After 13 albums, a million miles, and thousands of gigs... including openers for likes of Bob Dylan, Derek Trucks, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo', Tower of Power, Allmans, Blind Melon, Hootie & the Blowfish, Leftover Salmon, Cake, John Fahey, Zero, Jerry Joseph, Johnny Lang, Cherry Poppin' Daddies... and hundreds of Festival showings.... Shipe is starting to get pretty good.

Art in Daily Motion. Here. Everywhere. Painter and Muralist. Production and Installation Artist. Singer-Songwriter. Events Curation and Environments. Commissions Welcome.

For myself music is how I feel emotion. It's how I escape what I'm going through.. And that's what I hope to do through my music. Help other people like myself. Escape what there going through. And SEE that there's Hope and a life worth living. -MarVan

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