one of the area’s top bands grows
as does the attendance rate.
With their hectic performance
schedule one might think MITM
would have no time for anything
outside of the music. One would
be wrong. Marlee in the Mixx”s
love for music is matched closely
by their love of community service
and education.
In 2014 MITM partnered with
3D Music Group, LLC (3DMG) to
present the 10,000 Hours Educational Excellence Tour.” The tour
is a groundbreaking event created
to encourage people to pursue their
purpose, passion and education. Per
Ellis Lambert, founder and CEO of
3D Music Group, LLC (3DMG),
“The tour was created in response
to an initiative President Obama
created in order to focus on the
achievement gap between African
Americans and White people.” On
April 12, 2014 Marlee in the Mixx
kicked off their “10,000 Hours Educational Excellence Tour” at the
St. Charles Town Center.
Marlee D., lead singer of Marlee
in the Mixx states “10,000 Hours
is more than music. It’s a lifestyle
and mantra to dedicate yourself to
developing your gifts to their maxi-
mum ability.”
Marlee’s statement is a direct
interpretation of the 10,000 hour
rule. The rule has to do with attaining Big Time Success. Based on a
study done by Malcolm Gladwell.
Gladwell claims that any of us can
reach greatness by practicing tasks
relevant to our chosen field for a
total of 10,000 hours. Students of
Gladwells’s theory MITM named
their EP, “10,000 Hours.”
Marlee In The Mixx highly anticipated debut EP “10,000 Hours”
was released in May 2014. The
EP contains both studio and live
versions of all six tracks totaling
twelve tracks of original MITM
music. “10,000 Hours” is a perfect
example of progressive music. The
EP contains music with progressive
qualities such as conceptual ideas,
heightened lyrical content, longer
songs, time changes, sophisticated
instrumentation and compositions,
and superior vocals.
“10,000 Hours” is an exhilarating ride through different genres
of music all strung together to give
the listener a refreshing jolt of eargasmic music. The EP is certainly
worthy of having a listen. You may
find the effort you put into getting to your new favorite
band’s show well worth
it especially if that band
is Marlee in the Mixx. As
MITM delivers on awesomely extraordinarily
great show time after time
ensuring that the band
will make you dance.
*** Catch Marlee in the Mixx
every Friday at Indulj 1208 U St
NW, Washington, DC 20009 ***
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