Matt McGrail Guitar/Vocals/Percussion/ Keyboards -Producer/Engineer
Andrew Anthem - Co-Producer/Guitar
Enoch Jensen - Producer/Engineer/Musician "The Long Road of Doris Voxy" Eastlake Recording, Shelburne Falls, MA
Kaika Kale - Guitar/Engineering Consultant
Charlie Brady - Guitar/Engineering consultant Dan Strauss -Songwriter/Engineering Consultant
Influences
U2 , Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Peter Gabriel, The Judybats, The Clash, Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Buffalo Tom, The Lemonheads, Richie Havens, Nat King Cole, The Del Fuegos, Simon & Garfunkel, Dinosaur, Jr., Sinead O'Connor, The Alarm, Chris Whitley, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tonic, The Guess Who, General Public, Gin Blossoms, Counting Crows, The Samples, Billy Squire, Neil Young, Liz Phair, Weezer, Live, Bettie Serveert, Angels & Airwaves, Shawn Colvin, Jeff Buckley, The Color Fred, Tears for Fears, Breaking Benjamin, The Smiths, The Cure, Sting and The Police, Chris Cornell, Boston, JD Souther, Warren Zevon, The Eagles, Bad Company, Carlos Santana, Three Doors Down, Sheryl Crow, Kansas, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Foreigner, Thomas Dolby, Graham Parker and The Shot, Alanis Morissette, Nine Inch Nails, Men at Work, Midnight Oil, Bob Seger, The Sundays, Greg Brown, David Wilcox, Deep Purple, Ellis Paul, The Outfield, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Colin Hay, Dire Straits, Billie Holiday, Yes, Asia, Peter Frampton, Led Zeppelin, Dave Brubeck, Bob Marley, Chris Smithers, Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, John Gorka, Sunvolt, The Jayhawks, The Smashing Pumpkins, Kate Bush, R.E.M., Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Genesis, Morrissey, The Who, Bruce Hornsby, John Mellencamp, The Doors, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Pearl Jam, Blink 182, Tom Delonge, Boxcar Racer, Malcolm Burn, Andrew Anthem, Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Jon Landau, Critter, The McGrail, Riordan, Fritz and Goguen Families...the world around us that asks for our voice and observations.
Sounds Like
soulful troubador chasing windmills one note at a time!
.... mixture of Big Head Todd and The Monsters, The Counting Crows, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, U2, Buffalo Tom, The Samples, The Judybats, The Smithereens, early Genesis, Big Country, Tom Petty, The Sundays, Chris Whitley, Peter Frampton, John Mellencamp, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Gin Blossoms and a hint of John Hiatt and Shawn Mullins.
Dormancy is one hell of a place to wait! It is deceptively inactive, yet underneath, creativity stirs. And sometimes, if you get the right mix of ingredients and patience; magic and movement stir together. Soon, cracks open up to let out what can no longer be contained. Finally, a breaking out occurs, and a rare sound is launched. And so goes the bio of Mattie McGrail and his upcoming debut CD, "The Long Road of Doris Voxy" to be mastered at Capitol Records Mastering Division by master engieer Evren Goknar. At the age of 22, Matt picked up an acoustic guitar after hearing melodic sounds rise from the basement of his Brighton, Massachusetts apartment. Unclear how to recapture a lost spirit, he tapped into a downstairs neighbor's guitar skills - took 10 lessons throughout a cold winter season and never looked back. By late spring he wandered into the world of open-mic folk, playing with the likes of some early 90's up-and-coming Boston musicians. It was during this time he practiced early writing and vocal attempts at venues such as the Cantab Lounge, John Harvard's Brewhouse, and Club Passim in Cambridge, and the Old Vienna Coffehouse and Cocoa Bean in Central Massachusetts. It was also at this time he was asked to join the stage with folk singer Bill Cud-dyer to, first learn, then perform percussion and backing vocals throughout the Greater Boston area. While attending graduate school for environmental studies in the mid-90's, Matt met up with Brooklyn musician Dan Strauss after conversing about the style and coolness of both Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen. For the next decade, this collaboration further inspired Matt to write his own rock songs while performing studio work with Dan on his first two albums. Yet his songs remained dormant as he struggled to blend music with work. Further musical inspiration quickly struck however when he was hired to join critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' Florentine Films production company in Walpole, New Hampshire on his epic Jazz series. Soon, it became evident that music had never left him, nor would it let him walk away so easily. The echoes of unfinished songs and a patient guitar continued to call him back. After working with Kaika Kale and The Quahaugs on his debut CD release in the Summer of 2006 (which includes the hauting tribute to Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, "Weeds Amongst The Flowers") - and a six-month stint of teaching overseas in southern Brazil, Matt re-dedicated himself to his craft of shaping haunting sounds and soulful lyrics. His artistry had now fully awakened and he found the perfect venue at Fritz restaurant in Keene, New Hampshire to test his songs on Thursday night open-mics. Love won and lost and a continued exploration of the human condition drive his songs. Songs that do more than just hold a mirror to the listener; but ones that reach through and pull the listener into the facade to have a look for themselves. Matt is currently working with producer/engineer Enoch Jensen at EastLake Recording in Shelburne Falls, MA along with co-producer Andrew Anthem on a 10 song cd entitled, The Long Road of Doris Voxy to be released in the fall of 2009.
... acoustic and electric powerpop that blend gritty guitar riffs, haunting vocals, driving beats and atmospheric keyboard overlays. Stay tuned!
Accept the things To which fate binds you and Love the people with whom fate Brings you together But do so with all your heart. Hope you enjoy you weekend kisses to you xoxoxoxo
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