Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mike Matney’s genre-defying, creative music blends elements of the blues, funk, hard rock, and heavy metal that need to be heard! Originally from Virginia and now living back there on a farm, in a log cabin, Matney’s career has seen him rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in rock music over the years. His influences include Billy Gibbons, Frank Marino, Pat Travers, and Robin Trower.
Matney started piano lessons at age six but when he was 8 the music on the radio captivated him and he started to play guitar. Although he moved several times as a child and had to make new friends, his music was always a constant in his life. One day a friend invited him down to his basement where his older brother and some friends were jamming with electric guitar, bass, and drums. He was hooked! He played in bands all through school and immediately after school moved to Nashville where he met Kriss famous and took Ron Keel’s place in his band.
Because of Kriss, he got to connect with others such as Adrian Belew, Willie Dixon, and Roy Acuff. Matney completed a music degree as well as a degree in recording industry management in 1997 at Middle Tennessee State University. During his time in Nashville, he interned at Asylum Records in the A & R department and also worked for a PR company on Music Row.
Now Matney has teamed up with multi-platinum producer/artist Stevie Salas to produce an album by his new band, Matney. Salas has previously worked with Buddy Miles, Mick Jagger, and Rod Stewart, and is also an award-winning composer in his own right. Rolling Stone called Salas one of the 50 all-time greatest guitar players. He has sold 2,000,000 albums and won the Sundance Film Festival award for his documentary ‘Rumble’. The album was recorded at Assembly Line Studios, Austin, Texas. With Stevie Salas producing and playing guitar, Matney playing guitar and singing, and Matt Novensky on bass this album is destined to be a big seller.
Leading single “All Fired Up”, is an invigorating, hard-hitting rock song all about “a night out on the town, feeling cocky and running on all cylinders,” shares Matney. The hypnotic, relentless pulsating drive is definitely going to take listeners someplace. “All Fired Up” will be available across all platforms via Roulette Records.
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