MIXTAPES #2: David Cloyd, Zak Ward, Bryan Dubay w/ Buffalo String Collective

Buffalo Music Club presents MIXTAPES #2 featuring David Cloyd, Zak Ward & Bryan Dubay w/ Buffalo String Collective live in the 9th Ward

7pm Doors, 8pm Show

Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show General Admission Seated at TixR.com or in person at the Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) fee free cash sales, 3% credit card fee

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Buffalo String Works.

MIXTAPES, a collaborative concert series produced by Buffalo Music Club, seeks to bring artists together on stage for exciting one-time-only experiences. For this series premiere, three songwriters have put together a special collection of old and new songs to perform in a variety of combinations backed by Buffalo String Collective (with arrangements written by Cloyd). The lineup for BSC includes Sarah Cole and Inga Yanoski on violin, Amy Kelly on viola, and Alex Cousins on cello.

DAVID CLOYD:

David Cloyd is a solo recording artist with ECR Music Group in NYC, the founder and A&R of Hook & Ladder Records, and the co-founder of Buffalo Music Club. Following its worldwide release, his debut album Unhand Me, You Fiend! hit #1 on eMusic’s Album Charts. Cloyd followed on the national success of that album with I Could Disappear, a powerful collection of solo performances, and a fresh take on a Paul McCartney classic “Dear Boy” from the 1971 album Ram. His third album is scheduled for release in 2024.

ZAK WARD:

Zak Ward is a Buffalo-based musician and actor. Previous original bands include First Ward and Son of the Sun. His latest release, the EP MOON FACE, is out now on all streaming platforms.

BRYAN DUBAY:

Bryan Dubay is poised to ascend the indie scene in Buffalo and beyond, with music that can’t be pinned down to a single genre. From Fleet Foxes and Tame Impala to REM and Elliott Smith, a vast range of post-indie, post-punk, and indietronica influences can all be heard in both his writing and the jangly open-tuned guitar hooks and stacked vocal harmonies within the production. His sophomore release, Detritus (Admirable Traits Records), has been described as a “wonderfully rich and glittering slice of indie rock gold” (Mystic Sons) with a “driving, modern, dancey vibe” (Prism Reviews).

BUFFALO STRING COLLECTIVE, a partnership between Buffalo Music Club and Buffalo String Works, pools together some of Buffalo’s best classical string players to create elevated musical opportunities for Buffalo artists and audiences–from performances and recordings to music education and special events.

SARAH COLE teaches violin at Buffalo String Works while maintaining a large private studio of beginners to advanced musicians. Sarah has three advanced performance degrees from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Royal Welsh College of Music and the University of Louisville. She performs around WNY as a freelance violinist.

INGA YANOSKI is a classically-trained violinist in Western New York, where she has been a regular substitute player for the Buffalo Philharmonic, and has participated in several professional recordings with them for the Naxos label. She has also played in the pit at Shea’s for many touring Broadway shows. Inga loves the Buffalo theatre community, appearing in several productions as an onstage musician. Her versatility has allowed her to stretch beyond her classical training, playing folk music with her trio The Bards, being a back-up singer and violinist for 10,000 Maniacs, and appearing onstage with icons like Rod Steward and Stevie Wonder.

AMY KELLY has performed with the Southern Tier Symphony, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, I Solisti of WNY, and other local groups. She is a teaching artist at Buffalo String Works.

ALEX COUSINS has performed as a soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Four Centuries Chamber Orchestra, Peabody Conservatory Symphony Orchestras, SUNY Fredonia Orchestras, Southern Tier Symphony, and others. He also served as Principal Cellist of the South Carolina-based Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra and is a member of The Liminal Space Ensemble. He is a teaching artist at Buffalo String Works.

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