"From the moment they take the stage to the moment you come out of a trance as the show ends, you realize you've been transported to someplace wonderful and powerful. Mayfield will reel you in with music that causes your heart to beat just a little bit faster, and send you away with the feeling that you didn't so much "watch a show" but experienced a story in action. From the first sounds of driving drums, to the final harmony, you will travel with the band as they explore the depths of raw emotion. shake your fists, stomp your feet, and cry out at the top of your lungs as they lead you through the night with powerful anthems of anger and conviction. They will serenade you with love-songs of the most personal and intimate nature. You know from the way each line is sung that the passion and importance that went into the songs came from the most personal pieces of their hearts. This is what music is supposed to do to people, This is what Mayfield will do to you"
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Lead Singer/Songwriter Ben Bartel grew up in the mountains of California's central valley. Just south of Yosemite. There he learned a passion for Folk/Bluegrass. He packed up his passion for music along with his guitar and Headed south where he met up with bassist Ben Barnes, and banjo player Jeremy Clifton. They struck it off quickly and soon after pulled in Ryan Woolsey, another from the northern mountains, to fill out the sound with a second guitar to fill out the sound of their driving folk rock. making their sound nearly full.
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The final piece of the puzzle was found in Georgia: Erin Lancaster. Friends with Ben for several years, they had often talked of what it would be like to be in a group together, but the distance seemed too great. When Mayfield began to make headway in San Diego, they decided, enough was enough, and the band got together and flew Erin out . The power and attitude found in the new female vocalist were a perfect match for the band's current lineup, so the sound was complete.
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Music that was powerful and well thought out, yet dirty and raw, with a fiery male voice in the lead, shared by an equally powerful female voice to compliment the sound perfectly, Mayfield was born with fiery attitude and riveting harmonies.
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Mayfield signed to Pacific Records as recording artists in late July of 2011 and recorded their self-titled album in late August.
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So close your eyes and listen for what Mayfield is bringing to the scene because it's definitely something new, and something not easily put into a cookie cutter box. Decide for yourself what style you'd call it, but any way you go, count yourself a fan.