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Brian "Magic Hands" Matteson

About Me

Brian Matteson is a drummer/singer who moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Since his move he has played for The Chris Parish Band, The Fallen Stars, Dave Yaden, Candace Devine, Trey Lockerbie and Rokken. He goes by the name "Magic Hands" for winning a hand speed competition by playing 947 beats in a minute. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/07/2007
Band Members: Brian Matteson
Influences: Drums - Josh Freese, Dom Famularo, Gene Hoglan, Neil Peart, Mike Mangini, Thomas Haake, Jo Jo Mayer, Johnny Rabb, Thomas Lang, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dirk Verbeuren, Dave Grohl, Buddy Rich, Mark Cameron, Tommy Igoe, Lars Ulrich
Sounds Like: Rock, Metal, Ambient,
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Pyromania

New song, "Pyromania" should be uploaded soon. It's another "high octane" instrumental. I named it "Pyromania" because most of the song, specifically the beginning, has kind of a panic feeling to it. ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:36:00 GMT

The Plot Thickens

I've got a new song up called "The Plot Thickens", just another to add to the collection of Film and Television music I'm amassing. I really like the mood of this one. It's angry, yet graceful. Aggres...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Starsailor...

...Awesome band! If you aren't familiar with them, you should check them out. They're a rock band somewhat similar in style to Coldplay, but better and way more under-rated. Also:*New Chris Parish Alb...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:29:00 GMT

Viper Room tonight + new songs

I'm playing the Viper Room tonight with "The Fallen Stars" at 9:00 p.m. sharp. Be there. ...Also... I've got a couple new songs up for you to check out. Victory Lap - A rockin' "showboaty" instrume...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Daybreak

For anyone interested in catching the morning show gig, you can tune in to channel 29 in Los Angeles or channel 19 in Orange County at 6:45 and again at 7:45 to catch me with the Fallen Stars tomorrow...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:24:00 GMT

Quick tv updated

So, it looks like we're playing two songs on Tuesday.one at 6:45 am and the other at 7:45 am...just wanted to give all you earlybirds  an update.
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:06:00 GMT

Television apperarence

So I'll be joining up with "The Fallen Stars" (http://www.myspace.com/thefallenstars), a multi-talented band that won this year's Orange County music award, to play on the local morning show,"Daybreak...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:12:00 GMT

New songs on the way!

I just wanted to take a quick second to let everyone know that I haven't been slacking on the new stuff, I've just been really busy. The tour with the Chris Parish band went really well and now I'm ba...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:11:00 GMT

Sam’s Burger Joint - San Antonio

We played at "Sam's Burger Joint" last night. Everyone had a blast. A HUGE thanks to everyone who came out. The whole band was working on minimal sleep since we drove straight through for L.A. to Texa...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMT

The Unbeaten Path

I've got a new song up. It's called "The Unbeaten Path". It's a moody instrumental track I made the other day. It'll be part of my collection of music to submit for use on television and in films. &nb...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:01:00 GMT