Manda Mosher
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"If you're after getting honey, then don't go killing all the bees - Joe Strummer"
BIOGRAPHY“Here in the city of clowns, is where it all goes down”
Not many can claim they are a sixth generation Californian, let alone Angeleno. Manda Mosher can. Still what does that mean? It’s not as easily defined as saying you are a sixth generation New Yorker, or Bostonian for that matter. Manda’s first ancestor to settle in the region, came to Downtown, Los Angeles in the 1800’s from Delhi, New York after the Civil War, additional family followed establishing a chicken farm in the Valley in 1911.
Manda Mosher grew up in the town of La Crescenta, just outside of Los Angeles. A sleepy and secluded community located at the foot of the mountains just North of Pasadena. Close enough to the city of angels that Manda was well versed in the Hollywood music scene, but just far enough away that she could peek over the fence and gaze upon it from a safe distance.
The title track of Manda’s new EP “City of Clowns” was written about her relationship with Los Angeles which she describes as a love/hate sort of affair, as depicted in the song. Although the lyrics can relate to any city to some degree, Manda admits she has often thought of leaving Los Angeles, but it is her family that has continued to keep her here. “I’ve always felt sadness for this town. I’ve watched all these people come and go, taking what they can, getting famous, getting rich, with little regard for the community and the people that call it home. On the other hand the opportunities are endless here.”
Manda grew up in a musical household, picking up her grandfather’s Gibson ukulele at the age of five. Her father played flamenco guitar and her mother sang, so music was an integral part of her daily family life. Learning her father’s flamenco tunes from memory, she quickly developed her ear and interest in music. Intently studying her parent’s musical library, Manda spent many an afternoon lying on the floor reading Neil Young liner notes with her ear to the stereo speakers listening to the likes of Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Beatles and Leo Kottke. Writing and singing would prove to be a more natural form of communication than talking for Manda. Often feeling tongue-tied, “I found I would leave encounters with friends thinking ‘I wish I would have said…’ and this would give me the impetus to sit down and compile my thoughts along with images and poetry and set it to song. This was my most powerful mode of communication,” Manda explains.
After high school, Manda sought to leave the distractions she found in Los Angeles behind to find a serious place for her to study music. Seeking out like-minded musicians to play with, she enrolled in Boston’s Berklee School of Music. There she would hone her talents playing guitar and piano, learning theory and reading and writing music. Manda returned to Los Angeles after graduation, the pull of her family and the city brought her home. However she soon learned that touring could also provide a good escape from Los Angeles when she needed. ‘The best part of touring is getting out to realize how big the world is while making new connections with people you may never have met otherwise. Being on the road naturally puts miles between you and everything at home, bringing with it a new freedom that allows you to break your everyday routine and just live in the moment.”
Manda’s new EP City of Clowns is the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut album on Red Parlor Records, Everything You Need of which All Access Magazine remarked, “This hurricane blows you away with her might skills on harmonica, her magnificently haunting alto and inspired songwriting.” Along with the original title song, “The Only One” is a straight up love song that reflects that desire to be the only true love in your partner’s life. “State Trooper” is a Bruce Springsteen song from the Nebraska album that Manda expresses she has “always felt a connection to lyrically and the melodic sense of isolation and running from imminent capture.” After playing the song live, Manda decided to record it for the new EP on which she wanted to take a more stripped down authentic approach to recording and production. She aimed to reproduce what the band sounds like playing live, without the slick bells and whistles, again attempting to leave Hollywood behind.
Searching for that sense of community, that realness that is often elusive in Los Angeles, Manda found it in her label Red Parlor Records whom she signed with in September 2008. It was through her profound love of Chris Whitley’s music that Manda would discover Red Parlor Records, as they were the label to release Chris’ last album Reiter In. Manda organically found a business partner in Red Parlor’s Steven Goff who then led her to meet her manager Gregg Bell. “Having a team on board has been so inspirational to me, to not feel like I am going through this alone all the time,” Manda explains. Last year with the release of her first album on the label Everything You Need, Manda performed on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson and opened for and sang with Jackson Browne. “These were childhood dreams come true for me.”
In spite of her complicated liaison with Los Angeles, the city has long laid claim to Manda and her talent. She has received multiple Los Angeles Music Awards including “Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year”, garnered airplay on KCRW and worked for the Grammy organization for several years.
City of Clowns will be released on Red Parlor Records on August 10, 2010. For further information, news and tour dates please visit http://mandamosher.com.
Contact:
Publicity: Annissa Mason PR 323.697-5295 annissa@brookescompany.com
Label: Steven Goff /Red Parlor Records 845.265.2944 steven@redparlor.com
Management: Gregg Bell /Wanted Management 213.435.2355 greggbell04@yahoo.com
Not many can claim they are a sixth generation Californian, let alone Angeleno. Manda Mosher can. Still what does that mean? It’s not as easily defined as saying you are a sixth generation New Yorker, or Bostonian for that matter. Manda’s first ancestor to settle in the region, came to Downtown, Los Angeles in the 1800’s from Delhi, New York after the Civil War, additional family followed establishing a chicken farm in the Valley in 1911.
Manda Mosher grew up in the town of La Crescenta, just outside of Los Angeles. A sleepy and secluded community located at the foot of the mountains just North of Pasadena. Close enough to the city of angels that Manda was well versed in the Hollywood music scene, but just far enough away that she could peek over the fence and gaze upon it from a safe distance.
