Biography

San Francisco Bay Area troubadour and award winning songwriter, Forest Sun has regaled audiences around the globe with his wealth of songs and stories, all sung and told with back porch ease and bonhomie.

Sun's music has been compared to everyone from Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers and John Mayer to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, but his unique style is entirely his own.
He's opened for Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Keb Mo and Brett Dennen among others.

Songwriting awards:
2007 - 1st place in the Pacific Song Writing Competition with "Drops in the Ocean"
2009 - "Gurus and Rockstars" from the album Harlequin Goodnight nominated for Best Song in the Just Plain Folks Awards.
2011 - "Trampoline" from Just for Fun semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition,
2011 - "Trampoline" is BEST song in the Kids Music Awards
2011 - "Just for Fun" BEST ALBUM by the Kids Music Awards.

Forest Sun's music provided soundtracks for Land of Saints, A Common Thread, and 5th Symphony Document.
Forest Sun has been featured on KFOG Local Scene Vol. 1 and 3 and the Japanese compilations Surf Time vol. 1 and 2 and on the Showtime Series, The Big C.

“... alt country, folk-rock jams, creating a hodgepodge of comparisons that ranged from Jack Johnson to Ryan Adams to David Gray. ...even into Bob Dylan territory ... a daunting place to tread, but pulled off with the grace of a musical veteran”
Santa Barbara Independent

"A wealth of star-roaming storytelling and slow drawl intimacy"
San Francisco Bay Guardian