tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35405299542812710942024-02-20T17:32:31.036-08:00Mischievous Swing NewsletterPublished every two months, the newsletter lets people know what is happening with the band, Mischievous Swing. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08599651967816030184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540529954281271094.post-79186352140823423712013-08-30T13:21:00.002-07:002013-08-30T13:39:24.293-07:00Sept/Oct Issue 2013<br />
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Greetings</h2>
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We are overwhelmed with the support we
have received for this new band. Thank you all so much for all of the
help and for enjoying our music. Currently our<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MischievousSwing" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Facebook Page</span></a></span> has over
900 likes, we have three<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtntsR68T7q9Wq7cBYCT9Hw" target="_blank"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">youtube videos</span></a> with over 1,000 views, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskVShRqb8k" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">one of which has over 2,000 views</span></a>. Our CD Release Party went very well.
Thanks so much to Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlet for joining us on stage
to play Milk Cow Blues. Additionally, we have two festivals coming
up, the <a href="http://www.wvfest.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Walnut Valley Festival</span></a> in Kansas and the <a href="http://midwestgypsyswingfest.com/schedule/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Midwest Gypsy Swing Festival</span></a> in Minnesota. We look forward to giving you the details of how these
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-Provide Information About Upcoming
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-Provide Links to Our Recent Press</div>
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-Give You the Inside Scoop on our
Recent Shows at the Jazz Hall of Fame</div>
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-Provide New Ways for You to Connect to Mischievous Swing</div>
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-Provide Sheet Music to Our Original
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-Preview The Next Issue</div>
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"<a href="http://www.okmag.com/August-2013/The-Name-Game/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Name Game</span></a>" by John Wooley, Oklahoma Magazine</div>
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"<a href="http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A63439" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">More Than the Sum of its Parts</span></a>" by Brad Morris, Urban Tulsa</div>
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"<a href="http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A63183" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mischief, Youth, and Near-Nudity</span></a>" by Brad Morris, Urban Tulsa</div>
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"<a href="http://tulsajazz.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/mischievous-swing-at-the-oklahoma-jazz-hall-of-fame/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mischievous Swing at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</span></a>," TulsaJazz</div>
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"<a href="http://jazzmando.com/new/archives/002038.shtml" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Eichers' New Release, 'Mischievous Swing</span></a>,'" JazzMando</div>
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Our Recent Shows at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</h2>
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We have had the wonderful opportunity to play at the Jazz Hall for the past two months, first opening for Bruce Forman and his band Cowbop and second, our Cd Release party where we were joined on stage by a surprise guest, the Mayor of Tulsa. </div>
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New Social Media</h2>
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Two exciting new ways to connect to Mischievous Swing, first our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://twitter.com/MischievousSwin" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Twitter Account</span></a>,</span> and Second, our bassist has his own <a href="http://nathaneichermusic.com/Nathan_Eicher_Music/Blog/Archive.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Blog</span></a>. </div>
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Sheet Music: "Night in Paris"</h2>
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This is the sheet music to one of Shelby's original tunes on our debut album. If you'd like to hear it, you can check out our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D79QwO6CuhY" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">youtube video for the track</span></a>.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08599651967816030184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540529954281271094.post-9343509573633345472013-07-01T22:48:00.004-07:002013-07-04T09:58:44.497-07:00July/August 2013 Newsletter <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Greetings. We are so thrilled by the outpouring of support we have received over the past 6 months and we have tons of exciting news to report. Our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MischievousSwing" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">facebook page</span></a> has 747 likes, our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskVShRqb8k" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">first youtube video</span></a> has been viewed over 1,700 times,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.mischievousswing.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">our website</span></a> </span>has been updated, our <a href="http://www.mischievousswing.com/cdinfo.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">debut album</span></a> is available on itunes and cdbaby. Additionally, we have some special news to convey to all our Tulsa fans as we will be playing the <a href="http://tulsapac.com/events.asp?id=92&eventid=2522&task=display" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tulsa Summerstage</span></a> July 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>, and will be opening for Cowbop at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.okjazz.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Jazz Hall of Fame</span></a> </span>July 23<sup>rd</sup>. