Jonathan Mattson-drums/Jared Mattson-guitar, Electric Bass, Bass, fender rhodes, piano
-*Contact:
themattson2@yahoo.com
Influences
Longmont Potion Castle, Clint Eastwood, The Smiths, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Tortoise, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Micah Smoley Smols Royce III (aka Bigtime), Marvin Gaye, Morrissey, Reid Anderson, The Sea And Cake, Al Harewood, Duke Pearson, HIM, Raymond Carver, Milton Nascimento, Rip Zinger, Chico Hamilton, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, The Clash, Brian Blade Fellowship, The Chavi, Roy Haynes, Beez I-III, Bill Frissel, Jeff Parker, Jack Kerouac, Daido Moriyama, Stereolab, Chicago Underground, Sam Prekop, Sonny Sharrock, Haruki Murakami, Cocteau Twins, John McEntire, Brian & Dennis Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, The Velvet Underground, James Dean, Duncan Moore, Bernard Hermann, Thomas Campbell, David Axlerod, Auther C. Clarke, Prince, Chocolat & Akito, United Future Organiation, Raymond Chandler, Steve Reich, Paul Motian, The Style Council, Charles Mingus, Blade Runner, Serge Gainsbourg, My Bloody Valentine, Ennio Morricone, Lou Donaldson, Brokeback, Everything But The Girl, Feist, Grant Green, Elvin Jones, Johnny Hartman, Fly, Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jeff Ballard, and more
MATTSON 2:
Fashioned in tall mod suits and stylized blond locks, the internationally praised duo, Mattson 2, consisting of brothers Jared on guitar and Jonathan on drums.
Mattson 2 is signed to the groundbreaking and stylish Santa Cruz-based label, Galaxia Records, which has released records by indie hero Will Oldham from Bonnie Prince Billy and beats aficionado/artist Tommy Guerrero among others. In March 2007, Mattson 2 released a record titled Ray Barbee Meets The Mattson 2 in Japan, a collaboration melding the stylistic music of the Mattson 2 with the smooth sounds of Ray Barbee, who first gained wide acclaim as one of the first famous African-American skaters in the 80’s and later as a musician.
After visiting Tokyo on tour, the album soon earned Mattson2 a top 10 ranking on iTunes Japan under Alternative Music. Mattson 2's upcoming United States album release will again feature work with Ray Barbee, as well as collaboration with John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake; Tommy Guerrero; keyboardist Money Mark, who has worked with the Beastie Boys and others.
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