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matthew

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About Me

I am a songwriter/musician and play keyboards, and my band is The New York Room...music I make tends to be both dark and beautiful with poetic lyrics and feature the talents of several area female sirens...the result is often ethereal sometimes brooding ballads, and other times trip-hop and dream-pop, please check us out here on myspace...I am a graphic artist specializing in Photoshop and CD artwork, any bands out there looking for high quality low cost original designs, please e-mail me (examples can be seen in my image library)I am a vegetarian (almost vegan, can't resist a few delicious cheeses), my politics are pretty liberal, I am spiritual but not religious, I have an interest in new age and occult philosphies, I have a Vespa P200 scooter and a Lambretta Li150 Special scooter, both of which are not running right now unfortunately, I own my own home and enjoy rennovating the rooms in it... I have recently been noticing the time 11:11 only to Google it and find a global phenomenon about this time (check it out)...As well as being a musician (my first love), I am a graphic artist, studio and live sound engineer, free-lance dj, and general handyman

My Interests

strawberry pop tarts, badminton, 23, 11:11, my iPod, conspiracy theories, sad songs on rainy days, pasta, daydreaming, diner coffee, quantum mechanics, e.e. cummings, sound/song, red wines, shooting pool, coke in a bottle, photography, graphic art, Chuck Taylors, coral castle, Oak Island, long walks, PS2, Rolling Rock, garage sales, bowling, thrift stores, ebaY, candle light,

I'd like to meet:

Female vocalists and guitarists to collaborate on music with, like minded souls and kindred spirits

Music:

The New York Room, Goldfrapp, Lovage, Lori Carson, Aereogramme, Interpol, Hooverphonic, Milla, Cranes, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Hope Blister, Hope Sandoval, Mazzy Star, Martina Topley-Bird, Massive Attack, Poe, Tricky, Sinead O'Connor, Violet Indiana, Mike Nesmith penned Monkees tunes, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, New Order, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Jam, The Style Council & pretty much things Paul Weller, ...so, so much more

Movies:

City of the Lost Children, Amelie, What About Bob, Woody Allen films, Betty Blue, the Million Dollar Hotel, the Lost Weekend, the Monkees "Head", Dead Poets Society, The Saddest Music In The World, The Princess Bride, Happiness, V for Vendetta, F for Fake, Once, Borat

Television:

The Simpsons, Ali G, Family Guy, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Mike or Joel), Scrubs, My Name is Earl, The Office, 60 Minutes, Mr. Bean, Futurama, The Prisoner, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 6 Feet Under, Dexter, Lost

Books:

non-fiction mostly (truth is often stranger than fiction), some poetry (e.e. cummings specifically)

Heroes:

Maria, and a good David Bowie song

My Blog

Restored/Unblocked

Well, after a little over a month I finally got control back of my personal space after hackers got me locked out, Tom and his minions are pretty busy and my old e-mail address is long dead, so it too...
Posted by Matte on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:24:00 PST

Thanks & praise to the Sirens & Mr. Lund

Just wanted to acknowledge and thank everyone who helped make the new CD possible, especially the women who sang so beautifully on these compositions: Leslie Boughton (Blue Dahlia), Amy Kozak (Sylvia ...
Posted by Matte on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:07:00 PST

New CD Available on Monday

"Ghosts of Christmas Past" 5 original and 5 traditional songs of the season Available Monday, November 27th, 2006 at www.thenewyorkroom.com  ...
Posted by Matte on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:56:00 PST