With the mountains as a backdrop, he'll perform on the town’s new outdoor stage, the Silver Pavilion, located adjacent to the town community center, known as the School House, at 385 High Street.
McCormick was born in Silver City, where he learned to play guitar with musician Will Rose. After moving to Carson City, he began taking vocal lessons with Linda Badinger of Music Lessons Unlimited. By age 16, he was invited to join Mo’z Motley Blues, a northern Nevada band performing blues infused rock, pop, soul and country music. Band leader, award-winning musician Monique De Haviland, explains that “at just 17, Mylo is a masterful young guitarist with tasteful riffs and solos that would make Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan take notice. He fires up the audience and is the driving force behind the Motley "blues" flavor."
McCormick has written some of his own tunes, and has also recorded guitar solos for songs written by De Haviland, who expects to release a solo album soon. In addition, the Mo'z Motley Blues Band is recording a live album.
This spring he graduated from Silver State Charter School in Carson City, with a head start on college credits through Western Nevada College’s Jump Start College program. "I'll study history, anthropology, and writing at WNC this year, and then I'll apply to Berklee College of Music in Boston and see what happens," McCormick said.
The free concert is sponsored by the Resident Artist Program in Silver City and kicks off the town’s annual free arts and science summer program. For more information, contact Program director Quest Lakes at (775) 847-0742.
Summer Arts and Science Programming in Silver City: Each summer, the historic Comstock community of Silver City offers free, public programming in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), with separate activities for all ages at the park and community center. The town is located within the Comstock district 3 miles from Virginia City, 7 miles from Dayton, and 12 miles from Carson City.
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