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Matt Curran

About Me


**ACCEPTING DRUM STUDENTS IN THE MAYLANDING-EGG HARBOR CITY-GALLOWAY AREA. CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE LINK FOR DETAILS. **I am a composer/producer/engineer/drummer/vocalist living in th South Jersey area. Tag is my original project for songs I consider personal to me. I also write for other artists like Patty Balbo, and I have written over 130 original music library peices, which can be heard on over 500 radio stations across the U.S. I play drums for a living in the Philly/AC area, and recently took the drum chair in Generation Next. I've also been traveling to Vegas and other locales to play with the great Jimmy Hopper. I own a sweet recording facility called The Cottage, where currently I've been doing internet drum tracks for clients such as the Philadelphia Eagles (check out the video page) and Verizon, as well as local recording artists. I also teach drums. Visit futilitymusic.com and check out all the stuff!
Here's me drumming for the Philadelphia Eagles- Check out this video: Eagles Pre-Game
** New releases and live dates for The Bitterman Project and Tag coming soon!! **
THE BOYS OF GENERATION NEXT FEELIN' THE LOVE!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Website: futilitymusic.com
Band Members: On the Tag cd, I did all the writing, lead vox, drums, and synth programming, as well as recording and mix. The material really came to life thanks to the guest musicians: Bugzy, Alex Domschot, Andy Schlee, Patty Balbo, Mike Maiorano, Andy Lalasis, Jeff Seykot, Greg Pordon, and Danny Eyer. These guys are the shit.

And coming soon to a beat up cd player near you....

Influences:
Writing: David Bowie, Tool, Peter Gabriel, Beatles, Steely Dan, Filter, Kevin Gilbert, Stevie Wonder, Bleu, Owsley, Todd Rundgren, XTC, The Tubes, UK, Jimmy Webb.

Drumming: Will Kennedy, Danny Carrey, Manu Katche, Buddy Rich, Vinnie, Bill Bruford, Prairie Prince, Stanton Moore, Larrie London, Abe Laboriel Jr.....me....


Sounds Like: You Tell Me!
Record Label: futilitymusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

music and pain.

Been working on some new music, and struggling to stay motivated with it. When I did the first cd, it was a very cathartic and exciting process. The second time around, it's hard to get past the inner...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:01:00 GMT

Fil13, you are loved.

The passing of my nephew Fil13 has left a hole in the fabric of my family that hopefully can mend one day. We love and miss you.Services will be:Saturday, March 10thHeld at:St. Joe's in Somers Point, ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:56:00 GMT