Tag: Mike Meadows

The Agency Spotlight: Happy Birthday, Mike Meadows!

On By The EditorIn Mike Meadows, The Agency
(Photo: TheSwiftAgency.com)
(Photo: TheSwiftAgency.com)

It’s not a joke, Taylor Nation.

The Agency’s own Mike Meadows has already been on the spotlight lately. If you have access to iTunes, you should be considering his own EP, When You Need Someone, Vol. 1. After much consideration, I’ve decided to return certain Agency birthdays to the Calendar. Since I don’t know who wants them there and who doesn’t, I’ve opted to only put up the ones from Agency band members I’ve met personally. All that to say: Happy Birthday, Mike!

Danville, Virginia. He has played music for as long as he can remember. He started playing guitar at the age of 8, and started singing shortly thereafter. He used guitar as a gateway to other instruments and eventually earned a Bachelors Degree in Cello Performance from James Madison University. You can read more about him here on his own Agency Profile: Mike Meadows.

A little blast from the past Red Tour. Here’s David Cook (no, not the American Idol one!) joined by Mike Meadows during one of their impromptu instrumental performances before “Treacherous”.

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Coming up on the Calendar!

  • April 1: Mike Meadows‘ Birthday.
  • April 19: The 50th Annual ACM Awards will take place at AT&T Stadium outside of Dallas, TX and broadcast live on CBS. Taylor Swift will be one of the recipients of the 50th Anniversary Milestone Award.
  • April 25: Taylor Swift is nominated for Best Female Artist, Song of the Year for “Shake It Off”, Most Talked About Artist and Best Song To Dance To for “Shake It Off” for the 2015 Music Radio Disney Music Awards. The show happens at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.
  • April 26: The 2015 Music Radio Disney Music Awards air a 90-minute set on the Disney Channel at 8pm ET/PT.
  • April 30: Grant Mickelson‘s Birthday.

(Sources: Agency Profile: Mike Meadows)

The Agency Spotlight & Review Corner: Mike Meadows – When You Need Someone

On By The EditorIn Exclusive, Features, Mike Meadows, Review Corner, The Agency
(Source: Meadows Songs, Inc.)
(Source: Meadows Songs, Inc.)

It’s Mike’s turn on the spotlight, Taylor Nation!

The Agency’s Mike Meadows is well known as the master of instruments, but he’s also an accomplished solo performer. Right now, you can hear his new EP on iTunes. Mike’s  When You Need Someone, Vol. 1 EP is a great soundtrack for a day off, a lazy evening or for a road trip. For some reason, I can imagine myself listening and singing along to these songs while driving, but perhaps that’s just me.

“Last Time the Lights Went Out” is a song that could easily feel at home in an album by Keith Urban or Lady Antebellum. There’s some country, some pop and some easy rock and roll. It has that turn-up-the-radio quality to it. “Coming With Me” is a slow song, but it’s uplifting and has enough oomph to bring your spirits up. Mike doesn’t let up, as the next song “If Only I’d Known” is a great power ballad that might be my favorite one right now. There’s a hint of nostalgia that reminds me of Eric Church’s Chief, not in sound but just in feeling. “Rain on the Roof” really digs into the guitar, with twang and amazing vocals. “Know You” is another of those tracks that feels like it begs for a long stretch of road to listen to, another amazing song that closes the EP.

Actually if any of these songs are any indication of Mike’s craft – and I believe they are – it begs the question of what would Mike would do if, or perhaps I should say when, he goes full steam on a complete studio album. You can get the amazing When You Need Someone, Vol. 1, and you should, on iTunes now.

You can find out more about Mike Meadows on his own page here on Agency Profile: Mike Meadows.

Coming up on the Calendar!

  • March 25: Taylor is a guest on Live with Kelly and Michael.
  • March 29: Taylor Swift is nominated for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “Shake It Off”, Best Fan Army for the Swifties, and Lyrics of the Year for “Blank Space” for the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The show will be broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on NBC at 8pm ET.

(Sources: The Swift Agency)

Happy belated birthday to the Agency’s one man band, Mike Meadows

On By The EditorIn Mike Meadows, The Agency
(Source: Mike Meadows)
(Source: Mike Meadows)

Happy Birthday, Mike! Sorry, I’m late.

