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[[File:Mulcahy B&W (1 of 1).jpg|thumb|Mark Mulcahy performing at The Chapel in [[San Francisco, California]].]]
Mark Mulcahy has worked in the film and exhibition business for 37 years and achieved some major milestones along the way.
His career started in 1981 at the Mann’s Fox Thunderbird Dive In Theatre in Phoenix Arizona. Over the next 12 years he worked in key theatres for Mann and Syufy learning the operations from the ground floor up.
In 1988 Mark became the General Manager of Mann Valley West in Tarzana Ca,
At the Valley West he was awarded national circuit awards such as, Most Promising New Manager, Manager of the Year and Concessions Manager of the Year.
It was at the Valley West (A theater under the watchful eye of all the major movie studios) where Mark became involved with the marketing of the theatre and the films, which it played. In 1989 he was awarded The Hollywood Reporter Marketing Concept Award for excellence in innovative ways to market his theatre and product. Over the next 4 years he received dozens of national studio-marketing awards for his efforts at the Valley West.
In 1993 Mark left the Mann Valley West to work for Paramount Pictures in the in-theatre marketing department. There he worked establishing ground breaking standards in field of in-theatre marketing, Annual Popcorn Bag Programs, Interactive Trade Show Booths at Sho East and Show West, Custom Circuit Promotions and raising the bar for the service level provided to theatre owners by studio in-theatre marketing teams.
Over his 15 years with Paramount Pictures as VP of In-Theatre Marketing he developed in-theatre campaigns for films such as Titanic, The Rugrats Trilogy, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, The Mission Impossible Films, War of the Worlds, Transformers, Cloverfield and more. Mark won the Hollywood’s Key Art award for producing the Jimmy Neutron Club House standee; an interactive contest for children was a part of this 3 dimensional in-theatre display.


'''Mark Mulcahy''' is an American musician. He was the [[Lead vocalist|front-man]] for the [[New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]-based band [[Miracle Legion]]. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native [[New England]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Digging Through Jangle Pop Legend Mark Mulcahy's Expansive Archives |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lifetime-achievement/mark-mulcahy-lifetime-achievement |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Bandcamp Daily}}</ref> Mulcahy soon formed [[Polaris (American band)|Polaris]], a [[house band]] for the mid-1990s alternative television series ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' (1993–1996).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Danton |first1=Eric |title=To indie rocker Mark Mulcahy, inscrutability makes perfect sense |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2019/10/09/indie-rocker-mark-mulcahy-inscrutability-makes-perfect-sense/tAi0LOrIM3bIVsekzFpSGN/story.html |accessdate=6 August 2020 |agency=Boston Globe}}</ref> They are best remembered for the song "[[Hey Sandy]]" featured in the opening credits of each show,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2013 |title=Mark Mulcahy Is The 'Moving Forward Type' |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/12/04/248802299/mark-mulcahy-is-the-moving-forward-type |website=NPR}}</ref> and for nostalgic tunes such as "Waiting for October" and "Saturnine". Following the cancellation of ''Pete & Pete'', Mulcahy began playing his own shows in [[New York City]] and rebuilding his career. Mulcahy has opened for notable artists, including [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Jeff Buckley]] and received homage from [[Radiohead]] frontman [[Thom Yorke]], who dedicated a song to Mulcahy at a [[Boston]] show.{{Cn|date=April 2023}}
Mark went to work for Gold Class/iPic Theatres in of 2008 to late 2012. Where he helped build the new brand in the USA. Overseeing all creative, media, publicity, promotions, social media and websites. Mark also partnered with the REELZ Channel to create “iPic Now” the preshow for the circuit. Other achievements during his tenure include:
Loyalty Program from 0 to 500K in 3 years
Social Media Fans from 0 to 200K in 3 years.
Growing the Group Sales business from 0 to 1.2 million in 3 years


An essay on Mulcahy's song "Hey Self-Defeater" (from the album ''Fathering'') was featured in [[Nick Hornby]]'s book ''[[Songbook (Nick Hornby book)|Songbook]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hornby |first=Nick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bltSmp8ylNoC |title=Songbook |date=2003-10-07 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-1-101-21854-9 |language=en}}</ref>
After learning both Social Media and Loyalty on the exhibition side Mark returned to studios as Vice President of Exhibitor Relations at The Weinstein Company. Serving only 4 years at The Weinstein company, Mark describes this as being like to serving time in prison. Mark worked on campaigns such as: Silverlings Playbook, Django, Lee Daniel's The Butler, The Imitation Game, Paddington, The Giver and Escape From Planet Earth.


