At the time, Colin was a novice guitar player and songwriter who had yet to even really sing, and the 'band' that he was forming in his head was little more than a fantasy. Over the next several years, however, Colin put more and more weight into his craft, becoming a proficient songwriter as well as a remarkably soulful vocalist and lap-slide guitar player.

In early 2007, Colin released his debut album, Wax Wane, a blues-infused romp through love, death, and politico that included a slew of well-crafted original tunes alongside covers of Bukka White and Chris Whitley, one of Colin's strongest modern influences.

Later that year, Lake won the 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition and would prove himself as a stellar solo blues performer to his largest audience yet.

Meanwhile, back in Portland, the sound that Lake had been dreaming of years earlier had taken shape and was now hitting its stride in the form of "Welbottom", the band that Colin formed in 2006 when he enlisted bass player Kevin Marcotte and drummer Jason Stewart – a monster rythym section steeped in blues, funk, and jazz.

In October of 2007, Colin Lake & Wellbottom retreated to the Cascade Mountains of Washington to record their new album, Bullet. Tracked over two days and recorded live in one room, the album features over an hour of epic tunes and uncanny interplay, along with Lake's best songwriting and vocal performances to date.

Recently released and warmly received, Bullet is sure to propel Lake and his band into a realm that he could only dream of as he rode north six years ago.