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Matthew Charles Heulitt

About Me

Bay Area session guitarist and band leader Matthew Charles Heulitt is a musician that defies categorization. Hailing from two highly acclaimed jazz schools, Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Miami, Matthew has managed to make his mark in a wide variety of musical settings. He has toured internationally with The Salvador Santana Band, and folk singer Vusi Mahlasela (voted best male vocalist in South Africa 2008). Locally, Matthew has been featured on numerous recordings and live performances ranging from singer/songwriters, ska, modern rock, afrobeat, to experimental jazz. For eight years he has been a regular member of acclaimed funk drummer Zigaboo Modeliste's (The Meters) band, and in 2008 was featured on Grammy award winning producer Narada Michael Walden's cd "Delightful". As a bandleader and composer, Matthew has pushed the envelope for genre-defying original/improvised music and is soon to release his first full length cd "Room To Run". With 20 years of teaching experience, Matthew is an educator adept at using his patience, intuition, and creativity to cultivate a playfull and effective learning experience. For more information you can find Matthew at: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/10/2005
Band Website: http://www.matthewcharlesheulitt.com
Band Members: I am currently a member of Narada Michael Walden's band, as well as Zigaboo Modeliste's New Ahkesstra. Other current projects include Pollux, Moetar, and the MCH Trio.
Influences: Nels Cline, John Coltrane, Iron and Wine, Tool, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Steve Vai, Branford Marsalis, Led Zeppelin, Wayne Krantz, Miles Davis, Icarus, King Crimson, Fela Kuti, Prokovief, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Beatles, Rachmaninov, Jeff Beck, Radiohead, Van Halen, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, John Abercrombie, Chris Cornell, Pink Floyd, Chris Potter, Bjork
Sounds Like: One hand clapping
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Vusi Mahlasela - Miyela Afrika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ouBLwUfK4w
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:23:00 GMT

All Blues, Cafe Divino

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBoBicZWlcw
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:20:00 GMT

CD release with Vusi Mahlasela

You can now purchase my first recorded track with Vusi Mahlasela on iTunes or here at Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Name-Love-Africa-Celebrates-U2/ dp/B0013PVGL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=120883618...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:52:00 GMT

Radio Noise "These Constant Interruptions" available now

This was the craziest recording session I've ever been a part of. We recorded 29 songs in two weekends. Prior to the session we had only played about 4 of them...Radio Noise is often labelled as a "...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:17:00 GMT

Heather Lauren’s cd "Mosaic" on iTunes and CDBaby

I am very proud of our work that went into this project. I played all the guitars, and am credited for production and photography. Heather's singing is angelic and we all had so much fun working tog...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:11:00 GMT

Link for Vusi on NPR

Click here to listen to our live performance on World Cafe.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10 325137Vusi Mahlasela - guitar, vocalsMatthew Charles Heulitt - guitarMark Anthony Cald...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:58:00 GMT