In 2003, Mulcahy was invited to sing a Haiku poem, "Haiku Three In The Museum Garden", by Nobel laureate [[George Seferis]], on the international release of electronica band [[Sigmatropic]] ''Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories.''<ref name="tonguemaster1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tonguemaster.co.uk/mainpages/newreleases.htm |title=TM - New Releases |website=Tonguemaster.co.uk |date=2015-04-18 |accessdate=2016-04-13}}</ref> A subsequent limited edition 12-inch by Sigmatropic the following year, ''Could That Be The Voice?'' (Tongue Master Records),<ref name="tonguemaster1" /> featured Mulcahy on two featured alternate remixes, "Haiku One" and "Haiku Four", as well as contributions by [[Edith Frost]] & [[Carla Torgerson]] ([[The Walkabouts]]).
Mark was approached by STX Films a fledgling studio to run their In-Theatre marketing department. It was there he was able to put his recently obtained knowledge of Exhibitor Social Media and Loyalty Data to use. Mark invented Digital Smart Marketing by working with exhibitors to laser target the right loyal movie goers for each STX film.


Mulcahy composed the music for and performed in Ben Katchor's 2004 musical, ''The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower''. Mulcahy also co-wrote the musical ''The Rosenbach Company'' with Katchor.
Mark also owns and Operates [http://veganchic.com Vegan Chic] (2011) a very successful on line Vegan store for shoes, bags and belts.


Mulcahy recorded a cover version of [[Shania Twain]]'s "From This Moment On" for [[Engine Room Recordings]]' compilation album ''[[Guilt by Association (album)|Guilt by Association]]'', which was released in September 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banhart, Watt, Concretes Cover Guilty Pleasures |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/05/banhart-watt-concretes-cover-guilty-pleasures/}}</ref>
2003 Mark Was awarded the FBI Directors community service award by FBI Director [[Robert_Mueller|Robert Muller]] for creating The Family Safety Squad.
Mark and his team would go into the community and educate parents on how to better protect their children from both physical and cyber crime.


His song "Cookie Jar" was used in the 2008 movie ''[[Management (film)|Management]]'' over the closing credits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Songs and music featured in Management Soundtrack |url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/management-2009}}</ref>
Mark is an active supporter of animal rights a vegan and an advocate for the environment.

A tribute album titled ''[[Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy]]'' was released on September 15, 2009, featuring contributions from [[Thom Yorke]], [[Frank Black]], [[The National (band)|The National]], [[Dinosaur Jr.]], [[Michael Stipe]], [[Juliana Hatfield]], [[Mercury Rev]], [[David Berkeley]], [[Frank Turner]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-06-25 |title=Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe on Mark Mulcahy Tribute Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35736-thom-yorke-michael-stipe-on-mark-mulcahy-tribute-album/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The album also serves as a benefit for Mulcahy, whose wife Melissa died in 2008.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Larson |first=Sarah |date=2017-05-17 |title=Listen to Mark Mulcahy |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/listen-to-mark-mulcahy |access-date=2023-04-18 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref>

Mulcahy re-emerged in 2012 with a reunion show with Polaris at Cinefamily's Everything is Festival III on August 28. Following the performance, a [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] page for Polaris appeared. Mulcahy played a four-date tour in [[England]] in early December, including a performance at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival. In addition, Mulcahy's single "Low Birthweight Child/The Cottage That We Rented Had a Name" was released on December 10 by the UK-based Tongue Master Records.<ref name="tonguemaster1" /> In 2013, he released his first full-length album in eight years, ''Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You'', and undertook a minor tour in the U.S. Mulcahy appeared on [[J Mascis]]', ''Tied to a Star'' (2014), singing on two tracks.

Miracle Legion reformed in 2016–2017.

==Partial discography==
* ''Fathering'' (1997) CD on the Mezzotint Label/[[Loose Music]]
* ''C.O.D.'' (1999) 7-inch vinyl on Lissy Records
* ''I Just Shot Myself in the Foot Again'' (2000) EP on Mezzotint
* ''Smilesunset'' (2001) CD/LP on Mezzotint/[[Loose Music]]
* ''In Pursuit of Your Happiness'' (2005) CD on Mezzotint/[[Loose Music]]
* ''Love's the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up'' (2005) EP on Mezzotint
* ''Low Birthweight Child ‘ | ‘The Cottage That We Rented Had a Name'' (2012) - 7-inch vinyl on Tongue Master Records
* ''Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love You'' (2013) on Fire Records/Mezzotint
* ''The Possum in the Driveway'' (2017) on Mezzotint
* ''The Gus'' (2019) on Mezzotint
* ''Franks And A Flag'' (2020) on Mezzotint

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.markmulcahy.com/}}

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Latest revision as of 05:59, 23 March 2024

Mark Mulcahy performing at The Chapel in San Francisco, California.