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Provide details on Upcoming Shows at the Jazz Hall of Fame and Tulsa PAC</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Provide the Inside Scoop on first mini-tour</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Interview Nathan, as part of the 2</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">nd </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> installment of our 4-part series on the members of the band</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://nathaneichermusic.com/Nathan_Eicher_Music/Blog/Entries/2013/7/1_Mischievous_Swing_PLAY_Summerstage_(Tulsa_PAC).html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Click here to see our Summerstage Promo Videos</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>Mischievous Swing's first series of shows outside Oklahoma was a smashing success. We arrived in Indiana on the Thursday, the day before our first show. At the home of Mark K., we were treated to a wonderful home cooked meal and got to jam with some of the finest acoustic swing players from the area. Friday, we played at the Hedgehog. The venue was wonderful and the people who came out were kind and very receptive to our music. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>After our show Friday night, we backed up the van and drove through the night to get to York, Pennsylvania to play the Django Gypsy Fest. Our show went well, receiving a standing ovation and throughout the day Mischievous Swing band members were asked to join various acts on stage, including Frank Vignola.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">INTERVIEW WITH MISCHIEVOUS SWING BASSIST, NATHAN EICHER</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mischievous Swing bassist Nathan Eicher brings a unique musical perspective to the role of jazz bass. At age 26, Nathan has a Master's degree in jazz studies and has played music of many varieties, including, classical, bluegrass, funk, country, western swing, jazz, dawg and rock. He has performed with various renowned artists inducing, Whit Smith (Hot Club of Cowtown), Patti Page, Marvin Stamm and Frank Vignola. We are thrilled to sit down and talk with Nathan. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I got my first electric bass when I was 13, my first upright when I was 14 and my first bass bow when I was 15. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>It is a pretty diverse list. I have been a big fan of the pianist Oscar Peterson since I was very young, and on all of the albums I listened to as a child, Ray Brown was the bassist. Once I took up the bass, I really gravitated towards Ray as my model for what a jazz bassist should sound like. I grew up listening to a lot of acoustic music and there are two bassists from that community of musicians that I really admire. The first is Edgar Meyer. He really clued me into the idea that the bass could be far more than a supporting role, especially when played with a bow. Additionally, he has a fantastic tone, and a virtuosic command of his instrument. Second, there is Barry Bales. He is really on the opposite side of the spectrum from Edgar, in that he never takes a solo or plays anything that could be considered flashy or complicated. However, like Edgar Meyer, he is super solid. Barry, does that job that needs to be done, and it doesn't come with any glory, I feel like bassists need someone like that to look up to, because many times that is your role. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>After bassists, my second biggest influences have been fiddle/violin players. Aubrey Haynie, Stephane Grappelli, Darol Anger and of course my dad were all guys I have emulated over the years. I always took the attitude that, if you take inspiration from people who play a different instrument than you, then you are much more likely to have a unique voice on your instrument. So while Edgar Meyer was the guy who opened me up to the world of acro (bowed) bass, I never wanted to sound like an Edgar clone. I always thought if I could bring fiddle to bass then I would be my own person. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Finally, there are all the other musicians/bands I grew up listening to and idolized, Chris Thile, David Grisman, The Rosenberg Trio, Joe Pass, Nat King Cole, Take 6, Jerry Douglas, Blue Highway, Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice. All this stuff influences my playing, I am just not entirely sure how. Moreover, the list keeps getting bigger, like right now I am real big on Horace Silver. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>I have had the opportunity to play with my family in numerous combinations. First, I played in my dad's bluegrass band, then there was the family band which played a variety of tunes, my Mom's jazz band and then my mom's country bands which included playing with her in the show "Always Patsy Cline". </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In terms of what that has been like, it has been incredible. In addition to the fact that everyone in my family is a tremendous musician, they have always surrounded themselves with stellar musicians, so it has been the best music education you could ask for. Moreover, whatever the music has been, there is nothing that compares with the special opportunity I have had to make music with my family. I know it has made my family closer, particularly with my brothers. I was 16 when we we started the family band, which meant that my brothers were 14 and 12. I don't know many 16 year olds who spent as much time as I did with my younger brothers, and that time was largely because we could make music together. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>I was very fortunate to study at the University of Central Oklahoma. My time there really allowed me to hone my jazz bass skills and helped me develop many other musical skills that have made me a more rounded musician. In addition to playing bass in combos and a Big Band I also played cello in a combo, and piano in the Latin band. I arranged a big band chart, recorded, engineered, arranged and produced my own album, and I started getting serious about composition. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> “These guys are</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “really like your mando
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “very nice</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> flavors of Reinhardt and Grisman
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bluegrass sound. I love it, and will be getting your album when it
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The sound is flawless and the playing is simply fantastic!
