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Connie Mims

Composer - Musician - Singer

About the artist: VOCALIST & PERFORMER
• 1990-Present- Nobody’s Fool, a variety dance band for private and public events
• Featured vocalist with the Richard Brown Orchestra
• Various singer/songwriter solo performances, house concerts and private engagements
• Clubs: Houston, Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Los Angeles
• Colleges: University of Houston, University of Texas, Rice, Loyola
• Festivals: Mardi Gras Galveston; Freedom Festival; Great Tastes of Houston

SONGWRITER
• 2004 Honorable Mention, CMT/NSAI Song Contest
• 2005 Co-Founder and Facilitator, The Woodlands Songwriters Association
• 2006-07 Instructor/Facilitator, GRAMMY Career Day, “Songcrafters & Tunesmiths”; a workshop designed for high school students
• 2007 Instructor/Facilitator, Songwriting Workshop at Kerrville Folk Festival, as part of the festival’s professional curriculum for teachers

RECORDING ARTIST/VOICEOVER TALENT
• Comedic vocal talent for nationally syndicated Q-Zoo In The Morning Radio Network
• Voice on camera: “Texas Musicians II”, Blue Bell Ice Cream television spot
• Various radio and television jingles; Clients include Casa Ole, H-E-B, Richardson Chevrolet

PRODUCTION CREDITS
• “Wheatfield” -appearance on pilot season of Austin City Limits, PBS
• Fireworks and soundscape music designer and co-producer- The Power of Houston, Ronald McDonald House Birthday Celebration, The Power of Freedom, The Main Event for 2005 Superbowl Celebration, and Major League Baseball’s AllStar Game

TEACHING AND COACHING
• 2001-2004 Owner/Operator of Stagecoach, a private studio teaching pop vocal instruction and stage performance technique (The Woodlands, TX)
• Private teacher for beginning guitar
• Facilitator/Instructor of “Guitar Camp”, a 4-day camp for students aged 10-17 years

AFFILIATIONS
• Governor, Texas Chapter, The Recording Academy (GRAMMYS) 2005-07
• Nashville Songwriters Association International
• The Woodlands Songwriters Association
• Austin Songwriters Group
• Houston Association of Professional Musicians
• Writer and Publisher affiliate, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)