Album Notes

The Mystery Keys are Rachel Lears (vocals, guitars, flutes), Liz Stephens (accordion, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion), Alfio Casale (drums), and Matt Miller (bass). The band began in 2006 as the Rachel Lears Trio in Montevideo, Uruguay, with Antonio de la Peña on drums and Nicolás Román on bass. They have been performing and recording in New York with the current formation since 2007. For booking, please contact themysterykeys@gmail.com.

The Dance Big People! EP is:
Written (words and music) by Rachel Lears
Produced by Roger Mason
Recorded by Roger Mason, Sayyd Droullard, Alan Foreman and Rachel Lears in New York, and Luis Restucia in Montevideo
Mixed by Sayyd Droullard
Mastered by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering (www.aamastering.com)
Album art by Karen Parker Lears

Rachel Lears sang and played guitars, and flutes on 5 & 6
Liz Stephens played accordion, synth, glockenspiel, melodica, and percussion, and sang on 5
Matt Miller played bass on 3, 4, & 5
Nicolás Román played bass on 1, 2, & 6
Antonio de la Peña played drums
Tate Lefevre played trombone on 3 and sang on 5
Michael Fuerstein played tenor sax on 3
Alan Foreman played guitar on 5
Kevin Sherman played upright bass on 6

Special thanks to Roger Mason and Antonio de la Peña, sine qua non.