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Jay Matsueda

Event Photographer + Singer/Songwriter

About Me

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ABOUT MY TOP FRIENDS

My TOP FRIENDS AREA is dedicated to people who use my shots as their main image. Check out my OFFICIAL portfolio today!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: radical3over2.com
Band Members:
Personal Details:
- European & Asian decent
- Taurus/Gemini cusp
- Politically liberal most of the time
- Environmentalist
- Numismatist/Philatelist (nerd)
- 50% vegetarian (trying for more)
- Non-smoker
- Here for: friends/networking

Vocational Talents:
- Live music concert photographer
- Singer/songwriter
- Newspaper contributor/reviewer
- Marketing/advertising executive
- Graphic artist for CDs/websites
- HTML programmer
- Commercial rep: JSREPS

Education:
UPENN's undergrad Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA

Who I'd like to meet:
People who support environmental causes with time & money, the organizers of WORLDCHANGING.COM, L.A. musicians with budgets for live concert photos and who appreciate high visual artistry, a music manager & lawyer, A&M Records vault archivist; Celebs + notables like: Al Gore, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Shakespeare, Juliette Binoche, ♥ Jennifer Connelly ♥, Thomas Jefferson, Jeff Buckley, Christopher Walken, Stephen Wright, Robin Williams, Gerry Richardson, David Byrne, Robert Reich, Robert Williams again, Buff Monster (Random), Sacha Baron Cohen, Erika Eleniak pre-augmentation, Meg Ryan pre-lip implants, Sting again, Stewart Copeland again, Andy Summers again, Flea again, Marcus Miller again, Stevie Wonder, Harrison Ford, Machiavelli, Hugh Padgham, Nigel Gray

Favorite Movies:
An Inconvenient Truth, Requiem for a Dream (and nearly all ♥ Jennifer Connelly ♥ movies), Sin City, Big Lebowski, Blue, Down with Love, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Constantine, Play it Again Sam (and most early Woody Allen films), Happy Accidents, Princess Bride, Back to the Future, Dogville, Fischer King, Resevoir Dogs, The Way Things Go, A Crude Awakening (The Oil Crash), Closer, Beverly Hills Cop, Borat, Superman: The Movie, Superbad, Full Metal Jacket, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Favorite TV Shows:
Well, broadcast TV pretty much SUX, and it makes me feel ill to spend time that way.... BUT, there are a few exceptions (although they are mainly pay TV shows, e.g. HBO, etc.): The Wire, Rome, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Battlestar Gallactica, The Office (UK), The Ali G Show, Sex and the City, The $treet (with ♥ Jennifer Connelly ♥)
Influences: Favorite Music Artists + Bands:
The Police, The Smiths, Space (UK band), The Cure, Sting, Morrissey (a little), David Byrne, The Talking Heads, Coldplay, Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Plebz, Katisse, Maxeen, Pedestrian, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, Marcus Miller, Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Sigur Ros, The Beatles, U2, R.E.M., The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Tim Buckley, Fear, Pantera, Jeff Austin Black, Dantalion's Chariot, John Zorn, Stanley Jordan, GNR, Marcus Roberts, Glenn Gould, October Project, Beautiful South, Matt Greif/LAGQ, The Futureheads, early VH, Art of Noise, Sadao Watanabe, Howard Wales, Bach, Quincy Coleman, The Good Listeners, Sextet-a-tet and many more...
Sounds Like:

These bulbs kick serious derriere!!! Why? And where are they sold?

Record Label: Visit my photo portfolio!! www.radical3over2.com
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

In Ad Crossing Mag- a business interview


Posted by Jay Matsueda on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:25:00 PST

L.A. Business Journal mini interview- Reading "green"

When asked to be interviewed in the Los Angeles Business Journal for the work I do during the day, I used it as a prime opportunity to plug "An Inconvenient Truth." And BTW, one of THE BEST BOOKS i ha...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:02:00 PST

"Last Goodbye" from Buckley tribute (link)

On May 29th, 2007, I teamed up with some MONSTER players to perform a version of "LAST GOODBYE" at a Jeff Buckley tribute show at Room 5 in Hollywood. It featured me singing, Chris Wabich on drums, Ma...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:50:00 PST

Cusp Magazine interview

http://www.cuspmag.com/cities/la/jay_matsueda/story.phpQ:Any cool gig stories?Jay Matsueda: Somehow the Key Club stumbled across my myspace page, and the next thing you know I was opening for Peter Bu...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:56:00 PST

IVth Element article & interview number 1

Psyched about this odd little piece touching on my pictures and music... I hope you like it, too. They also video taped me for a streaming piece down the line...www.ivelement.com/jay.htm...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:31:00 PST

In Shepard Fairey's OBEY GIANT book!

Super-psyched!I first noticed Shepard Fairey's Andre stencils in NYC in 1991. When they migrated to Philly, I discovered obeygiant.com and how Shep was curious about 'bootleg' stickers that people mad...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:57:00 PST

Wikipedia ???

I totally want to be on Wikipedia.com, so I posted a long bio about myself with lots of info that you probably don't yet know. :-) But it's not cited by a third party source, so it will probably get...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Sat, 12 May 2007 07:09:00 PST

my TOP FRIENDs are my portfolio

most of the pix of musicians in my TOP FRIENDS (nearly all of my TOP FRIENDS) are examples of my photography. My REAL portfolio is available online at RADICAL3OVER2.comIt's under construction right no...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:45:00 PST

Genghis Cohen show on Saturday, 1/20

Happy '07 to all!The first show of the year is upon us :-)Genghis Cohen is a restaurant/bar/"acoustic club" that was made specifically for singer songwriters. The sound system is crystal clear and th...
Posted by Jay Matsueda on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:55:00 PST

Jeff Buckley Birthday Tribute show


Posted by Jay Matsueda on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:47:00 PST