Artist description The musings of a classically trained violinist/composer gone world fusion, indie, latin, dark pop, alternative, europop, surf rock, et al in the middle of the night.

Music Style Latin, dark pop, alternative, experimental classical, surf rock, europop, etc.

Musical Influences classical: Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Chopin, Brahms. // pop: Oyaba, Enya, The Eurythmics, The MoonBeams,The Ventures, The Beattles, The Smiths, Phil Collins // others: Oscar Peterson, Derek Trucks, Hari Om Sharan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Artis the Spoonman, Trio con Brio, Jesus Martinez, Nadine Renee

Similar Artists Phil Collins, Enya, Late Beattles, Pink Floyd, ??? (each song does its own thing...)

Artist History There is an amazing synergy between Charlie Matthews and his producer and long-standing friend, Matthew Weiss. Not only do they share the same physical attributes, but they also have the same tastes in music, food, women, clothing, etc., both went to the same colleges (The Evergreen State College, and the University of Washington), both received the same degrees (B.A. in violin performance) and even prefer the same brand of toothpaste and use toothbrushes of the same color. Would that all artists and their producers were so fortunate to have such harmonious relationships! Charlie and Matt have appeared on the Alice in Chains CD, "Jar of Flies", with Artis the Spoonman in the concert hall, at weddings, fine parties, hip pubs, and on the sidewalks of Seattle's Pike Place Market with Trio con Brio (Mp3.com's #1 classical chamber group at www.TrioconBrio.com), in dingy garage recording studios, at Bumbershoot with Vagabound Review, and on local and national TV and radio. For more info, go to www.charliematthews.com

Group Members Charlie Matthews, Matthew Weiss, and friends

Instruments vocals, electric and accoustic guitars, various keyboards, sequenced and live percussion, violin, viola, saxophone, tabla

Albums Charlie Matthews Open Your Eyes

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Location Seattle, WA - USA

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