Congratulations and best of luck on your Albums. The music and
talent speaks for itself and the Album cover and pictures are
exactly 'In Tune' with your music!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Loved your set at Djangofest
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Awesome show at the Hedgehog!
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “You Guys were stellar today
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Great show at the Hedgehog
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “C'est magnifique!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Jana Joafman Gard, Youtube</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Glad I joined the Mandolin
Club, so I could hear music like this!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Edro, Soundcloud</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Awesome!!!! :)”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Kim Leitner, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “always a pleasure to hear
Ivan Play !!!!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Scott Bookman, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Love this!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Patty Viers, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “You Guys are fantastic! Very
tight”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Bruce Mateer, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Hey Amigos...nice job...you
sound great”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Mackie Kathy, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “love!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Jeanie Simms York, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “This sounds gooooood!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Mike Flood, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “I really enjoyed this!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Kristen Bristsch Beal,
Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “I can just see a couple of
dancers rocking around to this. Very nice.!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Audrey Murray, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “great stuff”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Mitch Depew, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Loved it”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Julie Sugg Pebbles, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Great music!!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Marshal Allen Bailey,
Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “It's amazing how such a small
spark can cause a flame. I had never heard of y'all before this
morning when I saw a post by Tom Ellis mentioning you. I checked it
out and I'm your new biggest fan; just LOVE that music and you guys
do it well.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Time Wells, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “You guys have an unmistakable
sound you should be proud of”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Brent Douglas, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Nice job, guys!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;"> “Good music.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b style="background-color: black;"> Mary Sue Wagner, Facebook</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We would like to take a moment and thank everyone for their support. Our facebook page has 618 fans from over 20 countries. Our<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskVShRqb8k" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">First Youtube video</span></a> has over 1,250 views and we have completed recording our first album (scheduled for release in June). We also have four major shows coming up this year including the Hedgehog in Indiana (May 31), a Djangofest in Pennsylvania (June 1), SummerStage at the Tulsa PAC (July 13-14) and the Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield, Kansas (September 19) . Great things are happening for Mischievous Swing, and that has only been made possible by all of the support of our fans. Thank you all so much and help us continue to spread the word. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Interview Isaac as part of our 4 part series interviewing each of the band members</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Give you the inside scoop on our recent recording session</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Give Away Sheet Music for the song "Valenciana" from our new album</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are excited to bring you the first part of a four part series interviewing the band members of Mischievous Swing. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mischievous Swing mandolinist Isaac Eicher is picking up where other mandolinists have left off, is is redefining the mandolin as a full-fledged Jazz instrument. Although he is only 22 years old, Isaac has already made a big impression on the mandolin world. In 2006 he won the Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship. In 2010 he won the Rockygrass mandolin competition and returned the following year to win the flat-picking guitar competition. He won the Oklahoma State Mandolin Championship 5 years in a row and he has performed on stage with acclaimed artists like Frank Vignola, The Greencards and Cowbop. Thrilled to sit down and talk to Isaac about his career. </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">How long have you been playing Mandolin?</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I started playing mandolin when I was nine, but before that I had played piano for several years and already knew how to read music.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the mandolin world Chris Thile has always been a big influence. When I played more bluegrass I also listened to Adam Steffey, Shawn Lane, and Alan Bibey. However, it’s been a while since I really listened to and played bluegrass. These days my main influences aren’t other mandolinists. My inspiration comes from musicians like Biréli Lagrène, Sylvain Luc, Stochelo Rosenburg, Oscar Peterson, George Benson and Martin Taylor, among others.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">You started playing mandolin with your family's band. What was it like to play music with your family and what kind of material did you play?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yeah we had a family band in the early years, and we mainly centered on bluegrass. But given our mom’s jazz repertoire as a singer and the variety of styles our dad plays on the violin, we would often throw in something different. I remember we would play a rumba called “Beautiful Maria of My Soul," the song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me," and once we did a mandolin quartet arrangement of “Linus and Lucy”. So I’ve always been exposed to other musical styles than just bluegrass.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">With a background heavily focused on Bluegrass and Fiddle music, how have you made the transition to playing Jazz and do you have any tips for other players to help them make the transition?