Ivan Neville "Touch My Soul" Interview Opportunities Anyone wanna interview Ivan Neville? First come, first served. Let me know. mw *From:* The Funk Garage/MLG [mailto:paul@mascotlabelgroup.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, May 3, 2023 6:00 AM *To:* marisa@kcbx.org *Subject:* Ivan Neville "Touch My Soul" Interview Opportunities View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/mascotlabelgroup.com/ivan-neville-touch-my-soul-interview-opportunities-1084581?e=71ed121fbe> Ivan Neville is available for interviews at AAA, Noncomm, Americana & Blues Radio. From his first solo album in 20 years "Touch My Soul," out now! *Featuring* Hey All Together (feat. Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, Trombone Shorty, & Dave Shaw) & This Must be the Place (Talking Heads) Formats: Non Comm, Americana, Blues, Jam Here's your chance to talk with New Orleans music royalty! If you are interested, please reach out to Lorraine Caruso or Paul Spagna with the following information: 1) Best time of day (please include time zone) 2) Hotline number & backup number OR if you would prefer to schedule a Zoom call As a standard bearer for the musical culture of New Orleans, Ivan Neville takes his anointing as seriously as the swamp water that courses through his veins. From the ferocious funk he makes with his bandmates in the dynamic Dumpstaphunk to his high- profile gigs with Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt, he embodies the irrepressible spirit of New Orleans. Touch My Soul -- Ivan’s first solo album in almost 20 years -- is tough-minded but also tender, filled with joy, beauty and pain. It exudes an unmistakable New Orleans ambience and breathes new life into his singular sound. It’s both a love letter to the Crescent City and a celebration of his emotional and spiritual journey as an artist, a father and a man. Ivan Neville holds the keys to the Crescent City at his fingertips. He can summon the barrelhouse mambo of Professor Longhair and the spidery intricacies of James Booker. He can play spooky, atmospheric chords like Dr. John. He can riff like Sly Stone with catchy, melodic chord progressions. Or he can throw intense, impulsive jabs when he jams with his brothers in Dumpstaphunk. The writing of ‘Touch My Soul’ began with an epiphany. “When I was growing up,” Ivan says, “people interact differently on the street. They acknowledged each other. There was a feeling of connection. Just a nod or a look that said, ‘Where y’at?’” That sense of community-mindedness extends throughout the album’s opening track “Hey Altogether”. This unifying track also boasts layered vocal harmonies from Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, Aaron Neville and David Shaw on an album that’s alive with the pulse of Ivan’s experiences on a street level through his many avenues of life. Musically, Ivan constructed ‘Touch My Soul’ around piano pieces that he composed in the portrait photograph- filled “sunroom” in his house in Uptown New Orleans. “The drum loops were inspired by the sounds I heard on Sly Stone’s Fresh album,” he says, “which was a big influence on me as a teen.” “I haven’t written any new material for myself in a long time,” Ivan explains, “so this project is very special to me. I made it up as I went along, a song here and there, in between my work with Dumpsta and my work with good musical friends.” *Ivan Neville on tour:* Thu 5/4 New Orleans Toulouse Theatre Wed 5/17 Asheville Salvage Station Thu 5/18 Atlanta Terminal West Fri 5/19 Charleston Charleston Pour House *To schedule an interview contact:* Lorraine Caruso lorraine@mascotlabelgroup.com 917-593-8735 Paul Spagna Paul@mascotlabelgroup.com 516-849-7711 [image: Twitter] <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=e87585984f&e=71ed121fbe> [image: Facebook] <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=34891f8ce9&e=71ed121fbe> [image: Website] <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=72ff2a3927&e=71ed121fbe> *Copyright © 2023 Mascot Label Group, All rights reserved.* Mascot Label Group US Blues Radio Mailing List *Our mailing address is:* Mascot Label Group 118 E. 28th Street Suite 701 NEW YORK, NY 10016 Add us to your address book <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=62302915f6> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=62302915f6&e=71ed121fbe&c=b67bba1b09> or unsubscribe from this list <https://mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&id=62302915f6&e=71ed121fbe&c=b67bba1b09>. [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referral_marketing&aid=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&afl=1>