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'''Mark Mulcahy''' is an American musician and front-man for the [[New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]-based band [[Miracle Legion]] in the 1980s to mid-1990s, 2016 - present. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native [[New England]] region, but disbanded after a sad turn of events with their record label, [[Morgan Creek Records]]. Mulchahy soon formed [[Polaris (band)|Polaris]], a [[house band]] for the mid-1990s alternative television series ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' (1993–1996). They are perhaps best remembered for the song "[[Hey Sandy]]" as it was featured in the opening credits of each show, and for nostalgic tunes such as "Waiting for October" and "Saturnine". Following the cancellation of ''Pete & Pete'', Mulcahy found himself playing his own shows in [[New York City]] and building up his career from a shadowy past. Mulcahy has opened for many 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. Mark is still working on his solo career today via his own label Mezzotint.com.


Mark Mulcahy has worked in the film and exhibition business for 37 years and achieved some major milestones along the way.
An essay on Mulcahy's song "Hey Self-Defeater" (from the album ''Fathering'') was featured in [[Nick Hornby]]'s book ''[[31 Songs]]''.
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 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:
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> (Hitch Hyke | Tongue Master | Thirsty Ear) which also featured the likes of [[Robert Wyatt]], [[Laetitia Sadier]] ([[Stereolab]]), [[Cat Power]], [[Alejandro Escovedo]], [[Mark Eitzel]], [[Lee Ranaldo]] ([[Sonic Youth]]), [[Howe Gelb]] & [[Steve Wynn]] amongst many others.
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


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.
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.
He also 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.


2003 Mark Was awarded the FBI Directors community service award by FBI Director [[Robert_Mueller|Robert Muller]] for creating The Family Safety Squad.
His song "Cookie Jar" was used in the 2008 movie ''[[Management (film)|Management]]'' over the closing credits.
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.


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]]. The album also serves as a benefit for Mulcahy, whose wife Melissa died in 2008.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/news/35736-thom-yorke-michael-stipe-on-mark-mulcahy-tribute-album/ Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe on Mark Mulcahy Tribute Album], Pitchfork.com, Thursday, June 25, 2009</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]]' (Dinosaur Jr.), ''Tied to a Star'' (2014), singing on two tracks.

Miracle Legion reformed in 2016.

==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

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.markmulcahy.com/ Mark Mulcahy]
* [http://www.mezzotint.com/ Mezzotint record label website]

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Revision as of 23:21, 11 April 2018

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 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

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.

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.

Mark also owns and Operates Vegan Chic (2011) a very successful on line Vegan store for shoes, bags and belts.

2003 Mark Was awarded the FBI Directors community service award by FBI Director 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.

Mark is an active supporter of animal rights a vegan and an advocate for the environment.