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T m-- /i i}!!ii!iiiiiii i il . iqliiiiiii~i~ii!!~!iii~!iiii' , Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 - She~ton-Mason County Journal - Page A.5 As part of the Live On Stage series facilitated by the Mason County Concert Association, Derik Nelson & Family will perform Tuesday in Shelton. Courtesy photo 0 Q scoming By Dana Kampa dana@masoncoun com Pop, folk and jazz are set to collide in an immersive, high-tech show the Mason County Concert Association presents next week in Shelton. Derik Nelson & Family is set to perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Shelton High School's Performing Arts Cen- ter. The performers are no strangers to the Pacific Northwest. As alumni of Capital High School in Olympia, they frequently perform at local venues. One of their largest stages was Centu- ryLink Field, where they sang the na- tional anthem for 69,000 people before a Seattle Seahawks game. Riana Nelson said in an interview with the Shelton-Mason County Jour- nal being able to sing at such an iconic location in the Pacific Northwest was exhilarating, especially with her par- ents standing on the field. "The adrenaline rush was one thing, but also the energy from all of those people in the stadium was a perform- er's dream," she said. "It goes so fast it's 90 seconds -- so you know leading up to it that it's going to fly by, so you try to hold every moment in your heart and in your head, and really enjoy the experience. And I think we did. I have beautiful memorieS from that day." The family trio has been touring the United States and beyond with the show, and they are eager to offer some homegrown entertainment. Derik was a regular for four years on the TV show "Glee" as a leadguitarist, and was a singer for shows including "How I Met Your Mother," "The Voice," "New Girl," "Raising Hope" and "Go On." Dalten appeared on several epi- sodes of "Glee" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and orchestrates the group's high-tech show. Riana, a cast- ing associate for the show "Empire," serves on the board of directors for the Washington Center for the Perform- ing Arts. She also works as the band's manager. The trio logged 30,000 miles last year, traveling the country in the car together, but Riana said recent inter- national trips to Moldova and Albania were some of the most memorable ex- periences so far on the road. Part of the trip, facilitated by the U.S. Department of Defense, involved educational outreach at schools in re- mote villages. "The very first day on that contract we went to a village in southern Mol- dova and got to meet all these incredi- ble middle-school kids, and did a work- shop with them," she said. "This is a school that doesn't have power or heat or hot water for most of the building. Knowing that they live in non-ideal conditions for the winter, and seeing how excited they were and how proud they were to have us there working with them was just amazing. I felt like we really were able to show up as our- selves Being there with those kids and singing for them was really eye opening and heartwarming." Riana said it was an interesting con- trast to the group's technology-driven performance, which incorporates a 20- foot video display, Through them, De- rik's interactive "clones" showcase a variety of instruments, including sax- ophone, bass, drums and keyboards, backed by three-part harmonies from the siblings. Dalten's digital designs use auditory and lighting elements to explore different settings as the musi- cians dabbling in everything from the Eagles to Michael Jackson to Fleet- wood Mac. When asked which musician she see CONCERT, pageA-14 LL , -~ ~ Endorsed by the International Chiropractors Association /%i ~ to promote proper spinal alignment while sleeping ~ ;~ comfortSUperi r andqUalitYsupportmaterials for year after year of consistent Over 1000 encased coils designed to support any body shape or body size h~ ::0: