The Side Room

The "side room" at any nightclub is the area one goes to get away from the norm. The DJ's are cooler, the vibe is warmer, and the people are more in tune with themselves and others. That explains why Mato and Pryde (two Las Vegas natives) decided to adopt the name, The Side Room.Formed in 2001, the two long time friends decided to shed the idea of a traditional band and began creating music themselves. Their manipulation of technology, use of organic instrumentation and the vocal styling of Mato have produced a sound that can only be described as, The Side Room. Ambient, jazz, melodic, break-beat, beautiful!Mato, the son of a jazzy, Las Vegas lounge guitarist, discovered his voice as a child by way of a local Baptist church. Being the only white kid in the church choir gave him a sense of diversity as well as adversity. Some exposure to a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T didn't hurt either. As Mato moved into his teens, his love for songwriting found influences ranging from Billy Joel to Depeche Mode crucial during his melodic growth. However, nothing had more of an influence than his seven years of choral training and starting his first band in eighth grade.Pryde grew up in a musical household. His mother, a devoted Beatles fan, exposed him to their music at a very young age. His earliest memory was scored by the Beatles track, "Fixing A Hole". He was hooked from then on. This is not to underscore his passion for the melodies of Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Billy Joel, Citizen Cope and Supertramp, to name a few. Pryde's father always had a room in the house dedicated to music. As a kid, he would hear music fed through a huge stereo that would rattle the walls of his house. Pryde took up the guitar at age 12 and has been dedicated to the study and creation of music ever since. He plays or programs almost all the instruments for The Side Room.The Side Room have recently released their seven song debut entitled Cocktail EP. With song titles such as Cocktail, Set It Free, Tonight and Can't Take It Alone, Mato and Pryde invite you to enter, The Side Room.Copyright 2004 The Side Room. All Rights Reserved.