About Us
In The Shallows are a Wellington based Indie Pop Duo formed by Danni Parsons and Lance Shepherd.
Described as having silken sound that weaves together soaring harmonies and mesmerising vocals with a ‘velvety and gentle timbre’. 'Rich with harmony and heartfelt lyrics. Their musical tapestries are woven through with a golden thread of humanity – strongly relatable tales of identity and resilience, strength and fortitude. A class act indeed' ~ Ambient Light.
Their debut album and latest singles have received glowing 5* reviews and they were voted into the 'Top 10 Live shows of 2021' list by Kev Rowland of Muzic.net.nz.
Studio recordings have featured Andrew Bain (Fur Patrol) and Nick Brown (Eb & Sparrow, Vorn), and occasionally when we are lucky enough Andrew will join us on stage!
The band released their Debut Album (2020) with producer Steve Rokosh (Calgary, Canada and Nashville, USA ). His clients include Emmylou Harris, Sass Jordan, Ruben Young, Jocelyn Alice and many more. He’s also scored music for ABC Family, Electronic Arts and Universal Music.
Described as being similar to Fleetwood Mac The Innocence Mission, Goldenhorse
A bit more about In the Shallows...
Danni Parsons
Born and raised in Wales, Danni settled in NZ in 2005. Once settled in Wellington she went on to co-write lyrics with Mara Simpson (Mara and the Bushkas) and performed in Wellington band 'Soul Caravan'. Danni also works as an Actor/Body Double, in casting & as a crew member on International Film productions, in Television and Theatre. She has been mentored by some of NZ’s most highly regarded casting directors/coaches & has worked alongside world renowned directors on Mortal Engines, Ghost in the Shell & Avatar.
In The Shallows has given Danni the scope to experiment with lots of new instruments, allowing her to develop her instrumental skills and the sound of the band. Initially only singing on stage, you will now see her changing things up and switching between percussion, guitars, bass and keys throughout the live performances as she tries to insert elements that have been woven into the studio tracks, written and recorded at her home in Paekakariki.
Danni also takes care of the admin, marketing, social media, tour organising, band member wrangling aspect of the band, so if she isn’t creating music she is usually doing one or all of those other things!
Lance Shepherd
Lance has worked as a professional musician/producer since leaving high school. Based in London through the 2000’s as a touring/recording guitarist with Martina Topley-Bird (ex Tricky) Lance has worked with a number of producers such as Johnny Dolla (Massive Attack) Leila Arab (Bjork) has played a number of high profile radio, television and live shows shows throughout Europe and the US including BBC2, France Inter, XFM, Later… With Jools Holland, Montreaux Jazz Festival and SXSW.
Lance is an incredibly skilled guitarist and it is this that and his raw vocals which provides the magic dust that when sprinkled on the songs that Danni has written, they really come alive and become the sound that is ‘In The Shallows ’. More and more he is bringing his song ideas to the table, which has been awesome for adding a fresh energy to the new material, especially as his background is in rock music!