Mindy Gledhill

Mindy Gledhill is an indie folk singer. She is also known for her guest vocal work for DJ Kaskade. Gledhill released her debut album The Sum of All Grace in the beginning of 2004 on Lumen Records. However, she soon dropped her label in pursuit of a more indie sound citing her desire to not be contained by a single musical category. She released sophomore album Feather in the Wind in 2007 and third album Anchor in 2010. Her next album is scheduled for release in Fall 2013. It will be produced by Cason Cooley (Sixpence None the Richer, Katie Herzig). Background edit: Gledhill spent most of her youth in Eureka, California. As a young teenager she migrated to Spain and learned the Spanish language. She now lives in Utah with her husband. In 2012, Gledhill was recognized as one of "Utah's 40 Under 40" in the Utah Valley Business Q Magazine. Anchor edit: Gledhill's third album, Anchor, was released in 2010. Anchor was produced and engineered by Juno-nominated producer/engineer Stuart Brawley (Emmy Rossum, Lenka, Jason Reeves). The album features LA based studio musicians including Jamie Wollam (current drummer of Tears for Fears), Joe Corcoran (Michael Jackson, The Dave Matthews Band), and Matt Mayhall (Lenka). After self releasing Anchor in the United States, in early 2011 she signed with Korean label FarGo Music. On April 3, 2011 single "Crazy Love" reached #1 on the Korean pop chart Bugs Music. The song also reached #7 on the South Korea (GAON) music chart. Seven other tracks also charted on the S. Korean charts. Track "Crazy Love" was featured in the Korean reality TV series We Got Married in May 2011, and title track "Anchor" was featured in the documentary "The Power of Two" (2011), directed by Academy Award nominee Mark Smolowitz. Her song "All About Your Heart" was featured on ABC's 20/20 (Season 2011, Ep 17). Song "Anchor" featured on FOX's Bones (Season 7) and track "All The Pennies" featured on ABC's Jane By Design. A music video for "Anchor" has more than 1 million views on YouTube. Gledhill performed at Sundance Film Festival 2010 and Monaco Film Festival 2009 and Durango Music Conference 2011. Winter Moon edit: Winter Moon, was released on October 16, 2011. The album is a Christmas compilation featuring two original tracks. It was produced and engineered by Stuart Brawley. iTunes featured it as a "New and Noteworthy" Pop album and as one of the "Recent Releases" Holiday albums. The album pre-sold more than 4,500 hard copies through local outlets in the USA alone and was later released via a limited release in Japan. In support of the album, she toured the west coast supported at select dates by the Teton Chamber Orchestra. In December 2012 she toured Japan in support of the album's release there. 2012-Present edit: In 2012, Gledhill wrote the song "Bring Me Close" for a Fruit of the Loom Commercial that was aired during the Olympics. The song was offered as a free download on the company's website and a Spanish version was also recorded. Currently, she is working on material for her fifth studio album. Mindy's fourth album is expected in 2013. Cason Cooley (Sixpence None the Richer, Katie Herzig, Matthew Perryman Jones) produced the album which Mindy recorded in Nashville, TN. The album will feature Nashville based studio musicians as well as Mindy's frequent guitarist and friend Joe Corcoran. Kaskade appearances edit: Mindy featured as a guest vocalist on Kaskade's song, "Eyes", the first single from his album Fire & Ice which hit #1 on Billboard Dance Airplay and #17 on Billboard 200. The album was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Dance/Electronica Album. She also appears in the music video for "Eyes". Mindy also provided guest vocals on three tracks on Kaskade's 2010 album Dynasty including "Say It's Over", "Call Out" and "All That You Give". "Call Out" and "All That You Give" eventually were released as singles. The album reached #104 on Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard Dance Airplay. It also earned Kaskade nominations for "Best American DJ", "Best Producer", and "Best Full Length DJ Mix" at the 2009 IDMA's.

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