</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bluegrass and fiddle tune music are technically demanding styles, a lot of notes. So I have always worked hard to be able to hang with the technicians in executing fast and precise licks. As far as mandolin contests, I think looking for new contest material has pushed my technique in a good direction. I have always challenged myself to play harder material, and that’s what I continue to do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mischievous Swing is exciting because I’m happy to be able to play with my dad Shelby, fiddle monster, my brother Nathan, bass monster, and my good friend Ivan, guitar monster. But apart from the raw talent of everyone in the group, what’s cool is the repertoire around which we have united to form this group. We play fun, interesting, energetic music. We just recorded a hot album of original and classic jazz tunes, now we’re geared up to work on new material, and we are all excited about the new potential tunes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh, I love my mandolin. It’s a 2006 Ellis F5 Deluxe and it has impeccable tone. It had hardly been played when I got it, so I’m definitely working on breaking it in and opening it up. Well, because of my background as an American mandolinist immersed in a traditional style like bluegrass, I just had a longing for an F5, probably because of the image and the sound. I just love the sound of an F5 with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">an Adirondack spruce top. Although there are some mandolins with distinctive sounds like Italian mandolins or Brazilian mandolins that really fit their style, I am a modern American mandolinist and that’s really the environment in which my playing has developed. Maybe part of what I want to do with jazz, for now at least, is do it on an F5. A crystal clear, sweet, rich F5 like my Ellis sounds good playing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">anything, so I’m not limited in any way. Also you have to keep in mind that Lloyd Loar designed the F5 long before bluegrass existed, it was originally a classical instrument.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Scheduled for release June 2013, on Cider Mill Records, Mischievous Swing's debut album is sure </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to make a splash in both Jazz and acoustic music circles. Recorded over two days in March at Hall of Fame Studios in Neodesha, Kansas, Mischievous Swing is excited to present a firey album of 10 instrumental tunes. Featuring five original tunes and 5 standards the self-titled album covers a diverse range of Jazz music including: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Engineered and mixed by Larry Brockway, this album has a superb recording quality that helps bring the music to life. For those of you interested in the technical specifications, the project was recorded on Radar on a John Oram board, utilizing Manley, Universal Audio and Focusrite pre-amps. The session also utilized several vintage microphones (and a few modern ones) including: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Larry Brockway- Head Engineer</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lee Edward Head-Technical Assistant</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">We would like to take a moment and thank everyone for their support.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ou</span><span class="Apple-style-span">r<span class="Apple-style-span"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MischievousSwing" target="_blank">facebook page</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span">as</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"> 349 fans from 13 countries and 7 states. Our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: blue;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskVShRqb8k" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Youtube video</span></a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">has 724 views, and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.mischievousswing.com/" target="_blank">our website</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">is complete with photos, music, a calendar and bios. Moreover, our first show at the TCC International Festival was a smashing success. We appreciate all the support and would like to say thank you to everyone who is helping to spread the word. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">-Give Away Sheet Music for the song "Mischievous Swing"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">While many of you are aware of some of our web presence, many of you may not be aware of all of our pages . Here is a list of the ways you can connect with the band online:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mischievousswing.com/" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Our Website</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/MischievousSwing" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtntsR68T7q9Wq7cBYCT9Hw" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Youtube </span></a></div>
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/111039271082089321349/posts" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Google Plus</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/user16673492" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Vimeo</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mischievous-swing" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Soundcloud</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/mischievousswing" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Reverbnation</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/mischievousswing" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Myspace Music</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/mischswing/" style="background-color: black;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></a></div>
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Upcoming Events</span></u></b></h3>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Recording Session</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">This spring break the band is heading up to Hall of Fame Studios in Kansas to record our first album. Here is a preliminary set list:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Take Five (Dave Brubeck)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Spain (Chick Corea)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Back Home in Indiana (B. MacDonald) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Avalon (a. Jolson, B. DeSylva, V. Rose) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Faux Nouveau (Shelby Eicher)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Valenciana (Isaac Eicher)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Night In Paris (Shelby Eicher)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">You Know Dat's Right (Shelby Eicher)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Swing Al Fresco (Shelby Eicher)</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.tulsapactrust.org/?p=summerstage" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tulsa Summer Stage @the PAC</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"> (7/13-7/14)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; border-collapse: collapse; color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.wvfest.com/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Winfield Festival</span></b></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; border-collapse: collapse; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Calibri;">(9/19)</span></div>
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<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">A Mischievous Swing Original</span></u></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Knowing that many musicians follow the band, we thought it would be appropriate for our newsletter to provide sheet music for Mischievous Swing original tunes. For the first issue, the best choice seemed to be our Theme Song.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">In the next issue we will let you know how the recording session went, alert you to any new gigs, begin a 4 part series on the band members of Mischievous Swing and continue our series providing sheet music to of Mischievous Swing original tunes. </span></div>
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