The live band consists of the three of us in the photo. Don McAulay on drums and vocals, Kathranne Knight on bass and vocals, and Matt Cullen on guitar and vocals.
The recording line-up was;
Don McAulay- Drums, Percussion;
Jim Armenti- Clarinet on "Outside Looking In";
Tophat- Hand Claps;
Danny B- Co-producer, Engineer, Percussion,keyboard on "Bag of Hope";
Matt Cullen- Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Some Engineering, One Kick-Ass Drum Fill
Influences
The Beatles(collectively and individually), X.T.C., David Bowie, early Bee Gees, The Mamas And The Papas, Lindsey Buckingham, Queen, Aerosmith(up to and including "Rocks"), Neil Young, Spirit, Buffalo Springfield, Nick Drake, The invasion bands of the 60's...Stones, Who, Dave Clark Five, Kinks, Moody Blues etc.(seems every invasion band had at least one gem at that time),The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, C.S.N.&Y, early Elton John (Tumbleweed Connection is full of great songs), The Neighborhoods, N.R.B.Q., U2 (especially side one of "Boy"), The Cars, and a slew of others. All sorts of friends,armed with records or guitars, that would be willing to teach me that cool new riff we just listened to, lots of people that I've played in bands, or shared gigs, with. It's hard not to be influenced by other musicians. Everyone can learn something from somebody else, that's one of the really cool things about music.
The Humming Field is the first solo venture of Matt Cullen. Having spent many years as a guitarist and/or producer for The Sighs, Another Girl, Andrew Jones and SpiritHouse, Kevin Salem, Spookie Daly Pride, and most recently Ware River Club, Matt has finally completed the oft-threatened solo recording.
These songs began in Matt's home studio and were re-recorded and co-produced at SpiritHouse Studios with Danny Bernini. With the crackpot band of Doni McAulay on drums, and Kathranne Knight on bass, the live shows are set to begin. The website thehummingfield.com is up and running, too. Take a look and see what you think.
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Monday, March 2 -------------------------- -BLACK PYRAMID -PONDS -BUILDING THE STATE (NY) -LIQUIDLIMBS (NY) -OVERMAN -------------------------- at the elevens 9pm 21+
Happy Birthday, sport. Was wicked close to dragging the fam over to Boulais' night- before-last but... If buts were butts, they'd be all smoked by now. Keep aging pal.
Great stuff Matt. I will try to catch a show when I'm back for the holidays. When are you coming out this way with the band?? You should! You always have a place to crash. Anyway, I have great memories of all the shows back in the day and look forward to seeing you soon. Cheers, Steve
yo borina, Hows it hangin? Hey your music sounds great. I'm glad to see you're doin it. Ed Vadas and Sue Burkhart are playing at my place next Thursday. I'm lookng foward to hearing some NoHo sounds. Maybe you could do a little east coast tour eh?? Miss ya, Bob
Every time I hear the stuff coming out of the Valley it blows my mind how much talent there is compacted inside this little part of the world. Really dig your stuff.
Hey guys! We want to open for Coldplay at the Verizon Center next month! We need your help to do it!
Vote for our video "Fly Me to the Moon" (It's the 10th video from the top with a close-up of Matt "kissing" the mic)
www.coldplayontour.com/wwdc
You'll know it's our video - It says it right at the beginning after you press play. The button for your vote is right underneath the video.
Now tell all your friends to do the same! Get clicking! (one vote per IP address)
We see the fruition of our dreams just over this bend. Help us get there!
Hello Matt,i have uploaded a new video on the left side of my page "For You"this vid started with me and my good friend Harvey Morrison(Morrovision) to see if we sync me singing over a original track, this is not the finnished video but i would really like to hear your opinion,when you get a chance please have a watch and please leave a comment with your thoughts thanks for your time i hope you like it....peace....DT!!!!!!!
Hello i've just uploaded a a Demo of what will be the Album name"Substance" this song is still work in progress so it will be on my page for a limited amount of time so please come and have a listen and leave a comment with your thoughts thanks for your time....DT
HELL MATT HOPE YA OK MATE I'VE JUST BEEN ADDED TO XFMs UPLOADED PLEASE CHECK IT OUT HERE AND RATE MY SONGS AND VOTE FOR ME FOR A CHANCE OF BEING PLAYED LIVE ON THERE XFMS UNSIGNED RADIO PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND LEAVE YOUR OPINION 1 TO 10 AND GIVE ME AS MANY PLAYS AS YOU CAN, AND COPY THIS INTO THE TOP ADDRESS BAR AND THEN ITS UP TO YOU. THANKS PEOPLE!!!!!!! ............ www. xfmuploaded. co. uk/davidtyrrell
