Wake the Conscious, Green Tea's sophomore CD, was recorded, mixed and Co-Produced by Mark Whitcomb at DNA Music Labs, and was released in March of 2012. The Wisconsin-based indie roots rock band combines world elements with jam and rock, highlighted by a Jethro Tull-esque flute and socially conscious songwriting. They perform extensively throughout the Midwest in support of this CD and have shared the stage with Rusted Root, among other high profile bands.
The song “Run” from the album Wake the Conscious was recently selected as a Finalist for the John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2012 – Session 1. “It’s a great honor to receive this notoriety and share the songwriting stage with so many other great songwriters in this year’s contest,” mentions Trevor Roark, writer of the song’s music and lyrics. “We are so grateful for working on this album project with Mark Whitcomb at DNA Music Labs… He’s a big part of why the song “Run” moves so well.”