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Matt Prior

Guitarist/Producer/Writer

About Me

I am a pro guitarist/writer/producer from the UK. I have worked for the last 12 years as a session player/touring player and have toured/performed throughout the world. As a player I am currently working with Bonnie Tyler, but have also performed/worked with Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Five, Tony Hadley, Marillion, Wishing Tree,Sam Brown, Paul Carrack, Steve Hogarth, Chris Difford, Chris Neil,Mickey Most, Nick Davis to name a few.
As a producer I produced Bonnie Tyler's Heartstrings album, working with the Prague Symphony Orchestra,and worked with the arrangers/composers Karl Jenkins and Nick Ingham.
I have recently been working as a writer/producer for an artist called Elin Fflur with these tracks to be released later this year.
As a writer for television, I have usage across the world,on channels including the BBC, ITV1,ITV2, Channel 4,CNN,MTV,CBS and Fox on programs including Oprah Winfrey show, Cold Feet, Match of the Day, BBC sports personality of the year, Worlds Stongest Man and on various adverts.
I have just finished writing and producing all the music for a documentary on Graham Hill, the fomula 1 world champion, which will be aired later this year on TV and also released worldwide on DVD. As of June I have started writing all the music for another documentary to coincide with a major book launch later this year.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/22/2006
Influences: Player Influences:
Jimi Hendrix, Michael Landau, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton,Eddie Van Halen, Steven Rothery, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, The Edge,Eric Johnson, Peter Green, George Harrison, Danny Gatton, Albert King

Music:
Pink Floyd, The Beatles, George Harrison, Rolling Stones, U2, Massive Attack, The Beach Boys,John Barry,William Orbit, David Arnold, Billy Preston, Bjork, Black Crowes, Chris Robinson, Buddy Holly, Burning Water, Chris Difford, David Bowie, Cream, Deep Purple, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek and the Dominoes, Foo Fighters, Humble Pie, Small Faces, James Brown, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Robbie Williams, Prince, Radiohead, Raging Honkies, Roger Waters, Sarah McLachlan, Propellerheads,Soundgarden, Seal, Stevie Wonder, Super Furry Animals, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys, The Who and many many more.......

Production:
George Martin, Brian Wilson, Mutt Lange, Jeff Lynne, Phil Spector, Glyn Johns, Trevor Horn
Equipment used:
I use James Tyler and John Suhr electric guitars, Martin and Olson acoustic guitars. I use Divided by 13 amps,CAA Od100 and old Fender amps. I have far too many pedals and use the GigRig Pro!
Sounds Like: Me
Type of Label: None