Mark Mulcahy is an American musician. He was the front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region.[1] Mulcahy soon formed Polaris, a house band for the mid-1990s alternative television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993–1996).[2] They are best remembered for the song "Hey Sandy" featured in the opening credits of each show,[3] and for nostalgic tunes such as "Waiting for October" and "Saturnine". Following the cancellation of Pete & Pete, Mulcahy began playing his own shows in New York City and rebuilding his career. Mulcahy has opened for notable artists, including Oasis and Jeff Buckley and received homage from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, who dedicated a song to Mulcahy at a Boston show.[citation needed]

An essay on Mulcahy's song "Hey Self-Defeater" (from the album Fathering) was featured in Nick Hornby's book Songbook.[4]

In 2003, Mulcahy was invited to sing a Haiku poem, "Haiku Three In The Museum Garden", by Nobel laureate George Seferis, on the international release of electronica band Sigmatropic Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories.[5] A subsequent limited edition 12-inch by Sigmatropic the following year, Could That Be The Voice? (Tongue Master Records),[5] featured Mulcahy on two featured alternate remixes, "Haiku One" and "Haiku Four", as well as contributions by Edith Frost & Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts).

Mulcahy composed the music for and performed in Ben Katchor's 2004 musical, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower. Mulcahy also co-wrote the musical The Rosenbach Company with Katchor.

Mulcahy recorded a cover version of Shania Twain's "From This Moment On" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association, which was released in September 2007.[6]

His song "Cookie Jar" was used in the 2008 movie Management over the closing credits.[7]

A tribute album titled Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy was released on September 15, 2009, featuring contributions from Thom Yorke, Frank Black, The National, Dinosaur Jr., Michael Stipe, Juliana Hatfield, Mercury Rev, David Berkeley, Frank Turner.[8] The album also serves as a benefit for Mulcahy, whose wife Melissa died in 2008.[9]

Mulcahy re-emerged in 2012 with a reunion show with Polaris at Cinefamily's Everything is Festival III on August 28. Following the performance, a Twitter and Facebook page for Polaris appeared. Mulcahy played a four-date tour in England in early December, including a performance at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. In addition, Mulcahy's single "Low Birthweight Child/The Cottage That We Rented Had a Name" was released on December 10 by the UK-based Tongue Master Records.[5] In 2013, he released his first full-length album in eight years, Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You, and undertook a minor tour in the U.S. Mulcahy appeared on J Mascis', Tied to a Star (2014), singing on two tracks.

Miracle Legion reformed in 2016–2017.

Partial discography[edit]

  • Fathering (1997) CD on the Mezzotint Label/Loose Music
  • C.O.D. (1999) 7-inch vinyl on Lissy Records
  • I Just Shot Myself in the Foot Again (2000) EP on Mezzotint
  • Smilesunset (2001) CD/LP on Mezzotint/Loose Music
  • In Pursuit of Your Happiness (2005) CD on Mezzotint/Loose Music
  • Love's the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up (2005) EP on Mezzotint
  • Low Birthweight Child ‘ | ‘The Cottage That We Rented Had a Name (2012) - 7-inch vinyl on Tongue Master Records
  • Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love You (2013) on Fire Records/Mezzotint
  • The Possum in the Driveway (2017) on Mezzotint
  • The Gus (2019) on Mezzotint
  • Franks And A Flag (2020) on Mezzotint

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Digging Through Jangle Pop Legend Mark Mulcahy's Expansive Archives". Bandcamp Daily. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. ^ Danton, Eric. "To indie rocker Mark Mulcahy, inscrutability makes perfect sense". Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Mark Mulcahy Is The 'Moving Forward Type'". NPR. December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Hornby, Nick (2003-10-07). Songbook. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-21854-9.
  5. ^ a b c "TM - New Releases". Tonguemaster.co.uk. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ^ "Banhart, Watt, Concretes Cover Guilty Pleasures".
  7. ^ "Songs and music featured in Management Soundtrack".
  8. ^ "Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe on Mark Mulcahy Tribute Album". Pitchfork. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  9. ^ Larson, Sarah (2017-05-17). "Listen to Mark Mulcahy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links[edit]

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