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Matt Texter

About Me

Born into a long line of farmers, steel workers and preachers, Matt tends to gravitate towards traditional American forms of music. Traditional gospel, country blues, old-timey, mountain music, piedmont blues, bluegrass, traditional country, alt.country, folk, singer/songwriter, rock, indie-rock, post punk....Matt likes it all. Matt is a performing songwriter, poet and an artist. He has been working as a professional graphic artist for the past 9 years and doing his music on the weekends. Matt has recorded and self released 4 albums, "Hangin' On", "Take The Back Roads", "Seems Like Forever" w/ Micah Dunn, and his most recent, "Barstools and Church Pews". If you’re interested purchasing any of these albums, email Matt at [email protected]. Whether Matt is playing at the PA State Correctional Facility in Mercer, PA, at a music festival or in a nursing home, he strives to set everyone at ease and let his audience know they are not alone. Email Matt if you are interested in having him play at your event.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/03/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/matttexter
Band Members: Matt Texter: Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica
Influences: Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr., Bill Mallonee, Damien Jurado, Lightnin' Hopkins, The Black Keys, Cast King, Roscoe Holcomb, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, The Stanley Brothers, Leadbelly, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Bob Dylan, The Staple Singers...and many, many more.....local/regional bands/artists: Telefonics, Canadian Friday, The Moralists, The Working Poor, The Bumps, The Killerina's, Ron Freeman, Grandpa Greg, Jolly Groggers, Anita Fix, The Beagle Brothers, No Grave But The Sea, The Bleeders, idiosympathy, Geography, Tiger Maple Spring Band, Salmon Frank, Lost State of Franklin, J. Scott Franklin, The Magdalenes, Marla Voltz, Radio City Riot, Dirty Faces, Jason Harrod, Cephas and Milo, Fred Gillen Jr, Angry Red Planet.....and more....
Sounds Like: acoustic guitarin' , harmonicain', foot stompin' and singin'.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

More equipment for sale.

15/20 Watt - Crate Vintage Club 20 tube guitar amp - $175 Epiphone Valve Junior 5 watt all tube, guitar amp - $100 Baritone Uke - $30 Vintage Slingerland, maple kick drum - make an offer Vintage (...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:55:00 GMT

Videos of my barrage band "The Last Minute Men" - 3 songs

First video: "Toxic Girl" and a funky jam. 2nd video: "Toxic Girl" and funk jam (again...same songs as first, different camera) ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMT

New Amp

I should be getting my VOX Pathfinder 15R the end of next week from Sweetwater! yeehaw!
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:44:00 GMT

New Songs! Matt Texter with the Pennsylvania Three!

Check out my newly recorded tunes! Recorded for New Sun Records in Cambridge Springs, PA. The "Pennsylvania Three" is Jim Zahniser on lead guitar, Sam Reese on upright bass and Matt Baughman on drums....
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:41:00 GMT

Equipment List

I like reading what equipment people are using...so here's my list:....................Recording Devices/Programs:......·        ..Line 6 TonePort UX2 Audio Interface..·        ..Audacity..·        .....
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Favorite Albums

So I made a playlist on my iPod of my favorite albums...they are listed as follows (in no specific order):Ryan Adams "Heartbreaker"Mississippi Fred McDowell "I don't play no rock 'n Roll"Pedro The Lio...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:03:00 GMT

Graphic Design Services - CD Covers, Business Cards & More!

I am able to provide affordable graphic design services. I have over ten years of professional design experience. I can provide everything from just the design and layout to outsourcing printing and p...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:19:00 GMT

I need gigs & a little cash

Hey all my friends. If you're looking for anyone to open for you, I am ready to do it. Let me know what's going on. Also, if you need any graphic design work done, let me know! Thanks.Matt
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:47:00 GMT

Matt Texter "Plugged In"

Well folks, it's happening. Slowly but surely I'm inching towards the electric guitar. I've been playing a lot more of it with I new project I'm working on with a few other Erie musicians that we're c...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:05:00 GMT

HE’S HERE! SAMUEL JAMES TEXTER!

He was born this morning at 9:24am.....8 lbs 8 oz....21 inches long. Abby is doing great and the baby is too! Check out photos at www.myspace.com/matabby! Talk to you soon. - matt
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:01:00 GMT