The men behind the Maximum Ames Music Festival
Chris Lyng, co-director of Maximum Ames Music Festival, co-founder of Maximum Ames, Corp.
September 9, 2015
Name: Nate Logsdon
Occupation(s): Co-director of Maximum Ames Music Festival, manager of DG’s Tap House and owner of Cycles Recycling
Hometown: Ames
Bands he plays in: Mumford’s, Beef Cake, Evan Campbell for Real, Nate Logsdon and Trouble Lights
Most excited to see at MAMF: Grandmaster Flash, Mikal Cronin and The Depaysement
Favorite MAMF memory: “Utopia Park’s set at the first year of MAMF was to this day the most electrifying show (and crowd!) I’ve seen at the festival… and that’s saying something! Plus this show literally changed my life: I met and fell in love with my wife at this show.”
Hometown: Ames
Bands he plays in: Mumford’s, Beef Cake, Evan Campbell for Real, Nate Logsdon and Trouble Lights
Most excited to see at MAMF: Grandmaster Flash, Mikal Cronin and The Depaysement
Favorite MAMF memory: “Utopia Park’s set at the first year of MAMF was to this day the most electrifying show (and crowd!) I’ve seen at the festival… and that’s saying something! Plus this show literally changed my life: I met and fell in love with my wife at this show.”
Name: Chris Lyng
Occupation(s): Co-director of Maximum Ames Music Festival and co-founder of Maximum Ames, Corp.
Current Residence: Des Moines
Bands he plays in: Mumford’s (plays bass)
Most excited to see at MAMF: Mikal Cronin and The Cairo Gang
Favorite MAMF memory: “There are so many but I would say the first year when Utopia Park played and it seemed like they brought the whole universe together through their music. You could feel it in the room and see it in everyone’s eyes. I’ve been running on the high from that show for years now.”
