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Matt Stevens

Live looping acoustic guitarist

About Me

All the music on this profile was created using only an acoustic guitar and 2 pedals........

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Biog

Ended up in London to join a band which split up. Left in London and fed up of lugging around amps/drums/singers started playing gigs with an acoustic guitar and a loop pedal.....

For a full biog click here Recently completed a series of gigs playing solo acoustic guitar with looped backgrounds all over the UK. Debut Album out in 2008 on KEA records!!!

Debut Album 2008


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Member Since: 11/17/2006
Band Website: mattstevensguitar.com
Band Members: Matt Stevens - Guitar/loops
Influences: Mahavishnu Orchestra,Robert Fripp, Husker Du, Slayer, Carcass, Bach, Shakti, Beatles, Rushden Bands and Musicians(early 90's),Beach Boys, Paco De Lucia, Django, Joe Pass, John Barry, Richard Beaumont, Mclaughlin, Bruford,Napalm Death(Scum Era), Cathedral, Lefte Bank, Dead Kennedys, Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Minor Threat,My Bloody Valentine, Billy Connelly, John Coltrane,Maiden (early), Pixies, Draw, Bronco Bullfrog,Frank Zappa, Bill Hicks, Big Star, Smiths, King Crimson, Tony Williams, Mars Volta, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Nick Drake, Zombies, Satie, Megadeth, Led Zeppelin, Debussy, Bacharach,Faith No More, Bad Brains, Ben Folds, Van Halen, Helmet, Jellyfish,Scavengers Daughter, At The Drive-In, Voi Vod,Black Flag, Nels Cline, Ted Greene, Jason Falkner, Andy Summers, Peter Cook, Alexai Sayle, Bill Evans, Dereks Experiment, Radiohead, Miles (some), Sonic Youth, ELO, Entombed, Reeves Gabriels, Public Enemy, Minnie Rippeton, Bob Marley, Talking Heads, Stereolab, Melvins, Ventures, Shadows, Arch Enemy, Only Ones, Captain Beefheart, Buff Medways, Anthrax, Posies, Motorhead,Portishead, Groundhogs,
Sounds Like: Live looped Acoustic guitars...Often compared to Andy Mckee, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Robert Fripp, Phill Keaggy etc
Record Label: KEA Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Airships

10.06amI've added a new song to the myspace player its called Airships - i've been trying to record it for about a year and finally nailed it this week. As usual all sounds were created using only an...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:37:00 PST

FINISHED

8.14 amAlbum isfinished - It only took a year off and on, we just need to add some spoken word/sound effects and finalise the track listing but all the music is recorded. 10 songs DONE. Such a relief...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:31:00 PST

Free like this!

8.50Front room TottenhamSpent the day sorting wedding stuff and getting the Parks EP online.I made a short film to promote it... Click here to download Parks....I'm experimenting with a Donat...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST

Micro Lesson/Chair

8.30pmJust returned from the Antiques shops of Islington, we found a great Chair reduced from £80 to £25. It was from an amazing shop playing Sinatra(the good Nelson Riddle stuff).Working on some new...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PST

Size 13 sir? I don’t think so....

11.00pmArrived home after shopping for essential looping gear - Converse trainers.. Getting trainers in size 13 if a bloody nightmare.Interesting reading about new ways that major record companies wi...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:03:00 PST

The Watkins Overdub

6.20pmSpent the day sorting out wedding stuff and visiting the park. Fed the squirrels, and wandered around. Put together this film of this weeks recording, it shows the wonderful world of the Watki...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

Daddys Little Helper

9.28amThis is my friend Dan Wilson’s short film Daddy’s Little Helper. The soundtrack is by myself and Kevin Feazey. Its a great piece with a cracking ending, there is a a short advert a...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:40:00 PST

Recording Again

9.30pmBox Mountain(summit)I spent all say yesterday recording a couple of new songs for the album, 7 songs done 3 more to go. Kev did a cracking job recording and it was all good. We also did a Watk...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:40:00 PST

New Podcast

7.30pmAnother sunny tottenham day, I’ve done another podcast - have a listen here. I’ve just booked another London gig - I’ll give some details later - let me know what you think of...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:38:00 PST

Parks is back then

3.30pmThe Parks EP is being reissued as a free download with some new artwork via my KEA Records on the 1st of April. To get it register on my site by joining the mailing list, then on April the 1st ...
Posted by Matt Stevens on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:53:00 PST