We proudly present:
Make it out alive
Filmed and Directed by Aaron Siebol
Listen to our newest album “THE SHIFT”
THE SHIFT brings you a unique fusion of folk, rock, reggae and hip-hop, with lyrics that aim to gently shed light on social and environmental issues while promoting unity.
Check out “Make It Out Alive” featuring Wookiefoot and Ramblxr on Spotify!
Kalan Wolfe
Kalan Wolfe has been performing professionally for 17 years. He is the lead singer, guitar player, and a songwriter for THE SHIFT. He is also an audio engineer and has self released all the band's music. Kalan is well known for his captivating lyrics, and was a contestant on American Idol in 2019. He is the son of band-mate Bapa, husband of Keely, and daddy to Ember Brightheart. Kalan enjoys alternative carpentry, creating digital art, reading, and being a father.
Keely Crow-Ka
Keely Crow-Ka is the band manager, back up singer, co-producer and a song writer for THE SHIFT, which she has been performing with since 2018. She is a dedicated mother to many, including daughter Ember Brightheart who performs regularly with THE SHIFT. Keely is married to the founding band member Kalan Wolfe, and therefore daughter in-law of fellow band mate Bapa. Her interests outside of music include foraging, herbal crafting, writing, traveling, and playful-hearted trouble making.
Karl “Bapa” Hatton
Karl Hatton, otherwise known as Bapa to his fans and band mates, has been lending his vocal talents, and keeping rhythm with THE SHIFT since 2016. He has enjoyed making noise by banging on things since he was a toddler, and has been involved in percussion in one form or another for most of his life, including several bands in Hawaii and the Sequimmarimba in the PNW. He is the father of founding band member Kalan Wolfe, is a lover of fine scotch whiskey and travel, and is a dedicated grandfather, whose humor and playfulness captures the heart of the band.
Walter Harris
Walter Harris has been playing bass for THE SHIFT since 2018. He grew up in the backwoods of Western Massachusetts, and picked up guitar at the age of sixteen, and a bass a year later after hearing "Nothing's Shocking" by Jane's addiction. He moved to Washington in 2001, and has been involved in the local music scene ever since, performing as a professional musician, and working his magic in the sound industry.
Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a relatively new member of THE SHIFT, holding down their rhythm since August of 2021. An early curiosity of drumming, starting at the age of 8, has taken Sam down many different paths from Afro-Cuban hand drumming, to Jazz and everything in between. His broad musical experience gives his drumming a unique style, lending THE SHIFT a recognizable and captivating beat.
Ember Brightheart
Ember Brightheart is the youngest member of THE SHIFT, having been born in 2009. She is the daughter of founding band member Kalan Wolfe and Keely Crow-Ka, and has been performing with THE SHIFT since 2018, lending her exquisite vocals to the band, while accompanying them on her ukulele. Ember is a talented dancer and gymnast, as well as a gifted painter.
