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Matt Rohde

Get off my band!

About Me



Connecticut native Matt Rohde is a rising talent in the LA music scene. An accomplished keyboardist, Musical Director, arranger and composer, Matt has toured and/or recorded with a long list of famous artists, including Alanis Morissette, Jane's Addiction, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Kelly Clarkson, Maxwell, Isaac Hayes and Prince. Matt currently works on Fox's American Idol as an Associate Music Director. Check out mattrohde.com for more information and a complete resume. In his spare time Matt works on a wide variety of creative and strange musical projects; his organ trio The Casualties of Jazz has received rave reviews for their latest release Kind Of Black, a "rare groove" tribute to the music of Black Sabbath. You can listen to it here: myspace.com/casualtiesofjazz.

My Interests

..I was fortunate to work as Music Director with Japanese pop superstar UTADA HIKARU for the "Utada United" 2006 summer tour in Japan. I'm over on the right somewhere... : "Kremlin Dusk".. .. "Hikari" (I went a bit nuts on the organ towards the end... :P) .. .. ..Performing with Italian pop star GIORGIA in Salerno, Italy on New Year's Eve 2005: "So Beautiful".. .. ..Here's me jazz wankin' with drum master Virgil Donati at LA's Baked Potato: .. .. ..Here's one from the archives: playing with Alanis Morissette in Chile in 1999..... .. .. .. .. ..Giorgia, New Year's Eve in Rome, 2008.. .. .. .. .. ..

I'd like to meet:

Shouldn't this be "Whom I'd Like To Meet"...?