FAR WEST
Artist + Project Vision
The bad decision you can’t help
but make.
Morrison Conway is a cinematic outlaw artist who explores love, loss, and freedom through slow-burn country rock n’ roll—inviting the audience into a world where every decision costs something, but they make it anyway.
Don Draper in double denim.
IDENTITY + POSITIONING
Sergio Leone stranded in Laurel Canyon.
• Sonic: Waylon Jennings meets Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Eagles with California rock n’ roll warmth and outlaw country swagger.
• Visual: Desert motel + 1970s film stills + dusty Americana tinted with cinematic minimalism.
• Brand Archetype: Tragic Charmer × Outlaw. A man who leaves a mark you can’t forget.
• Goal: To haunt. To be remembered.
Swagger. Seduction.
Momentum. Denial.
This is the soundtrack to a one-night stand with the open road.
The feeling of sweating through a denim jacket at midnight.
Of motel sheets that smell like someone else.
Of kisses with consequences.
It doesn’t ask permission.
It’s the fast burn before the fallout.
The drifter’s code. The cowboy myth.
The outlaw charm you regret loving—
but would do it all over again.
If you need to place it:
It lives somewhere between a ‘70s outlaw country record
and a dusted-off rock album found in the glovebox of a Ford LTD.
Think: Kristofferson grit, Eagles mysticism,
Fleetwood Mac ache, Bingham weight.
But Far West doesn’t follow rules.
This isn’t retro. It’s timeless.
Every song is a scene in a film that doesn’t exist yet.
Until now.
THE SOUNDTRACK
Debut Album | FAR WEST
Far West is a two-part album, released in two volumes—Side A and Side B—each with its own cover, arc, and emotional world. Together, they tell the full story.
Link to song lyrics
Link to sonic vision deck
Link to reference playlist
SIDE A | Far West, Vol. I: The Do’s and Don’ts in Rattlesnake Country
Release: 5/15/2026
1. Bury Me in Bakersfield
2. Cowgirl Blues
3. The Long Road
4. Dollar Sign
5. On the Fire
6. All Quiet on the Western Front
SIDE B | Far West, Vol. II: Bloodlines
Release: 8/14/2026
7. Hell of a Heaven
8. Los Charros del Desierto (Interlude)
9. Old Dog
10. The Border
11. Down a One Way Street
12. The Sort of Night
13. Hurricane
THE VISUAL WORLD
Retro / Film / Grain / De-Saturated
Colors should feel like they’ve aged in the sun and been slept in.
Far West is a two-part album, each side with its own cover that tells half the story.
When combined, they create a third image—the full album cover.
Side A: High Noon (Desire)
Golden sunrise. Morrison alone in the desert. Composed, distant. A rattlesnake sign behind him. A single white flower at his feet. This is the beginning—the controlled exterior before anything unravels.Side B: Golden Hour (Temptation)
Same location at sunset. The shirt is gone. The flower is crushed. A photo lies in the dirt. His shadow curves like a snake. Regret is setting in.Full Album Cover: Aftermath
When both covers are overlaid, a third image emerges. His full reflection. A coiled snake revealed. An eclipse overhead. Ash drifting through the air.
The myth has broken. The man remains.
Visuals by Erin Pederson
Each side is standalone. But only when joined do they complete the story.
Album Art Concept: A Three-Part Ritual in the Desert
Music Video | ‘Bury Me in Bakersfield’
Reference: “Move Along” The All-American Rejects (but slowed down)
Structure:
• Camera Locked: Medium shot. Morrison sitting in the back of a truck bed, centered—arms resting, eyes forward, unmoving, as the truck drives on the road. The camera never changes angle. It’s the world that shifts, not him.
• Driver: A woman. Either rotating (every scene) or archetypal (the same woman in different forms: denim angel, black widow, ghost in a white dress). She never looks back.
• Transitions: Hard cuts, no fades. Jarring shifts. Locations jump like memory fragments.
Visual Sequence:
1. Dirt Road, Heat Haze – boots dusted, sun glaring.
2. Neon-Soaked Motel Strip – red and amber glow, dead-eyed.
3. Freeway at Dusk – empty lanes, semis roaring past.
4. Snowbound Backroad – his breath visible, everything else still.
5. Golden Hour Desert – burned-out trailer parks in the distance.
6. City Lights Blurring – concrete passing underneath, forgotten.
7. Rain, Midnight – reflections of stoplights on wet metal.
8. Early Dawn Fog – no color, just grey.
9. Back Alley with Fire Escapes – static electricity in the air.
10. Desert Again, but now Night – truck headlights barely pushing through.
Live Performance Experience
Before the show begins, a field recording plays: desert wind, cicadas, distant coyote howls. Then—sharp, bone-deep—the Aztec death whistle pierces the room (as used in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), signaling the ritual is about to begin.
