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Mattson 2

Mattson 2

About Me

MATTSON 2: Fashioned in tall mod suits and stylized blond locks, the internationally praised duo, Mattson 2, consisting of brothers Jared on guitar and Jonathan on drums. Mattson 2 is signed to the groundbreaking and stylish Santa Cruz-based label, Galaxia Records, which has released records by indie hero Will Oldham from Bonnie Prince Billy and beats aficionado/artist Tommy Guerrero among others. In March 2007, Mattson 2 released a record titled Ray Barbee Meets The Mattson 2 in Japan, a collaboration melding the stylistic music of the Mattson 2 with the smooth sounds of Ray Barbee, who first gained wide acclaim as one of the first famous African-American skaters in the 80’s and later as a musician. After visiting Tokyo on tour, the album soon earned Mattson2 a top 10 ranking on iTunes Japan under Alternative Music. Mattson 2's upcoming United States album release will again feature work with Ray Barbee, as well as collaboration with John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake; Tommy Guerrero; keyboardist Money Mark, who has worked with the Beastie Boys and others.

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Member Since: 8/28/2006
Band Website: mattson2.com
Band Members: Jonathan Mattson-drums/Jared Mattson-guitar, Electric Bass, Bass, fender rhodes, piano-*Contact: [email protected]
Influences: Longmont Potion Castle, Clint Eastwood, The Smiths, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Tortoise, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Smols Royce III (aka Bigtime), Marvin Gaye, Morrissey, Reid Anderson, The Sea And Cake, Al Harewood, Duke Pearson, Raymond Carver, Milton Nascimento, Rip Zinger, Chico Hamilton, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, The Clash, Brian Blade Fellowship, The Chavi, Roy Haynes, Beez I-III, Bill Frissel, Jeff Parker, Jack Kerouac, Daido Moriyama, Stereolab, Chicago Underground, Sam Prekop, Sonny Sharrock, Haruki Murakami, John McEntire, Bob Cranshaw, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, The Velvet Underground, James Dean, Duncan Moore, Bernard Hermann, Thomas Campbell, David Axlerod, Auther C. Clarke, Prince, Chocolat & Akito, United Future Organiation, Raymond Chandler, Steve Reich, Paul Motian, The Style Council, Charles Mingus, Blade Runner, Serge Gainsbourg, My Bloody Valentine, Ennio Morricone, Lou Donaldson, Brokeback, Everything But The Girl, Feist, Grant Green, Elvin Jones, Johnny Hartman, Fly, Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jeff Ballard, and more
Record Label: Galaxia Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mattson 2 at Mollusk Surf Shop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0d5Pdx9z0o ...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:01:00 PST

Lee Morgan

Hello Friends, hope all is well.I have just purchased a new record today, well actually alot of records but among the many i have found quite a treasure. The 1966 Lee Morgan record entitled "Delightfu...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:40:00 PST

Mattson 2

Mattson 2.I got tired of the same old thing so we are starting fresh. And White. Hope you guys enjoy the new music.m2...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:25:00 PST

Mattson 2 in Japan

Hello everyone.I just got word that Jared and I will be playing in Japan again. The schedualed shows are in October 2007. We will, as of right now be playing 2 shows--maybe more later-upon arrival. On...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:40:00 PST

Ray Barbee Meets Mattson 2 cd available online.

Ray Barbee Meets The Mattson 2 - Import CDPERSONEL:Ray Barbee Guitar, Electric Bass, PercussionJared Mattson Guitar, Elctric Bass, Bass, Fender Rhodes, Piano, VibesJonathan Mattson Drums, TimpaniCarl ...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Tue, 08 May 2007 12:21:00 PST

Ray Barbee Meets The Mattson 2, NY

Hello! We are back from our performance in NY City. We performed at The Happening, it went great. I will have some more pictures up from Japan up and some pictures from NY up with in the next few week...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:14:00 PST

Ray Barbee Meets Mattson 2, Japan

Yozers All Im Happy to announce... we (Ray Barbee meets The Mattson 2) are number 8 on iPod charts in Japan! http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10alternativealbu ms.html...
Posted by Mattson 2 on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:54:00 PST