Mindy McQ Nominated Cleveland's Best Female Singer/Songwriter

Cleveland, OH. (www.mindymcq.com) - Singer/Songwriter MINDY McQ has been nominated by The Cleveland FREE TIMES, Ohio's Premier Arts and Entertainment magazine for "Cleveland's Best Female Singer/Songwriter."

Mindy McQ, who has just completed her new CD with top producers Jon Denney and Mike Farona at Neon Cactus Studios in Akron Ohio exclaimed "For me just being nominated by the Free Times is such an extraordinary honor. I never expected it."

Born and raised in Berlin Center, Ohio, a town so small and isolated it still doesn't have cable TV, McQ's interests as a child were art and gymnastics. "My dream was to be in the Olympics," she says. "That was my life. And the things that I learned I think help in life. It's 90% mental in the sport. If you can believe you can do it, you can make your body do amazing things. I think that holds true for everything in life. If you think you can do it, then you can."

Mindy, moved to the Cleveland area in 2003. Things happened quickly for McQ in Cleveland, thanks to her determination, as well as her talent. Going out to hear local musicians, she met local duo called 2 Skinny Dorks who asked her to go into the studio to record with them. There, at Akron's Neon Cactus studio, she met producer/musicians Mike Farona and Jon Denney who, impressed by her voice, asked her to record with them. At first they gave her some of their songs, but soon she and Denney and Farona became a writing team.

With her music being described as a cross between Norah Jones and Alicia Keys, Mindy replies, "I want to keep it organic, but more sophisticated. I do this because it feels good and it feels right. It feels natural, like something that I should be."

Mindy McQ and her 7 piece band play throughout the Ohio Valley and are preparing for a coast to coast small venue tour this summer.

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