JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
The 21-year old from Kent, Ohio first performed with her family band One Way Rider at the age of eight. At age 15, she recorded her first album White Lies in her brother's bedroom, printing only 100 copies. One of those copies fell into the hands of Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. After an introduction, Mayfield and Auerbach hit the studio, laying the foundation of her debut album With Blasphemy, So Heartfelt.
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The album was produced by Auerbach and recorded over a two-year span in his home studio in Akron. Says Auerbach of the recording experience, “I think she’s dark and moody in a mysterious way.” He adds, “I’m just always really excited to make music with her.” Already in her young career, Jessica has opened numerous shows for The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, Band of Horses, Ray LaMontagne, and CAKE. Jessica recently finished recording her second full-length album, which is also being produced by Auerbach.
CLAIRE TAUBENHAUS
Claire Taubenhaus is a product of her vastly diverse upbringing. She spent the first half of her life in NYC, with intense influence from soul and Motown music. The next chunk of her life in rural Minnesota where she discovered folk music, and finally settling in Minneapolis where the thriving indie hip-hop scene influenced her greatly. Her music is a mutt. A product of all these musical genres and the diversity of cultures of all the places she has lived. A little bit soul, a little bit folk and a splash of hip-hop – Claire's music has a style all its own.
