok (of staind), secondhand serenade, jim lindberg (of pennywise), art alexakis (of everclear), givers, ali handal, dead sara, drive a, kopek, dj’s skratch n’ sniff, larisa stow & shakti tribe, innerpartysystem, incan abraham, chris amodeo & modern minds, sounds under radio, jenny o., barcelona, holcombe waller, alex cuba, blessed le strange, feral vinca, 1 less reason, unwritten law, evan watson, deadlies, bushwalla , wedding.

the event credited exposing band dead sara , exclusive world premiere of staind s self-titled album in 2011.

2012

(triple a) held @ rancho bernardo inn in rancho bernardo, california

featured artists:

zz ward, sara milonovich & daisycutter, arlan feiles, brandon & leah, lukas nelson & promise of real, james morris, pierces, john eddie, laura bell bundy, everest, slater, moon taxi, arielle verinis, oria aspen, empty pockets, rebecca pidgeon, clark graham, chris shinn, audra mae, marc scibilia, dirt drifters, yuna, eve 6, jimmy cliff, chamilions feat pras, vintage trouble, fun., birdy, eric hutchinson, lp, gary clark jr., sarah packiam, gayle skidmore, kevin martin, rose cousins, milow, jason mraz, shawn s.w.i.m. pereira, scott h. biram, lucinda williams, marit larsen, villains, parlotones, tyrone wells, bushwalla & broadway west, vintage trouble, white buffalo, rumer, brothers of brazil, everlast, makepeace brothers, dawn mitschele, laura warshauer, moi , steve poltz.

(rock) held @ la quinta resort in palm springs, california.

featured artists:

billy corgan, richie sambora, serj tankian (of system of down), p.o.d., everclear, jim lindberg, lit, taproot, 7lions, silent film, art alexakis, art of dying, beware of darkness, big b, black oxygen, cheating daylight, courrier, dead sara, dj’s skratch n sniff, hydro da hero, killinger, oedipus, slater, sloane, stellar corpses, tanlines, last nova, nowherenauts, parlotones, royalty, tora , versus world.

(all format) held @ cosmopolitan of las vegas in paradise, nevada.

featured artists:

laura warshauer, tora, jack tempchin, susanna hoffs, faulkner, steve earle, santana, james douglas show, joel piper, angels landing, michael bernard fitzgerald, courrier, jjamz, doris, duncan sheik, stevie nicks, dave stewart, djs skratch n sniff, brooke palsson, clay priskorn, lucas asher, elliot root, nowherenauts, cheating daylight, feral vinca, stellar corpses, beware of darkness, tyler bryant, lit, slater, alpha rev, of verona, matt white , olivia olson.

2013

(triple a) held @ grand hyatt in san francisco, california

featured artists:

whitebread, marie miller, devlan james, gooding, faulkner, saints of valory, john hiatt, kate earl, finish ticket, matt costa, anna rose, parlotones, mishka, fitz & tantrums, chris assaad, anna bergedahl, anuhea, keith harkin, wild feathers, dido, alpha rev, staves, matt hires, milo greene, doran danoff, savannah philyaw, stefani scovolo, junkyard academy, cael dadian, emily bell, fernando perdomo, nikhil korulo band, stone senate, brett dennen , spencer emanuelle.

(rock) held @ hilton carlsbad oceanfront resort , spa in carlsbad, california

featured artists:

yellow marbles, cameron rafati, unlikely candidates, faulkner, semi precious weapons, monster truck, dj skratch n sniff, feral vinca, big b, oleander, emphatic, lonely kings, sammy hagar, jim lindberg, cheating daylight, leogun, dale earnhardt jr jr, 7lions, redlight king, heaven s basement, michelle delamor, ed hale , transcendence, porter lori, clay priskorn, beachwood coyotes, negotiators, boxer rebellion, eve adam, acidic, dig kid, brand new machine, strange native , d-strutters.

2014

(february s triple a) held @ hilton carlsbad oceanfront resort , spa carlsbad, california

featured artists:

arielle, atlas road crew, augustana, aurora barnes, ben babylon band, beware of darkness, charlotte sabina, chris assaad, common kings, dalton cyr, dez money, eddie money, eric zayne, flagship, franki love, galea brown, gary calamar, hold steady, january blu, jeremy messersmith, john butler trio, jonny kaplan, kahn morbee, kodaline, london rose, louise goffin, mastersons, needtobreath, nikki lane, parlotones, porter lori, rj comer, rob drabkin, robert delong, shane piasecki, skratch n sniff, spencer emmanuelle, trevor holmes, vance joy, vintage trouble, wind , wave, ziggy marley.

sxsw sunset sessions alumni held @ paramount theater in austin, texas

featured artists:

alpha rev, bob schneider, melissa etheridge, louise goffin, parlotones

(june s rock , alternative) held @ hilton carlsbad oceanfront resort , spa in carlsbad, california

featured artists:

billy gill, black bambooza, bushwalla, charlie rae, dirty heads, dj muggs, galvanized souls, gary calamar, godsmack, heartist. hero band, jack tempchin, kathryn dean, kevin wood, letters fire, megafauna, michael bernard fitzgerald, oh, clever, open air stereo, raining jane, ryan aderrey, scott weiland , wildabouts, semi precious weapons, skratch n sniff, last internationale, last year, whigs, young presidents, toddzero, twelve foot ninja, wake sun, welshly arms, whitebread

2015

held @ various hotels , down beach in tulum, mexico. shuttle pick attendees , bring them performances each evening. during days, radio , music supervisors treated special acoustic performances kaleo, panic perfect , others in life source retreats yoga studio. enjoyed yoga classes, healed shaman, , covered each other in mayan clay.

featured artists:

half moon run, kaleo (band), alpha rev, hollis brown, gary calamar, panic perfect, shawn pereira, buswalla, micca, austin plaine, tropo, surreal mccoys, bruce sudano , candyman band, mateo stevens, bandikoro , brett ball.