Morrison Conway’s live show plays like a slow-burn Western in three acts (mirroring the album cover and release plan)—desire, temptation, and ruin.
ACT I — High Noon (Desire)
A sunrise time-lapse over Joshua Tree plays on the video wall.
The scent of sage in the air.
He enters in dark denim-on-denim, crisp white cowboy hat, boots dusted from the road.
Still. Observing. Untouched.
ACT II — Golden Hour (Temptation)
The sun drops in the time-lapse. Shadows stretch.
He removes the overshirt—revealing a tight white tank.
The voice begins to fray. Sweat collects.
The myth cracks open, just enough to bleed.
ACT III — After Midnight (Ruin)
Darkness. Dim red light. He’s nearly silhouette.
Hat lowered or gone. Tank stained. Belt still shining.
He sings the final line, lights a cigarette, and disappears into the dark.
No bow. No thank you.
Just aftermath.
Signature Look:
White tank. High-rise denim. Western belt. Boots. Red bandana.
A DUST-TINTED LIFESTYLE BRAND
If Tyler, the Creator took Golfwang country.
This isn’t merch—it’s a fashion house. Think Jacquemus meets desert couture.
High quality garments. Handmade. Limited edition-only seasonal releases.
Shirt. Bandana. Matchbook.
Wrapped in brown butcher paper and sealed with red wax and packed with a motel receipt.
FOURTH
A novella.
Link to chapters 1 - 6.
The story of a man returning from war to find his home—and the woman he left behind—no longer waiting for him. A story about memory, loss, and the slow erosion of the things we once loved.
Limited edition hard copies to be released between Side A and Side B launches.
AFTER THE WAR
FAR WEST RELEASE STRATEGY
‘Bury Me in California’ Tour
Bury Me in California is not built for algorithms or arenas. It’s an invitation into a world—intimate, seductive, slow-burning.
This is not about reach—it’s about resonance.
End of April, 2026
• Album “film” trailer release
• Poster release | Far West, Vol. I: The Do’s and Don’ts in Rattlesnake Country
May 15 (Fri), 2026
• Side A release | Far West, Vol. I
May 16 (Sat), 2026
• Side A release show | Pappy & Harriet’s, Pioneertown
May 29 (Fri), 2026
• Music video release | Bury Me in Bakersfield
• Show | Topanga canyon backyard house
June 7 (Sun), 2026
• Show | Ojai orchard / farm set
June 14 (Sun), 2026
• Show | Malibu Hills private coastal sunset
June 18 (Thu), 2026
• Merch | Teaser release
July 6 (Mon), 2026
• Show | Paso Robles barn / field show
July 9 (Thu), 2026
• Merch | Limited edition release
July 18 (Sat), 2026
• Show | Laurel Canyon historic home set
July 30 (Thu), 2026
• Novella | Hard copies released
August 8th (Thu), 2026
• Poster release | Far West, Vol. II: Bloodlines
Aug 14 (Fri), 2026
• Side B release | Far West, Vol. II
• Side B release show | Desert 5 Spot, Los Angeles
Sept 25 (Fri), 2026
• Farewell show | Los Angeles
WHAT CAME BEFORE
DESERT 5 SPOT - Los Angeles, CA
JW MARRIOTT - Nashville, TN
THE HOTEL CAFE - Hollywood, CA
VENICE LOVE FEST @ The Mountain Stage - Los Angeles, CA
HORSE AND PLOW - Sebastopol, CA
THE LOST CHURCH - Santa Rosa, CA
SOFT SPOT @ DESERT 5 SPOT - Los Angeles, CA
WE FOUND NEW MUSIC // BAR LUBITSCH - Los Angeles, CA
THE LIGHTHOUSE CAFE - Hermosa Beach, CA
THE MINT - Los Angeles, CA
APOTHEKE - Los Angeles, CA
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - Los Angeles, CA
MAR VISTA ART WALK - Los Angeles, CA
TR!P - Santa Monica, CA
BELLY LEFT COAST - Santa Rosa, CA
GEYSERVILLE GUN CLUB - Geyserville, CA
THE RANCH - Fairfax, CA
20MISSION OUTSIDE LANDS AFTER PARTY - San Francisco, CA
PORTALUPI - Healdsburg, CA
DRY CREEK GENERAL STORE 1881- Healdsburg, CA
THE CORNER PROJECT - Geyserville, CA
CONTACT
Wade Redding
wade@quietcoyoterecords.com