The Mission

TRACY BLASE

Tracy Blase was raised by parents who supported his passion for music. At the age of 13, you could find him performing in bars with local adult bands playing guitar, drums and singing. He paused his public performances after high school, but never put the guitar down. He was drawn back to the stage in 2012 and has since picked up the mandolin.

Tracy is influenced by a wide variety of musical genres: from punk to country and blues to alt-rock. He is currently a member of Rose Ridge with Jenny Babcock. The duo often shares the stage with Mid Mo’s plethora of fine pickers. Occasionally, you will find Tracy playing a solo gig. Those are pretty sweet. You should catch one.

Tracy Blase and Alan Ames

PAUL LAEMMLI

Raised throughout Mid-Missouri, Paul grew up swimming in the deep end of a family of musicians. Paul honed his craft around the wood stove at the family cabin, in churches, and in the blues clubs of Kansas City and Springfield, MO. While playing all over the great state of Missouri, he earned a music degree and continues to earn a reputation for connecting people with story songs and skillful guitar work. Heavily influenced by the Springfield Sound and the blues scene in Kansas City, Paul currently resides near his grandparent’s home in Jefferson City, Missouri where you can find him playing his red Fender Stratocaster wherever people gather to share life, love, and music.

Take a listen to Paul’s original material recorded with Ozark Underground