The title track of Manda’s new EP “City of Clowns” was written about her relationship with Los Angeles which she describes as a love/hate sort of affair, as depicted in the song. Although the lyrics can relate to any city to some degree, Manda admits she has often thought of leaving Los Angeles, but it is her family that has continued to keep her here. “I’ve always felt sadness for this town. I’ve watched all these people come and go, taking what they can, getting famous, getting rich, with little regard for the community and the people that call it home. On the other hand the opportunities are endless here.”
Manda grew up in a musical household, picking up her grandfather’s Gibson ukulele at the age of five. Her father played flamenco guitar and her mother sang, so music was an integral part of her daily family life. Learning her father’s flamenco tunes from memory, she quickly developed her ear and interest in music. Intently studying her parent’s musical library, Manda spent many an afternoon lying on the floor reading Neil Young liner notes with her ear to the stereo speakers listening to the likes of Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Beatles and Leo Kottke. Writing and singing would prove to be a more natural form of communication than talking for Manda. Often feeling tongue-tied, “I found I would leave encounters with friends thinking ‘I wish I would have said…’ and this would give me the impetus to sit down and compile my thoughts along with images and poetry and set it to song. This was my most powerful mode of communication,” Manda explains.
After high school, Manda sought to leave the distractions she found in Los Angeles behind to find a serious place for her to study music. Seeking out like-minded musicians to play with, she enrolled in Boston’s Berklee School of Music. There she would hone her talents playing guitar and piano, learning theory and reading and writing music. Manda returned to Los Angeles after graduation, the pull of her family and the city brought her home. However she soon learned that touring could also provide a good escape from Los Angeles when she needed. ‘The best part of touring is getting out to realize how big the world is while making new connections with people you may never have met otherwise. Being on the road naturally puts miles between you and everything at home, bringing with it a new freedom that allows you to break your everyday routine and just live in the moment.”
Manda’s new EP City of Clowns is the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut album on Red Parlor Records, Everything You Need of which All Access Magazine remarked, “This hurricane blows you away with her might skills on harmonica, her magnificently haunting alto and inspired songwriting.” Along with the original title song, “The Only One” is a straight up love song that reflects that desire to be the only true love in your partner’s life. “State Trooper” is a Bruce Springsteen song from the Nebraska album that Manda expresses she has “always felt a connection to lyrically and the melodic sense of isolation and running from imminent capture.” After playing the song live, Manda decided to record it for the new EP on which she wanted to take a more stripped down authentic approach to recording and production. She aimed to reproduce what the band sounds like playing live, without the slick bells and whistles, again attempting to leave Hollywood behind.
Searching for that sense of community, that realness that is often elusive in Los Angeles, Manda found it in her label Red Parlor Records whom she signed with in September 2008. It was through her profound love of Chris Whitley’s music that Manda would discover Red Parlor Records, as they were the label to release Chris’ last album Reiter In. Manda organically found a business partner in Red Parlor’s Steven Goff who then led her to meet her manager Gregg Bell. “Having a team on board has been so inspirational to me, to not feel like I am going through this alone all the time,” Manda explains. Last year with the release of her first album on the label Everything You Need, Manda performed on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson and opened for and sang with Jackson Browne. “These were childhood dreams come true for me.”
In spite of her complicated liaison with Los Angeles, the city has long laid claim to Manda and her talent. She has received multiple Los Angeles Music Awards including “Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year”, garnered airplay on KCRW and worked for the Grammy organization for several years.
City of Clowns will be released on Red Parlor Records on August 10, 2010. For further information, news and tour dates please visit http://mandamosher.com.
Contact:
Publicity: Annissa Mason PR 323.697-5295 annissa@brookescompany.com
Label: Steven Goff /Red Parlor Records 845.265.2944 steven@redparlor.com
Management: Gregg Bell /Wanted Management 213.435.2355 greggbell04@yahoo.com
LEVELprofessional
GENRESFolk, Rock , Singer/Songwriter
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Bug Music/Red Parlor/MandaBoo Songs, independent publishing company
Contact
Management: Gregg Bell - Wanted Mangagement: greggbell04@yahoo.com
Publishing: www.bugmusic.com / www.redparlor.com
Label: Red Parlor Records: www.redparlor.com
Booking: Pam Parker - Wild Flowers Booking: wildflowersgirl@gmail.com
Publishing: www.bugmusic.com / www.redparlor.com
Label: Red Parlor Records: www.redparlor.com
Booking: Pam Parker - Wild Flowers Booking: wildflowersgirl@gmail.com
P.R.O.ASCAP
INSTRUMENTSacoustic guitar / electric guitar / guitsteel / harmonica
INFLUENCESTom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen
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I WRITE:For a living
I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
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SONG CUTSManda Mosher's debut album Everything You Need, and follow up EP City Of Clowns, "Right Now" for Songs for Haiti. All songs cut by self.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES*2010 Nominee, Hot AC Single Of The Year, Hot AC Album Of The Year, Triple A Album Of The Year - Los Angeles Music Awards
*2009 Nominee, Hot AC Album Of The Year and Hot AC Single of The Year - Los Angeles Music Awards
*Pop Single Of The Year for "Wash It All Away" - 2008 Los Angeles Music Awards
*2009 Nominee - National Act Of The Year - Phoenix Music Awards
*Malibu Music Awards 2008 - Honorable Mention Pop Category
*"Mr. Madness" - Indie Rock Single Of The Year - Los Angeles Music Awards 2006
*Female Singer/Songwriter of The Year 2005 - Los Angeles Music Awards
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