I created my own profile using nUCLEArcENTURy.COM and you should too!At a young age of 22, Matt Thomas has started a young career and gained some large credit in the world of fingerstyle guitar. He won 1st place in both contemporary thumbpicking and open style at the "Home of The Legends International Thumbpicking Competition". Some influences are Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, Buster B. Jones, Stephen Bennett, Pat Kirtley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Django Reinhardt, and Tommy Emmanuel. In the 4 years Thomas has been playing fingerstyle, he has performed with such greats as Stephen Bennett, Joscho Stephan of Germany, Gareth Pearson of Wales, Wayne Henderson, Richard Smith, and guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel. Thomas was named the most outstanding overall musician in the Woodside High School performing arts magnet in 2004. He placed 2nd next to Robin Welch in the Meona Best Overall Guitarist. In 2005 alone, he performed at the 2 most prestigious acoustic festivals in the nation, Merlefest and the CAAS (Chet Atkins Appreciation Soceity) Convention. Thomas also plays the Harp Guitar and has been named the new young gun by Harpguitars.net.Contact Info: (757)-888-1950
[email protected] lessons, contact my home phone (757)-888-1950 or my cell phone (757)746-5756Me playing "Michelle" at the Home of the Legends International Thumbpicking competitionMe playing "Happy Again" at the Home of the Legends International Thumbpicking competition
