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Matt Backer

About Me

Matt Backer was born in Louisiana USA, in a log cabin he helped build. His parents were members of the jet set, living in Mexico, Venezuala, Belgium , The Carribean and England. They lost him in transit at Miami airport and he was raised by friendly groundstaff.Matt's university studies in both the US and UK prepared him for the life of an urban guerilla, unfortunately he couldn't spell that and he became a guitarist instead.Matt has worked live and in the studio with a wide range of artists including Matthew Sweet, Cher, Edward Ball, David Arnold, Shirley Bassey, Sinead O'Connor, ABC, Joe Cocker, Mica Paris, Stiff Little Fingers, Swing Out Sister, Aimee Mann, The Beautiful South, Steve Earle, Marcella Detroit, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Julian Lennon, Mindy McReady, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Alice Cooper, Virginia, David McAlmont, Donny Osmond and more recently S Club 7 and Hearsay.His last Single "Right Girl, Wrong Time", reached number 1 on two US radio charts, and the title track from his current album "The Impulse Man" ("A janglesome record full of hooks and the sort of licks you wish you'd learned to play"-MOJO) is now going to radio, is on the NMW Hot AC Most Added list, and available for download on a computer near you!

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Member Since: 5/8/2006
Band Website: http://www.mattbacker.com
Record Label: http://www.warmfuzz.com

My Blog

Stuff

Wow! Been nominated in four categories at the New Music awards in LA next week. I shall pop in to check it out as soon as I've finished this TV series in the UK. If anyone fancies voting for me in the...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Red Tape

Preparing for forthcoming US tour. Why is it that in order to go to the US and provide employment for Americans, generate revenue for the government and, one hopes, provide everyone with a Generally G...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Been A Long Time!!

    Sorry. Haven't been here for ages! As Boz Scaggs said what can I say? I've been busy. Finished a UK arena tour with ABC (Wembley is always fun) then went to New York where I was rec...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:07:00 GMT

Thanks for the gong!

Bloody Hell! I won  Adult Contemporary New Artist Of The Year at the New Music Awards in LA. How's about that?? And, to add to the pure confection, I'm at number 1 again on the NMW Indie Top 30 c...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:51:00 GMT

Number One, Number One!!

Spring has sprung in England, the birds are singing, and I'm number 1 on the NMW Hot AC Top 40 chart. Hurrah!
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:14:00 GMT

Number 1, Number 1

"Right Girl, Wrong Time" is number 1 on the Hot AC Indie top 30! Huzzah...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:33:00 GMT

All the leaves are there

A quick trip to sunny California (with a side trip to Arizona) in pursuit of a little promotion has brought some welcome sunshine. Sometimes life CAN be like a Mamas & Papas song...but without&nbs...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:47:00 GMT

Latest chart stats

And as of 3 March, the chart numbers are 36, 7 and 3. Bloody hell...this is getting like an episode of "Lost" !
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:28:00 GMT

Hit Record, Yeah!

Shock horror! I have an American Radio Hit!! As of Valentine's Day 2007, "Right Girl, Wrong Time" (how appropriate is that?) from my album "The Impulse Man" is in several NMW radio charts. It's # ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:11:00 GMT