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Matty Apples

About Me

Matty Apples has been recording and touring for 15 years. He is a fan of all styles and has studied in Brazil at the Conservatorio de Tatui, Berklee College of Music, and most importantly with Gary Chaffee (the man with the plan). He recently has performed with Ricardo Vogt (Esperanza Spaulding), Roberta Flack, The Street Beats Group, 2 AM Club, Kevin White's Garth Brooks tribute. The Blue Man Group, Diane Warren, Evan Goodrow, Elias Meister, and also co-wrote "SLAMM!!" with legendary Drummer Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge etc.) Matty has performed at the Telluride Jazz festival, the Heineken Jazz Festival, Epcot Center, and for the 2008 ESPN NASCAR commercial to name a few. He has toured most of the United States and South America. Matty would love to play with you! Please call him, he loves you long time. slamm slammcar

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Member Since: 7/6/2007
Band Members: Ricardo Vogt Leala Cyr Tiago Amorim Ignacio Long Uziel Colon Tim Mayer The Dux Elias Meister Carlos Ramos Randall Wooten Carmine Appice Z Man Veronica Marcus and many others....
Influences: JAMES BROWN, PRINCE, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, John Maclaughlin, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Dave Holland, Jimmy Smith, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Joao Gilberto, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Rio 65 trio, Roberto Ribeiro (ANYTHING BRAZILIAN for that matter) Eddie Palmieri, Danilo Perez, Tito Puente, El Grand Combo, Paquito de Rivera, JAMES BROWN, Ohio Players, P funk, ARETHA FRANKLIN, Cameo, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, JIMI HENDRIX, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert, LTJ Bukem, Clifford Gilberto -This Could GO on and on and on and on and on and on...DRUMMERS: TONY WILLIAMS and JACK DEJOHNETTE, Clyde and Jabo, MARK WALKER, Jan Christianson, Bernard Purdie, Paulo Braga, PORTINHO, Elcinho Gardozo Filho, Mark rosenberg, JOHN BONHAM, STEVE JORDAN, Simon Phillips, AIRTO, and many many more....
Sounds Like: a Bass Drum, Snare Drum, and a HiHat...
Record Label: N/A

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