Country's Rising Stars Concert: Morgan Myles - 'THE VOICE' 2022 Finalist & Mark Mackay Live at Cherry Peak
Fri Aug 2, 2024 7:05 PM - 10:30 PM MDT
Cherry Peak Ski Resort, 84333
Description
We are bringing in two of the hottest young talents in country music for one amazing night at Cherry Peak.
Experience two artists who fuse a little bit of country and a little rock and roll into an amazing live show.
See these rising stars before they go seismic at our most affordable concert ever.
TICKETS FROM $9 or $7.20 with 4 or more tix
VIP TICKETS INCLUDE DINNER, LAWN CHAIR SEATING CLOSEST TO STAGE FOR ONLY $29
FREE PARKING
MORGAN MYLES
Third place finish on NBC’s The Voice, 30+ Million views on YouTube, and a standing ovation at her Grand Ole Opry Debut.
Singer, Songwriter, Artist, Truth Teller.
Morgan Myles is not shy about what it took to get here – here being a third place finish on NBC’s The Voice, 30+ Million views on YouTube, and a standing ovation at her Grand Ole Opry Debut.
To call her a Rising Star wouldn’t be wrong. But it wouldn’t be the full story.
Because Morgan Myles – the Nashville powerhouse with a five-octave range that slinks between sultry and sweet and cold steel and rasp – is not just another country singer. She’s an artist, a truth teller, a real life woman of experience and grace who channels all the pain, triumph, love, sweat, and tears that it took to break free of the box the world kept trying to put her in.
“It took me 17 years to get the Opry. And I’m not ashamed of the fact that it was hard.” says Myles. “Because the truth is, when you see somebody that’s done the work, there’s a whole new level of authenticity there. And that’s how I connect with an audience.”
A multi-instrumentalist and touring artist, she’s opened for Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, and Kane Brown, clocking 100+ shows a year while garnering attention from Billboard, American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, and CMT.
But these new heights of artistic expression – that’s why she stands out in a world that loves to make cookie cutter country starlets.
Joining KZZ Music/Blue Élan on what she’s proud to call “the most artist friendly deal she’s ever seen,” Myles is set to release a trove of new music that pushes into the more grounded artistic expression she’s earned after years of playing by Nashville’s rules..
And while there will always be a lilt of that southern drawl in her voice, her music refuses qualification, equal parts country, rock, soul, and americana – as much an acolyte of Carole King as she is the Queens of the Opry stage.
“Morgan is country, and she always has been,” says pop sensation Camila Cabello, “but she’s her own versatile expression of country. People love her because she’s authentic, she’s vulnerable.”
Hers are story songs. They’re songs for singing in the shower and crying at the end of a long day. More than anything, they’re songs meant for connection. And with the stage set, Myles is primed to turn this recent success into the kind of career that can make an impact on everyday lives because, after all, that’s why she’s here.
Her recent release for KZZ Music/Blue Élan Records, “Christmas Just Us Two,” with fellow label-mate Sam Morrow, is out now, with plenty more music in the months to come. You can listen to all her recent singles on all streaming platforms.
Upcoming Releases, Projects, Shows
-New Single “Reap” featured on the album Operation Mend: Hope
With this new single, Morgan is teaming with her label, KZZ Music/Blue Elan Records and UCLA Health Operation Mend – a program dedicated to providing free specialized medical and psychological care for our nation’s post 9/11 warriors injured in the line of duty, and their caregivers
August 2024 - Morgan will release a live album, recorded at Apogee Studios and recorded and mixed by Grammy-winning producer Bob Clearmountain.
-Morgan is currently recording her debut album with KZZ Music/Blue Elan Records, due early 2025. Her album is being produced by Grammy-winning producer Ross Hogarth.
MARK MACKAY
From the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and countless destinations in between: Singer-songwriter Mark Mackay delivers electrifying performances to unite listeners with captivating anthems and blazing musicality.
Touring relentlessly across the country, he has reached a loyal multi-genre audience for his guitar-driven American Music. In addition to headlining slots at concerts, fairs, festivals, and tours, Mark has opened for hard rockers REO Speedwagon, Richie Sambora, Ted Nugent, and Night Ranger; plus platinum country hitmakers Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Gary Allan, and Eli Young Band.
Mark Mackay fans will have plenty of new music to savor. After an ambitious series of indie full-lengths and EP’s, the Nashville-based artist has recently inked a deal with Bungalo Records/Universal Music Group. The lead single, “Meant for This” finds Mark expressing a heart-filled testament enveloped in the aural textures of harmonica, slide guitar, and a beguiling chorus.
For his newest collection of tracks, he selected an accomplished team of first call players to join him at Universal Music’s East Iris Studios. “We threw out the rule book,” Mark testifies. “To craft a sound that was both rock and roadhouse; historic and contemporary.” Mark’s expansive circle of co-conspirators includes such luminaries as Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Jeffrey Steele, Ted Russell Kamp from the Shooter Jennings band, and multiple ACM Guitarist of the Year nominee Adam Shoenfeld, whose behind the board production expertise, plus his stellar guitar work, are notable contributions to the newest recordings.
As a California native, Mark grew up on the indelible sounds of Laurel Canyon and Bakersfield. Trained as a classical pianist, he studied blues and rock guitar at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He says this newest stage of his recording journey brings him full cycle as a singer-songwriter. “I came to Hollywood writing narrative storyteller songs; then a six-year journey to try to write and record down the middle. Now, with more maturity and skills, I come back with the genuine authenticity of what I set out to do.”
In the summer of 2023, the artist staged an ambitious 36-show nationwide “Summer Slowdown Tour.” Forthcoming is his second annual Christmas tour, with sit-down theaters and a family-friendly atmosphere, in marked contrast to the boisterous bars where he sharpened his craft and rocked the house. As a frequent television guest in select markets, he reveals a natural, camera-friendly charisma.
He marvels at the folks he meets at far-flung fairs. “The crowds are huge, and everyone is always in a great mood,” he says. “Especially in random places. I traveled to the middle of nowhere, 30 minutes past Logan, Utah, and I think the whole state of Utah was there.”
Mark follows the rhythms of the road on a journey to the lights, illuminating the next town on the highway, and the white-hot brilliance of the stage. And while his lyrics on his new single are in reference to romance, hundreds of thousands of fans that have seen him perform might testify that the title is also an apt description of his decisive artistic destiny. Mark Mackay is undeniably “Meant for This.”
THE VIP EXPERIENCE
Make your concert an experience to remember.
- Best seats in the house close to the stage
- Provided lawn chairs
- Dinner provided
Dinner Entrees and sides:
- Monterey Chicken
- Baked potato with sour cream & butter
- Tossed Green salad
- Steamed vegetables
- Pink lemonade and soda
Dessert:
- Ice cream sandwich
Location
Cherry Peak Ski Resort, 84333