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MATT MINCHEW

change is coming.

About Me

    About MM:
    Citing influences that run the gamut of musical genres, Matt Minchew's music has found a home upon the musical palettes of listeners from diverse backgrounds. Both praised and criticized for the innumerable "sound labels" he has been given, Matt still found success both in the South Florida and Chicago music scenes. A recently converted New Yorker, Matt is focusing his energies towards assembling a band and taking the Big Apple by storm. Keep your ears and eyes peeled - Matt Minchew is coming to a borough near you!

    Bands MM Has Played With:
    John Ralston (Vagrant), The Spill Canvas (Sire/111 Records), This Day & Age (ex-111 Records), Ryan Cabrera (Atlantic), Words Now Heard (JMB/Sony), Fallen From The Sky (JMB/Achorless), This Is Me Smiling (Onehaven/Columbia), David Vandervelde (Secretly Canadian)

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/20/2004
Band Members: LIVE:
Matt Minchew: Vocal, Guitar
Assorted musicians here and there

IN STUDIO:
Matt Minchew: Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Bass
Chris Lashway: Guitar, Organ, MIDI Percussion
Influences: Counting Crows; Dashboard Confessional; Brand New; Matt Nathanson; Ben Kweller; John Ralston; The Get Up Kids; Jason Molina; The Rocket Summer; The Wallflowers
Sounds Like: the other side of the pillow.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Song: "When I Look In The Mirror"

"WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR" (demo)Definitely a bit of a darker tune... a lot of the lyrics were made up as I recorded (didn’t write anything down until after I had finished recording). I think y...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:14:00 PST

New Song: "Time" (Demo)

yet another new song... check it out!-mmmyspace.com/mattminchew
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:52:00 PST

New Songs: "I Won’t Let You Down" and "Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye"

2 new songs posted on there (and the first two i've ever recorded by myself with a laptop)... turned out ok, some really nice harmony in both..."I Won't Let You Down" is a promise to somebody who may ...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:15:00 PST

New [old] Song: Heaven (live)

Reposted "Heaven"... performed in April, 2005 at Uncommon Ground in Chicago featuring my good friend Mike on cello. Also a bit of dialogue at the begining about the "color" seafoam (don't ask). Enjoy!...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:07:00 PST

New Song: "Say The Word" (FULL BAND DEMO!)

New song called "Say The Word" recorded last week in Delray Beach, FL. The song is a more bluesy number but it still rocks and pops.... It features myself on guitar, piano, vocals, and bass and my goo...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:07:00 PST

New Song: "My Sweetest Vice (demo)"

Posted a new tune... first one ever released with voice+piano. give it a listen and send me some feedback ps:  moving to boston
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Thu, 03 May 2007 02:17:00 PST

New Song: "Crash It All Down"

I recorded a series of very rough demos and I'm going to post a new song each week until I've gotten through all of them.This week's tune is a really low key tune called "Crash It All Down". If it wer...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:25:00 PST

My Hiatus (2/3/07)

Some of you have expressed concern over the past year or so about whether or not I was still writing, playing, etc. To be honest, I went through some great times, but I also went through some bad time...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:39:00 PST

New Show w/ John Ralston

Attention all you Chicagoans, I'm hitting the stage again!! Its been a long time but this will be a great show! I'll be doing some new songs as well some covers and the old stand-bys. I'll be opening ...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:10:00 PST

MM at Number 1???

So I never do this, but today I randomly decided to check the Myspace music charts only to find that I held these spots within 100 miles of the Chicago area: *Most Views (acoustic) *Most Downloade...
Posted by MATT MINCHEW on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST