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Topaz & Mudphonic
11:30pm
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Topaz McGarrigle recently returned
home to Austin TX to form his new
band Mudphonic. Born and
raised in the Texas hill country,
Topaz got his start as a young child
playing saxophone on the streets of
downtown Austin. The Texas blues and
soul that he soaked up as a child
remain a constant in his playing.
It was in New York that Topaz signed
his first record deal and began
touring nationally. Since then he
has released two records with
international distribution, composed
award winning movie soundtracks,
performed on BET and toured
extensively across the United
States. He has performed with the
likes of Norah Jones, The Wailers,
Widespread Panic and Robert
Randolph. He has played all the
major festivals such as Bonaroo, New
Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
and Austin City Limits Festival.
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The vast Blackland Prairie ends at
The Balcones Fault line where the
Texas hill country begins. The
rugged hills are covered with
ancient live oaks and scrappy
junipers. Crystal clear springs
bubble up from the limestone depths
shocking the arid landscape.
Mudphonic was born in Austin TX
gathering inspiration from this
sparse organic phenomenon. The debut
album, “Music for Dorothy”, was
recorded in a barn on the banks of
the Colorado River. Steeped in the
soul of the humid southern air;
soaked in the sediment of the
underground aquifers; cicadas and
frogs bleed into the recording.
Mudphonic brings you honest melody.
Take your shoes off, open the front
door, turn up the volume and begin
to move ….
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