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Artist
Matt Rivers
12+ albums
USAfolkfolk-rockProtest
about
There are two musicians by the name of Matt Rivers, 1. Matt Rivers an American musician born and raised in California 2. Matt Rivers an English musician performing in South East London. 1. Matt Rivers has produced an album with the name "Pancake Record Sessions v.I" which contains his original works along with covers of other artists. The album was recorded live at Pancake Records and is available in digital format. 2. Matt Rivers and his band tend to like grabbing an audience by the emotional proverbial's and giving them a bit of a shake. The music bounces from upbeat & funky to thought provoking and melodic, with a smattering of foot-stomping and tantrum in between. Tunes pour out in a weather-beaten type style, earthy, wind-bashed and raw, as they wend their wily magic, mixing all the ingredients into a big indie/folk/rock cake. Motivated by a need to increase the depth and range of his songs, Matt brought in Francesco Bonini (Lead Guitar) in 2006 after being awarded a place on an exclusive professional music development course at prestigious live venue - ‘The Stables’ in Wavendon. Funded by the Arts Council and Leverhulme Trust, the course involved working with artists such as David Knopfler (Dire Straights), Boo Hewerdine (Eddie Reader) and Cara Dillon (Transatlantic Sessions). The course funded his debut EP, Some Elsewhere which came out in July 2007. James WG (Bass) was recruited to record the bass lines. In the same year, the band got into the regional fin
