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dantematas

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    dante.matas@hotmail.com
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    http://www.dantematas.com

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    I'm Only Here for Self Promo

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  • Band / Artist Name
    Dante Matas
  • Musical / Songwriting / Music Biz Skills
    Composer, arranger, lyricist, performance, producer, audio recording
  • Musical Influences
    Radiohead, The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Paul Simon, Fleet Foxes, Tame Impala, Leonard Cohen

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  • Interests
    Born in 1992 and raised in the heart of downtown Toronto, I began playing piano at the age of 7. When I wrote my first song at the age of 8, I knew that music would be a lifelong pursuit and a means to my creative expression. With my newfound passion, and the influence of The Beatles, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Paul Simon, and Leonard Cohen, I started my first band, Reality Control, in grade 9.

    Today, as a 4th year University philosophy student and a poetry enthusiast, I have managed to combine these interests into my songwriting to shape my current and evolving musical artistry. I am an accomplished songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and I have taken vocal lessons for many years. I am determined to make music my lifelong career.

    To date, I have produced three CD's, played most of the venues in the GTA on a regular basis, filmed live music videos, had exposure in the press, and have written close to 100 songs in total. Altogether, my overall drive and inspiration is the emotion, communication, and the telling of a story through my musical craft.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/dantematas?feature=mhee
    www.dantematas.com
    https://www.facebook.com/dantematasmusic
    http://dantematas.bandcamp.com/
    https://soundcloud.com/dante-matas
  • Location
    Canada
  • Gender
    Male

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  1. Thank you for the very positive feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do play this stuff live all the time around Toronto. It's usually in bars and things but I should be playing a few festivals this summer. I've also got a regular monthly gig at one of the bars so I'm slowly building up a following. Ya the reverb thing is a personal choice. I guess I just really like the sound of reverb, but I totally know where you're coming from too. I'm also going to do some more recording in a short while, with the new sound a combination between this EP and the band album. So that's my next step along with more frequent shows. Anyway, thanks again for the comments! Glad you liked the close melodic collaboration between the guitar and voice, I spend a lot of time on that!
  2. ... and I was wondering if I could get some feedback on them! I spent about 2 years working on these cds and I'm excited to say they're both finally done. The first one is a full length, full band LP called Pixelated Nonsense: http://dantematas.bandcamp.com/album/pixelated-nonsense And the second is a mellow acoustic EP called More Lost Than You: http://dantematas.bandcamp.com/album/more-lost-than-you I also just finished a series of professionally-shot live videos for a bunch of those songs: http://www.youtube.com/user/dantematas?feature=mhee Anyway, let me know what you think! If you like it and you're interested in future updates, here's my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dantematasmusic I'll like you page or subscribe to your channel too! That's how musical communities are formed anyway isn't it? Thanks!
  3. 1.Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? I sing and play guitar and piano. When I record I also play bass and percussion 2. Are you in a band or bands? I am a solo artist, but occasionally I have a back up band. I have a Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/dantematasmusic 3. Do you write songs? All I do is write songs really.... music and lyrics both 4. Do you record your music Yep! I've recorded 2 cds so far! You can hear them here if you want: http://dantematas.bandcamp.com/ 5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? I market myself and book shows 6. Are you a tech head? Not really... I'll only get really technical if the song needs me to. If it's all about technique though, it's no good. 7. What country do you live in? Canada 8. What are your ambitions? To write music for a living and tour the world play songs that mean something 9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? Well I went to an Art school so I used to do a lot of painting. I also write stories sometimes and I think one day maybe I'll make a movie 10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? Exposure, Info, connections to the music business
  4. Welcome to the forums dantematas :)

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