MANIC PRODUCTIONS Presents: The David Mayfield Parade; w/ Hoots & Hellmouth; Elison Jackson - David Mayfield is the "other" voice and lead guitarist, as well as a contributing songwriter for folk rock favorites Cadillac Sky, whose last album "Letters In The Deep" was produced by Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) but his role as a member of the Texas-by-way-of-Nashville quintet is just one of the many musical paths this Grammy-nominated artist has journeyed. Growing up in Kent, Ohio, David was surrounded by Bluegrass music. At the age of 12 he was playing bass for the family band, traveling from festival to festival, along with his younger sister, noted songstress Jessica Lea Mayfield, singing and absorbing the stories and lessons taught by road-hard veterans, all the while picking up tips on how to play a lick on guitar or mandolin. By the time he was a teenager, Mayfield had won several national awards for his guitar and mandolin playing and his reputation was being forged in the world of Bluegrass as a player to watch out for. Things changed when the family parked their bus in the heart of Country Music USA. Settling in Nashville, with the hopes of finding a steady gig that would allow for some stability, struggling to survive on music alone, David's father took a job in a machine shop working the graveyard shift, while 16-year-old David got hired to sweep its floors. Once the last day shift worker and office staffer had left the building, voices would soar over the roar of machinery. Father and son, while working to keep the family afloat, would simply sing. As if they hadn't a care in the world. Mayfield recalls it as one of his happiest memories. The family eventually moved back to their hometown in Ohio, but David returned a few year later and after a stint of all night "gun-for-hire" gigs in the tourist-filled honky-tonks that line downtown Nashville, Mayfield auditioned for country hit maker Andy Griggs. He got the gig and hit the road, eventually landing several appearances on the coveted Grand Ole Opry stage. In 2008 when Jessica Lea Mayfield was ready to make her debut record, 'Blasphemy So Heartfelt,' she asked David to play bass on it. He did, and over the next year toured as her bassist, and as a new member of Cadillac Sky, all while writing and performing his own songs. $10