Collaborations
In recent years, Mead has been involved in two high- profile side projects. In 2009, he founded Elle Macho, a power trio with Aussie singer-songwriter Butterfly Boucher and drummer Lindsay Jamieson (Ben Folds, Brendan Benson). Their zany videos and high-energy live shows have made them a Nashville favorite, and a full-length debut album is expected in late 2011.
Mead also formed Davey Ukulele & The Gag Time Gang. Nashville Scene said: "Sounding like a cross between "Whip It"-era Devo and the pop pastiches on Phineas & Ferb, this merry kids' band actually camouflages a genuine supergroup: the tag team of David Mead, Swan Dive's Bill DeMain, Brother Henry's David Henry and The Mavericks' Paul Deakin." Their debut, The Adventures Of Davey Ukulele & The Gag Time Gang, was released in 2010. A follow-up is expected in 2012.
Several times a year, Mead travels to Key West, Florida to perform in a cover band called Phanni Pac (with Jason White, Scotty Huff and Paul Deakin) at the Hog's Breath Saloon.
He has also been a regular guest singer with Nashville's popular 1980s-era cover band Guilty Pleasures.
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