Here at the Swift Agency, just a guy who’s usually late because he had to read or write something, we’re going to be very Canadian and start by apologizing for forgetting Mike Meadows‘ birthday yesterday, April 1st.

I had to find a picture that would embody the very essence of Mike and I think I did. That’s him holding the banana. The hostage is Amos. Relax, the banana is not loaded.

Mike Meadows hails from Danville, Virginia. He has played music for as long as he can remember. He’s a songwriter / performer / producer /cellist / guitarist / bassist / singer. He’s currently working on a way to play all those things at the same time, but he can’t seem to make it not look like he’s trying too hard. You can read more about Mike on his Agency Profile: Mike Meadows.

Don’t forget! You can now vote for Taylor for ACM Entertainer of the Year for the 49th Annual ACM Awards.

Coming up on the Calendar!

  • April 1: Mike Meadows‘ Birthday.
  • April 6: The 49th ACM Awards. Taylor Swift is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year,  and Single Record of the Year, Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for ”Highway Don’t Care”– Tim McGraw Featuring Taylor Swift & Keith Urban.

(Sources: Agency Profile: Mike Meadows)

Happy Birthday to The Agency’s Mike Meadows!

On By The EditorIn Mike Meadows, The Agency
(Source: Mike Meadows via Twitter)
(Source: Mike Meadows via Twitter)

Happy Birthday Mike Meadows! Mike hails from Danville, Virginia. He’s the guy who plays everything that has strings, so you’ll see him at home on guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello, harmonica among other instruments. He’s a songwriter / performer / producer /cellist / guitarist / bassist / singer. He’s married to Brittany Milton.

The Sparkly Dressed once dubbed Mike the most sincere and the most sarcastic of the band.

You can find him on Twitter  @smalltownmike, at his page on MySpace.com/smalltownmike and, of course, he’s got his own profile here: Agency Profile: Mike Meadows.

Here’s Mike playing with Tequila Sunrise at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. You can probably recognize The Agency’s Paul Sidoti and Amos Heller as well.

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Thanks to my good friend SteveDitch13 for the video! Watch his other videos, he’s good 🙂

A little nostalgia for fans of The Agency. This is Mike and the guys at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London, UK back in March 24, 2011. Time flies when you’re having fun.

Amos, David, Paul, Mike, Grant and Al
(Source: Paul Sidoti)

Coming up on the Calendar!

  • April 1: Mike Meadows‘ Birthday.
  • April 7: The 48th ACM Awards air from Las Vegas, Nevada at 8pm ET/PT on CBS. Taylor is up forEntertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for RED (Artist), Album of the Year for RED (Producer), Video of the Year for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. Taylor has been announced as a performer.

(Source: Agency Profile: Mike Meadows)

News Update: Brittany and Mike Meadows welcome their first daughter, Sophie!

On By The EditorIn Mike Meadows, The Agency
(Source: Brittany Meadows)

Hello, Taylor Nation.

Here at the Swift Agency, just a guy who one day thought he should get into blogging, we’ve always remain impartial and… ok never mind. I’m always on the side of the Princess in Red and The Agency 🙂

Brittany and Mike Meadows have an amazing of reason to celebrate! On Friday, September 21, they welcomed their first child together: Sophie. Mike, who plays banjo, guitar and basically anything with strings for The Agency was a very dutiful father. He was there for the birth on Friday and flew Saturday to Las Vegas to perform with the Sparkly Dressed and the gang at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

The  2012 MTV EMA takes place on November 11 and will be broadcast live on MTV channels worldwide at 9pm Central European Time. You can vote for Taylor here.

Update: Well, since Taste of Country opted to post the pic, I think Brittany and Mike won’t mind. Here’s Sophie Meadows 🙂

(Photo: Brittany Meadows)

Coming up on the Calendar!

  • October 1: song #2 preview and intro on Good Morning America on ABC (7 – 9 a.m. ET/PT)
  • October 1: The CW will broadcast the iHeartRadio Music Festival from 8pm to 10pm ET.
  • October 2: 12:01 a.m. ET – Song #2 available for download at iTunes
  • October 7: The BBC Radio 1′s Teen Awards 2012. Taylor Swift has been announced as part of the performing line-up. The show will be streamed at bbc.co.uk/radio1.

(Source: Twitter)