mattski

Interests:
Lessons in life that you can't avoid, art, manuscripts, found paper works, lyrical inspiration from storytelling. Going to gigs, putting on a festival, being an events manager and planner, being part of gigs, watching amazing bands and travelling about the country if not the world (too expensive). Newcastle Utd supporter, also enjoy tennis, rallying, cycling and swimming. Will one day raise money via the Great North Run for cancer charity the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

Music taste:
Withered Hand, Bruce Springsteen, Andrew WK, Bob Dylan, White Stripes, Beatles, Built to Spill, Of Montreal, Björk, Broken Social Scene, Camera Obscura, Belle & Sebastian, Muse, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Beatles, Shellac, Idlewild, Modest Mouse, Errors, Shellac, Zapp & Roger, Wilco, Why? Field Music, Architecture in Helsinki etc Listen to my groups: www.myspace.com/omessylife http://soundcloud.com/chadthealmond www.myspace.com/awoni

Anything else?:
DIS is bliss. Was a songwriter two/three years ago, getting old and expecting my first child (a boy no less) So, for now, I play organ/guitar/vocals in www.facebook.com/omessylife and you should check out Gateshead based boutique label Tiny Lights Recordings who are very kind to put out music by us, Fantasy Rainbow, Lake Poets, Pale Man Made and many more: www.tinylightsrecordings.co.uk