Bio
Maddy Walsh is the lead singer, co-songwriter and co-founder of nationally touring, Ithaca NY-based Moxy Rock band Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots, with whom she has released four records (El Camino Dream, 2010; Small Stampede, 2012; Rhizomatic, 2015; and Talk, 2018), several singles, and accompanying music videos. She has also released three solo albums (Patchwork, 2007; The Tunnel Sessions, 2021; and Humanmade Thing, 2021) and has been working with a nine-piece band of fantastic regional musicians to execute the shows in support of these newer records. Maddy also has an acoustic duet with her father called Madd Daddy with whom she released the EP That Good Life, 2018.
Walsh holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master’s Degree in the same field (with a concentration in poetry and creative nonfiction) from California State University at Sacramento.
She finds her greatest joys in music (both making her own, including writing, recording, and performing; and attending concerts), travel, yoga, kids, red wine, thrift shopping, driving around with her partner in all things (the co-founder and co-songwriter for MW&TBS and most of her musical projects, guitarist, composer, and husband), Mike Suave, and in her baby boy, Rhodi Rocket.
While Walsh often writes music for joy, dancing, and connection, her catalog also showcases her fierce sense of social justice and empathy within our conflicted political climate and complicated world: she’s got a heart as big as her voice, and the two walk hand-in-hand through her songs.
What is Patreon?
Patreon is a place for creators to build community with their biggest fans, share exclusive work, and turn their passions into lasting creative businesses. Creators get a direct line to their communities, which means they never have to worry about ads or algorithms getting in between them and the people who matter most.
Maddy's Patreon was established initially to document the process of recording a new album (still unreleased, so the journey continues!) and alongside that endeavor, delivering a tiny human into the world: Welcome to the party, Rhodi Rocket! It is a small, warm community with whom she shares weekly video compilations, essayettes and poems, sneak peeks at / listens to new videos and music. She also offers guest list spots to Blind Spots concerts and festivals first-come-first-serve and will host a members only listening party before the release of the upcoming record. If you are a fan of Maddy's work, this is the way to get closest to it, and she will welcome you there with open arms. Membership starts at $5/month.
