100 Dallas Creatives: No. 38 Man Behind the Music Gavin Mulloy
Mixmaster presents "100 Creatives," in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order.
Gavin Mulloy knows music, knows pretty much everyone in Dallas, and wants to put on some seriously good shows that get you out of your house, away from the TV and your favorite reality stars, and off of YouTube, because the best music happens live. Seriously. It does, and Mulloy, the Marketing Manager at Trees and the Bomb Factory, is well aware of that fact.
But how did Mulloy go from concert poster-making artist to marketing maven? It's all in the timing, baby.
"Clint and Whitney Barlow took a chance on reopening Trees when Deep Ellum wasn't at its strongest and made a tentpole for the neighborhood. Last spring, I was kind of looking for work, and they were expanding...timing is everything but sometimes you have to nudge it."
And Mulloy was just the person they needed to revitalize the venue since he has a knack for getting people to come to events and getting those events publicized.
"As a kid, I always had this dream...that I had an island and my friends and I were the only ones who got to go there. And it was like magic. That's what drives me to day. To make someone's night feel like they made it to that island. To make someone's night excellent. I always wanted to make my parties better, different, new..."
If you had to describe your aesthetic in five words, what would they be?
Clean, Massive, Simple, Tomorrow, Yesterday
What in your daily life inspires you?
My family. The people I work with coming up with a great idea. Doing stuff people haven't done before. People that have thrown parties and concerts in the past. And, mostly the local artists here.
What's your contribution to Dallas music scene?
I play a mean air sax...I just try and make everything a bit better and make sure that people know about events they would enjoy. There's so much cool going on in this city and we should love it for that. I want every day to be like the Mavericks Championship Parade day.
Also, to teach the kids starting out in this the mistakes I've made so they won't have to waste time making them and the world progresses. Shout out to my homies The Mike Mills, Sahrmann the Indian, Lil Baby Effaz, and The Big Red Bomber Tim Dyer.
What brought you to Dallas and what is keeping you here?
I moved here freshman year of high school and my friends drove into Deep Ellum every weekend. I'm not really sure what kept me here because there's a lot of life I don't understand, but I'm glad it worked out this way. I love it here. I want to stay in Deep Ellum for the rest of my life. Oh, and the Libertine. I like that place.
What's your next big project?
The Bomb Factory. 2713 Canton. Thebombfactory.com
What is something that you want Dallas to know about you/What is something that Dallas doesn't know about you?
My grandma bought a Camaro and named it after me. I want to be like that kind of person when I grow up. I'm 37.
What's one music trend you want to see die this year?
I really hate what people do to trends because all that happens is someone comes along and tries to bleed all the money out of it. A banjo is just craft beer, dub step is just a kale salad. Make trends, don't chase em.
A mystery producer offers you unlimited funds for life. What will you do with it?
Book massive bands at the Bomb Factory. Oh, and buy the Dallas Cowboys. Move them back to Dallas.
100 Creatives:
100. Theater Mastermind Matt Posey
99. Comedy Queen Amanda Austin
98. Deep Ellum Enterpriser Brandon Castillo
97. Humanitarian Artist Willie Baronet
96. Funny Man Paul Varghese
95. Painting Provocateur Art Peña
94. Magic Man Trigg Watson
93. Enigmatic Musician George Quartz
92. Artistic Luminary Joshua King
91. Inventive Director Rene Moreno
90. Color Mavens Marianne Newsom and Sunny Sliger
89. Literary Lion Thea Temple
88. Movie Maestro Eric Steele
87. Storytelling Dynamo Nicole Stewart
86. Collaborative Artist Ryder Richards
85. Party Planning Print maker Raymond Butler
84. Avant-gardist Publisher Javier Valadez
83. Movie Nerd James Wallace
82. Artistic Tastemakers Elissa & Erin Stafford
81. Pioneering Arts Advocates Mark Lowry & Michael Warner
80. Imaginative Director Jeremy Bartel
79. Behind-the-Scenes Teacher Rachel Hull
78. Kaleidoscopic Artist Taylor "Effin" Cleveland
77. Filmmaker & Environmentalist Michael Cain
76. Music Activist Salim Nourallah
75. Underground Entrepreneur Daniel Yanez
74. Original Talent Celia Eberle
73. Comic Artist Aaron Aryanpur
72. Classical Thespian Raphael Parry
71. Dance Captain Valerie Shelton Tabor
70. Underground Culture Mainstay Karen X. Minzer
69. Effervescent Gallerist Brandy Michele Adams
68. Birthday Party Enthusiast Paige Chenault
67. Community Architect Monica Diodati
66. Intrepid Publisher Will Evans
65. Writerly Wit Noa Gavin
64. Maverick Artist Roberto Munguia
63. Fresh Perspective Kelsey Leigh Ervi
62. Virtuosic Violinist Nathan Olson
61. Open Classical's Dynamic Duo Mark Landson & Patricia Yakesch
60. Rising Talent Michelle Rawlings
59. Adventurous Filmmaker Toby Halbrooks
58. Man of Mystery Edward Ruiz
57. Inquisitive Sculptor Val Curry
56. Offbeat Intellect Thomas Riccio
55. Doers and Makers Shannon Driscoll & Kayli House Cusick
54. Performance Pioneer Katherine Owens
53. Experimental Filmmaker and Video Artist Mike Morris
52. Flowering Fashioner Lucy Dang
51. Insightful Artist Stephen Lapthisophon
50. Dallas Arts District
49. Farmer's Market Localvore Sarah Perry
48. Technological Painter John Pomara
47. Progressive Playmakers Christopher Carlos & Tina Parker
46. Purposive Chef Chad Houser
45. Absorbing Artist Jeff Gibbons
44. Artistic Integrator Erica Felicella
43. Multi-talented Director Tre Garrett
42. Anachronistic Musician Matt Tolentino
41. Emerging Veteran Actor Van Quattro
40. Festival Orchestrator Anna Sophia van Zweden
39. Literary Framer Karen Weiner
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