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Matthew Stephen Jacobs

About Me

Raised in Baton Rouge on guitar hero type Heavy Metal while also taking classical guitar lessons 1984-87....Moved to Boston to study Jazz guitar and Songwriting at Berklee 1987-90....Moved to Nashville and became a road musician playing mainly country guitar touring the Southeast 1990-94....Played locally with the Geno Haffner quartet and his other project Swing Thing doing straight ahead bebop jazz, swing, and blues. 1994-1997....Led my own psychedelic band "The Cresta Carousel" 1997-1999....Played Heavy Metal Guitar in the Bands Seed and 13 Dead 2000-2002....Became a member of the Progressive rock project Liquid Village and helped produce and release the criticly acclaimed CD "All at Once" featuring my song "Make that Change".... on the side I led my own jazz trio called The Matt Jacobs trio 2002-2007....Led my own hard rock band Moontraxx 2007-2008....Currently laying down my own tracks and performing a solo act at the donknching disc golf tournaments doing psychedelic music.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/06/2008
Band Website: myspace.com/matthewstephenjacobs
Band Members:
Influences: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Lenny Kravitz, The Who, David Bowie, The Doors, White Stripes, Beck, Peter Frampton, Jeff Beck, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, The Racounteers, King Krimson, Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren, Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, David Gilmour, Steve Morse, The Dixie Dregs, Steve Vai, Van Halen, Miles Davis, Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Gabriel, Phish, Steely Dan, Ozzy Osbourne, Zak Wylde, Prince, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Stray Cats, Eric Clapton, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Crosby Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, Cream, Ratdog, Bob Weir, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lou Reed, Les Paul, James Brown, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, AC/DC, Kings of Leon ,Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Pretenders,ZZ Top, Joan Jett, Larry Carlton, Pat Matheny, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Chet Atkins, Nine inch Nails, Rage against the Machine, Audio Slave, Rob Zombie, Sound Garden, John Scofield, Lenny Breau, Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Simon and Garfunkel
Sounds Like: Chet Atkins/Merle Travis style fingerpickin, Jazz Chord Solos, Classical, Ragtime/fingerpick, Singer/Songwriter influenced by Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Johnny Cash. Some looping and Psychedelic improv
Record Label: Sparkle records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Songs,Video, and upcoming performance

Hey everyone, check out my 2 new tunes, "To Carry On" which sounds like Hendrix and Brian May sitting in with Floyd doing a Jerry Garcia type song and "Sun Peaks thru the Valley" which sounds like The...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:23:00 GMT

slowing down to get some peace of mind

I have been discovering lately that if I slow down and work on things one thing at a time I feel a certain peace of mind and natural joy from the working process.  For such a long time I have tried to...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:26:00 GMT

Check out this event: Psychedelic acoustic performing @Full Sap Moon Glow Golf Tournament

Hosted By:Matt Jacobs Psychedelic AcousticWhen:Saturday, March 14, 2009Where:2 Rivers Disc golf coarseBriley Parkway (wave pool exit)Donelson Description:I will be wandering around with my acoustic p...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:35:00 GMT

Check out this event: Psychedelic Acoustic

Hosted By:Matt Jacobs Psychedelic AcousticWhen:Saturday, February 21, 2009 7PMWhere:Windows off the Cumberland515 Second Ave. SouthNashville37201Description:Matt plays his guitar and sings, improvise...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:56:00 GMT

Check out this event: Psychedelic Acoustic

Hosted By:Matt Jacobs Psychedelic AcousticWhen:Saturday, February 21, 2009Where:Windows off the Cumberland515 Second Ave. SouthNashville37201Description:Matt plays his guitar and sings, improvises ov...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:31:00 GMT

Check out this event: Psychedelic Acoustic

Hosted By:Matt Jacobs Psychedelic AcousticWhen:Saturday, February 21, 2009Where:Windows off the Cumberland515 Second Ave. SouthNashville37201Description:Matt plays his guitar and sings, improvises ov...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Check out this event: Psychedelic Acoustic Show

Hosted By: Matt Jacobs' Psychedelic Acoustic When: Friday Dec 05, 2008 at 7:00 PMWhere Windows off the Cumberland515 Second Ave. SouthNashville, TN 37201United StatesDescription:Matt Jacobs' Psychedel...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:39:00 GMT