For more info go to https://www.macheiswind.com or https://wwwguitartree.com Macheis Wind A gifted musician, award winning child advocate and humanitarian, Macheis Wind has developed and implemented life-changing creative arts programs for numerous organizations, designed to motivate, heal, and inspire. These concert/seminars and workshops are an education and prevention tool, and a way towards wellness and character development through music. FAMILY CONCERT AT BEX, Main St, Califon, NJ. Link to New Jersey Festival of Ballooning 40th Annivesary Video https://youtu.be/5Z69XLfrE_I?si=Ru4002EXnM-tp1eX COMMUNITY EVENT! Join award winning musician, Macheis Wind, the “Children’s Musical Hero” for a Fun Family Concert on the lawn at Bex Cafe, Main St, Califon, NJ, Saturday, August 17, at 1:00 PM! Time to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the release of DOUGHEY THE PANCAKE MAN, an album beloved by generations of children! This exciting concert will feature songs from Macheis’ children’s recordings with lots of foot stomping, hand- clapping family fun! :”Inspirational!” Parent Guide Magazine “Hits in our house!” Grammy winning Producer “Wise and wonderful!” Children’s Museum of New York ALBUM NOTES: DOUGHEY THE PANCAKE MAN One morning, award-winning Musician/Child Advocate Macheis Wind was making pancakes for his children for breakfast. When the kids begged for a story, he spun an infectiously fun, musical tale of adventure about a swashbuckling pancake who comes alive, leaping joyously out of the frying pan. Little did he know at the time that this song would change his life and impact and uplift the lives of countless thousands of children and families. This wonderfully unique character had a life and determination of his own which couldn’t be held back. Macheis’ first album of songs for children, DOUGHEY the PANCAKE MAN, took off like a rocket and he found himself touring across the country and performing on television and radio in his new guise as “The Children’s Musical Hero”. The impact that Macheis’ energy, compassion and wisdom had on young audiences was so powerful that he was increasingly asked by educators and social workers to visit venues where the need for emotional healing, empowerment and violence prevention was most urgent: domestic violence safe houses, homeless shelters, orphanages, hospitals and many other sensitive and volatile settings off the main roads most of us travel on. The DOUGHEY songs always went with him. Generations of children from all walks-of-life and circumstance have embraced Macheis Wind’s music and have been enriched by its gifts in profound ways that cannot be measured. What people are saying: “Inspirational! Kids attach to him and they really do love him. All this comes from his compassion and true advocacy for children. He has unique abilities to instruct, heal and empower children.” – Parent Guide Magazine, New York, NY “Doughey the Pancake Man and Doughey and the Guitar Tree are ‘Hits’ in my house! Two of the most fun and beautiful children’s records ever recorded.” – Andy Wallace, Grammy winning producer “Macheis Wind is wise and wonderful! His music speaks directly to children about kindness, gentleness and honesty which makes it possible for everyone in his audience to feel good about themselves.” – Jonathan Feig, Program Director/Educator, The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, New York, NY “The Adventures of Doughey the Pancake Man has become one of our top-rated radio shows in record time! We’re getting constant calls about the show. Children and parents have responded with incredible enthusiasm and everybody, I mean everybody loves the music and stories.” – Johnny Wright, Program Director, WJHR Radio, New Jersey “Doughey’s voice generates strength and encouragement to at-risk children. Our children know first hand the result of anger and violence. Listening to Doughey and hearing his message provides a safe, healing outlet as well as teaches children that there is an alternative to violence.” – Nancy L. Connor, Executive Director, Women’s Crisis Services “Even in the curious world of fiction, Doughey does seem an unlikely protagonist. Macheis Wind’s creation, though, is no cartoon thug-basher or humanoid endowed with special physical strengths. Doughey is a pancake – gentle, unthreatening, and likeable. Not strong himself, Doughey is an affirmer, an encourager, with whom all kids feel comfortable. Doughey affirms by demonstrating that courage is seldom manifest in big muscles and a loud voice.” – The New Jersey ReviewVideo Productions, Award Winning Videos 908 256 0213
