Bing Futch

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Bing Futch
Bing Futch at Hard Rock Live Orlando.jpg
Bing Futch at Hard Rock Live Orlando
Background information
Birth nameEdward Michael Futch
Born (1966-12-16) December 16, 1966 (age 58)
OriginBorn Hollywood, California
Raised Los Angeles, California US
Genres Americana, blues, rock and roll, world music
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer
Years active1986—present
LabelsPlan 7 Distribution/J.O.B. Entertainment Inc. (1986–present)
Website bingfutch.com

Bing Futch (b. Hollywood, California, December 16, 1966) is a musician whose primary instrument is the mountain dulcimer. In 1986 he co-founded Christian techno-punk trio Crazed Bunnyz along with Marc "Gadget" Plainguet and Sean "Shaka" Harrison. He relocated to Orlando, Florida in 1993 and also plays the Native American flute, ukulele, and drums.

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Futch has composed and produced soundtracks for film, theater, television and themed attractions. In 1994, he wrote and recorded music for The Castle of Miracles at Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, Florida. In 1999, Futch formed Americana band Mohave, featuring the mountain dulcimer as the main instrument. The group has performed at the House of Blues in Walt Disney World, Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios Florida and has opened for Molly Hatchet, among other acts. Futch performs using regular and baritone mountain dulcimers as well as custom-made dual-fretboard and resonator instruments, and is one of only two mountain dulcimer players to compete in the history of the International Blues Challenge, advancing to the semi-finals in the 2015 edition of the competition. [1] During the 2016 edition of the International Blues Challenge, Futch made it to the finals and was awarded "Best Guitarist" in the solo-duo category, despite performing solely on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. [2] He is the grandson of the late boxing hall-of-famer Eddie Futch.

Northwest Airlines incident

On June 14, 2009, Futch was en route to a show in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on Northwest Airlines flight 2363 from Detroit, Michigan. During that time, baggage handlers damaged his double-necked mountain dulcimer. [3] Encouraged by fans to write a song about the incident, and after seeing Dave Carroll's "United Breaks Guitars" on YouTube, Futch penned "Only a Northwest Song" [4] on July 10, 2009, and posted it to the service, hoping it would help to avoid a "lengthy reimbursement battle." [5] Within a day of the video's posting, Northwest Airlines contacted Futch to offer their apologies along with compensation. [6]

Discography

With Nutty Faith:

With Crazed Bunnyz:

With Mohave:

With Naked Head:

With Manitou:

As Producer:

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