Gypsy George, Nevada Nevada

Gypsy George Mihalopoulos is a multi-instrumentalist (including guitar, piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bass, harmonica, vocals, drums, bouzouki, programming), composer/songwriter, and music supervisor. Gypsy has worked on numerous projects for film and TV including Salma Hayek's directorial debut, "The Maldonado Miracle," "The Brother's Garcia," and "Planet's Funniest Animals." In addition to producing and recording his band, Gypsy George & Open Road Love Affair, he works with numerous acts all over the country (That Moon, Brother Hamm, Frankie M. George). Currently based out of Brooklyn, Gypsy George also runs a boutique music company, Always Already, which consists of production (including mixing & mastering), composing, producing, music licensing & publishing as well as audio post-production for film & TV. He also holds a Bachelor's in Literature, concentrating on late 19th/early 20th century fiction novel, from Northwestern University.

Nev?da Nevada might call its home Brooklyn, but this Americana art rock quartet has deep roots stemming from all over the country. With the varied landscape of America as their background, it was inevitable that their songs would evoke the same meditative output of long cross-country drives—full of mystery and cascading shadows accompanied by sharp slants of invigorating light. Each song tells a visceral story through haunting rhythms and jarring vocals, completely enveloping the listener in powerful, contemplative moods that are, at the same time, always welcoming and always adventurous.

Kathryn Musilek was born and raised in Nevada, Iowa. Her devotion to music began at the age of five with rigorous piano lessons and the internal drive of becoming a concert pianist. At sixteen, she took up the guitar and began writing her own music. By the time she was in hear early twenties, Musilek found herself performing piano and keys in multiple bands of varying genres, including the singer/songwriter project Death Ships and an electro-pop band Skin Club.

Post-college, Musilek eventually settled in Brooklyn, filled with a pang of hunger for creating music and left with relatively no collaborative outlet. In this urban mecca of musicians, the only thing left for Musilek to do was seek out the like-minded ones. As a long-time friend of the pop outfit Poison Control Center, Musilek knew of fellow Iowan and drummer for PCC David Olsen. His versatile talent and long-term similar experience would make him a perfect fit. She eventually met guitarist/bassist/baritone guitar player Andrew Gerhan, an Upstate New York native, through his performances and recordings with Adam Acaragi and the Lupine Chorale Society. Gerhan’s ear for crafting moody, contagious rhythms fit nicely alongside her fierce piano and guitar work. Violinist Daniel Baer (also of Brooklyn’s rock/pop band La Strada) was invited on board, adding a sweeping melodic element to Nev?da Nevada’s completed soundscape.

After several line-up changes, the four settled into their steady songwriting flow in August of 2014 and have since been garnering buzz in packed-out Brooklyn bars. Now in 2015, Nev?da Nevada is taking their fiery sound on the road across the Midwest in the Spring. The four will also be working on their first full-length Wild & Glowing in the Fall with Gerhan at the helm, who has recorded past albums with the likes of Spirit Family Reunion, Sonny & The Sunsets and These United States.