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Matt Mayhall

Whatchoo know 'bout purple?

About Me

I am an active drummer, composer, and music educator in Los Angeles, CA... Credits include gigs with Larry Koonse, Vinny Golia, Peter Epstein, Adam Benjamin, Kristin Korb, and Kathleen Grace. I have also backed artists Patrick Park (Hollywood Records/Curb Appeal) and Miranda Lee Richards (Virgin/Nettwerk), and I'm a member of the band Spain. I went to the University of Nevada Reno and studied percussion, then I went to Cal Arts to play jazz.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/21/2006
Band Website: mattmayhall.com
Band Members: right now I play in these bands: Spain, Patrick Park, Kathleen Grace, Adam Benjamin Trio, Whaleshark, and -ish.
Influences: speak no evil - miles smiles - nefertiti - out to lunch - interstellar space - have a little faith - coltrane live at village vanguard 1961 - minor threat complete discography - freewheelin' bob dylan - laughing stock - live evil - tokyo 96 - survivor's suite - andrew hill's dusk - elis & tom - glenn gould's 1955 recording of the goldberg variations - bad brains - emergency and i - pet sounds - tnt - enter the wu-tang - drums and wires - and then nothing turned itself inside out - masada live in sevilla - gaspard de la nuit - thelonious monk plays duke ellington - bandwagonesque - she haunts my dreams - odyssey and oracle - how it feels to be something on - music for 18 musicians - louder than bombs - it should've happened a long time ago - 93 til infinity - etc...
Sounds Like: A song.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Esbjörn Svensson (repost)

Hey Team,The following is a repost of a blog posted by Josh Haden, my bandmate in the group Spain:"I got word today that Esbjörn Svensson died Saturday June 14 in a diving accident. Aside from being a...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:11:00 PST

West Coast shows with Patrick Park this week!

Sea Wolf  Jealous Girlfriends  Patrick ParkPatrick's band is opening each show. Pertinent info:Tuesday June 17thSan Francisco, CAThe IndependentDoors 7:30/Show 8pm$12 adv./$14 door/21+www.independe...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:26:00 PST

Spain at the Echo this Wednesday 6-11

Spain will be playing new songs and some oldies but goodies too this Wednesday, June 11 at the Echo in Los Angeles, California. We have an unlimited $5.00 guest list for the show so if you'd like to b...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:38:00 PST

Intermission

Any movie that has an intermission in the middle of it where the screen goes black and a tabla solo starts up is a good movie in my book.
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:36:00 PST

Check out this event: Matts MFA Grad Recital @ Cal Arts

Hosted By: Matt Mayhall When: Friday Mar 07, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Cal Arts Roy O. Disney Music Hall24700 McBean ParkwayValencia, California|5 91355United StatesDescription:Matt Mayhall Click Here To...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:17:00 PST

Fewer than 6 degrees of separation between Kevin Bacon and...

Paul Bley.
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:21:00 PST

one - five - one - five

I am not celebrating New Year's right now. But the people in my neighborhood sure are. It sounds like this: tonic-dominant-tonic-dominant-tonic-dominant on beats 1 and 3 ad nauseum. I love it.
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:09:00 PST

Dan Morris

Today I received news that a very good friend of mine passed away yesterday. Drummer and percussionist Dan Morris was one of the most generous, thoughtful, and genuine human beings I have ever met. ...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:34:00 PST

It just got better!

Minor Threat!
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:29:00 PST

Indie Rock

My party shuffle just played two songs for me that I thoroughly enjoyed: "Sleeping on the Roof" by Flaming Lips and "Invisible Man" by The Breeders. Although my interest in indie rock has waned cons...
Posted by Matt Mayhall on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:08:00 PST