Mattias Lies

Bio:

I Was Born In Sweden, Falun And I’ve Got Swedish, Finnish And Norwegian Blood Running Through My Veins. As A 15-Year-Old Boy I Started Off By Playing Acoustic Guitar And In A Short While I Was Singing And Writing My Very Own Songs. I Guess I’ve Always Been A Seeker And A Sort Of Philosopher Who’s Been Looking For Meaning In Life. And I Use To Find Meaning In Music. I like to believe That Music Is An Universal Language, I Like To See Music As A Great Wall Of Reflection, Which Makes Life More Understandable. Music Is My Drug, My Sounding Essence Of Life. During The Last Ten Years I’ve Been Playing In Various Bands In Which I Could Develop My Very Own Musical Style.

I’ve Done A Bunch Of Demos, Shitty Shows Here And There Until I Finally Decided To Go Solo. I Entered The Swedish Music Scene 2006 With My Self-Titled Debut Album, Which Is A Crossover Encompassing Many Different Kinds Of Styles, Including World Music, Pop, And Jazz. A Distribution Deal Was Set Up With The Independent Company Isma (International Swedish Music Agency). The Debut Album Got A Lot Of Attention Among The Swedish Radio Channels And I Also Performed Live At The Popular Swedish Tv Program "Nyhetsmorgon" (Broadcasting Company Tv4).

I've Just released My Second Album “Messages” which is more of a mix between folk music and American rock tradition a la’ Tom Petty, Neil Young and R.E.M The First Single “In The Blue” Was Released The 31:Th Of May 2008, While The Full Length Record "Messages" was Released On The 24:Th Of October. Music From The New Record Is Now Available For Listening Here On My Space. Wait ’Till You See What More I’ve Got Planned... Peace, /Mattias

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Member Since:

oktober 05, 2006

Members:

Mattias Lies
vocals, acoustic guitar & mandolin
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A lot of great musicians have backed me up over the years and I’m honored by their presence and creative contributions. //During the live sessions I am joined by: Mats Gesar - electric guitar, Åke Wänn - organ, piano & Wurlitzer, Magnus Andersson - drums, Staffan Lindfors - bas, Magnus Bergman - bas, background vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin.

//Magnus, Mats & Åke ARE ALSO PLAYING ON THE FORTH-COMING RECORD, AND SO DO THE FOLLOWING NAMES:

Monica Larsson - background vocals
Klas Anderhell - drums
Mats ”Magic” Gunnarsson - saxophone
Magnus Jonsson - trumpet
Torbjörn Isaks - trumpet
Lars Kallin - trombone
Björn Tauman - bas
Johan Strindberg - bas

Messages
Released: October 24th 2008


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In The Blue (single)
Released: May 31st 2008


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Mattias Lies
Released: July 14th 2006


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Influences:

The Waterboys, The Kinks, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Presley, Jonas Knutsson, The Levellers, Simon & Garfunkle, Eliott Smith, REM, Mano Chao, Kiss, Roy Orbinson, Lila Downs, Radiohead, The Byrds, Pink Floyd, Jayhawks, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Jan Johansson, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Lars Demian, E.T.C

Record Label:

ISMA (only distribution)