Matthias and the Cry: A COLLABORATION OF WORLD RHYTHMS AND SOUL
Matthias takes the East coast to the West coast and back again. With a childhood of
strumming the blues on his guitar in the subways of New York City and a family of
California art industry executives, he collaborates his blues soul with a funk form of
folk to produce songs that reach people’s hearts and minds.
Interview with Elizabeth Clark 7/10/09
"where does your music come from?" "what makes a song great?" "who are your idols?"
My music comes from my community. I grew up in Greenwich Village surrounded by a multitude of musical influences. I played classical, folk, funk, rock, afrocuban,rnb, soul, bebop postbop, swing, klezmer. and I played with the pioneers of west african Hi Life music when i was 17. I played with the top dixieland guys in california too.
“and what has that experience done for YOUR music?”
It taught me to find the truth in whatever voice was doing the singing. Its like BB King says: There are only 2 kinds of music, good and not so good. I discovered that styles have DNA melodic, harmonic and rhythmic and if I really relax with a groove, and get out of my own way, I can find my voice in that particular style.
i love ensemble.
i love what happens with beats, voice and dance
The Cry is a unifying force. Our music makes people feel glad to be alive.
"and what is this hot new project all about?"
The aim of the cry is to awaken the world to our common joy
The Cry raises awareness of the preciousness of life.
We aim to get people to feel musical and happy to be alive.
Music is an end in itself
Music is the destination
Music is the language of vibration
Music is the state of equalibrium
There is a collective funkconscoius-ness
"what about your music is diff than others that allows for it to raise consciousness?"
Music is my nature, as is enlightenment. The Cry is a space making multi dimensional machine. We create the space to be ourselves. We create room in which to live. By the uplifting , expansive sound we generate more space for happiness and peace is created. We also place in that space the words which carry their own vibration of self discovery
I am a soul man. I love music. I love it so much you gonna love it too.
It is our very essence
Music is life
Music is all there really is
Quantum theory explains it very well
Nothing exists but the interplay of energy
There is nothing but love, and music is its math
The formula for everlasting truth is written in melody. just look at Amazing Grace
that melody is as old as human beings are
"It's true. When I am really in tune with my inner being, I sing that song! Well thank you for taking the time to give me some substance of what it is Matthias and the Cry do"
Thank you for the poignant questions.
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Matthias!!!! That was SO much FUN! So honored to share the stage with YOU and such great artists! WOW! ROCKED the MINT! YEAH! Long Live THE CRY!!!! Peace, Love, and MUSIC!!!
"Hands of Time"- great mix! Great song! Feel honored to have been hearing this and singing harmony with you at the MINT- Bless YOU Matthias! My love to you and your family-AND YOUR MUSIC xo Sandi
Who: The Paige Capo What: Introducing their newest model, "The Clik" When: Summer NAMM 2009 Where: Nashville, Tennessee. Booth 1406. Why: Because you asked for it.
" IMPOSSIBLY beautiful woman and equally glorious music! A landscape of beautiful sandy beaches mixed with a steady diet of be-bop, folk, afro-latin, soul, blues & gospel music gave MAYA the ingredients to create her own sound which resonates through a variety of genres." - Featuring Deacon Jones (John Lee Hooker); Larry Campbell (Levon Helm); Skip Edwards (Lucinda Williams); Jerry Jumonville (Dr. John); Tony Gilkyson (Bob Dylan); Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar (Carole King); Jimmy Cobb (Miles Davis), Marcy Levy (Eric Clapton); The Reverend Lois Dejean's NOLA Gospel Choir, Sir Tony Martin, etc... " Produced by Fabian Jolivet -
WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED FOUR ALBUMS FOR OUR FOUNDATION TO HELP THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS IN NEED FEATURING LOUIE BELLSON, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, EARL PALMER, HUBERT SUMLIN, LEVON HELM, DR. LONNIE SMITH, JIMMY COBB, CHUCK E. WEISS, JAVON JACKSON, CLEM BURKE, LARRY CAMPBELL, AIRTO MOREIRA, COUGAR & RUBEN ESTRADA, WASHBOARD CHAZ, MIKE WATT, STEVE JORDAN, DANNY 'KOOTCH' KORTCHMAR, JOHN BOUDREAUX, JAMES GADSON, TANMOY BOSE, CLIVE BUNKER, IRA COLEMAN, PETER ERSKINE, JERRY JUMONVILLE, PETE LOCKETT, SANTA DAVIS, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, SAM CARR, BILL BRUFORD, KEITH CARLOCK, STANTON MOORE, SOUHAIL KASPAR, AFRICAN MUSICIANS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, GOSPEL CHOIRS, CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES, TAP DANCING, LATIN ENSEMBLES, MARDI GRASS INDIANS, STREET MUSICIANS, DJ RE-MIXES, ETC. . . Currently looking for the right record company to release these wonderful gems. Please, help us support thee cradle of modern music!!! Regards, Fabian Jolivet
Matthias thank you for visiting my page and for your invitation. It's a pleasure to be here and be part of your friends list. Please keep in touch. Ciao.
Darn, I missed ya at the "Springs". we'll see ya when in the area .. Good luck, buddy! 
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