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Jordan Mycoskie was born in
Arlington, Texas on April 16, 1980. While shooting sporting clays in
early April of 1997 Jordan shot his right big toe off with a 12 guage
shotgun. A tragedy for the Lamar High School football team, but a
blessing in desguise it turns out. While recovering from the accident
Jordan was so disgusted with daytime television that he taught himself
to play guitar.
The day after his high school graduation Jordan started over in Glenwood
Springs, Colorado, working as a trapper and shooting instructor at the
Vail Rod & Gun Club. His experiences as a traveler have molded him into
one of the most thoughtful and engaging songwriters of his generation.
Jordan plays for the people and sells his records to live and pay for
gas.
The next four years Jordan attended Southern Methodist University,
returning to Colorado each summer to join his sister, Katy, who had
quickly become the authority in fishing, skiing, snowboarding, hiking,
riding, shooting, hunting, and rafting. While going to school Jordan
began performing in Dallas and recorded his first album, SALTLESS TEARS,
in 2001, Produced by Billy Herzig.
SALTLESS TEARS showcases Jordan's Beatles-meets-Guy Clark-meets-Rolling
Stones style that can only be described as refreshing and unique. The
next few years were spent playing live and meeting people that were not
interested in original songs....and a few that were.
The next record, AIRPORTS AND FERRIS WHEELS (2004), was done as result
of the established 3-PIECE BAND, John Losinger, J.W. Marshall and
Mycoskie, driving to Nashville to record with Billy Herzig and Wendy
Mazur again. The result was a fine base and over the next months
additional musician were invited to add their expertise to the
recordings. Those so generous included: Billy Herzig, Roger Ray, Kurt
South, Phil Pritchett, Sally Mycoskie, Buster the Bird, Andy Most and
many more.
This Record, THE EXCHANGE SESSIONS, was recorded from 2005-2006 in the
Fort Worth Stockyards at Mycoskie's own recording studio, THE STUDIO.
The record is mainly acoustic all songs written by Mycoskie and more on
the lighter side of life...sorta.
There are many live rocordings of song-swaps, collaborations, and full
band gigs, that will be made available some day...for now find 'em and
burn 'em! |