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Matt Munhall, 27, started his professional music career with the release of
Over and Over Again in 2003. Primarily a piano player and singer, Matt was
playing places like The Worthington Inn, The Bexley Monk, and Smith and
Wollensky in Columbus, Ohio. In 2004/2005, he went across the sea to perform on an Air Force base in Germany for six months, and on arrival back in the states he recorded his second record (Guinea Pigs on a Scaffold) and headlined his debut concert to 400 fans at The King Arts Complex. In 2007, Munhall put together a cohesive rhythm section that includes Matt Paetsch on bass and Jack Knuttila on Drums. Munhall played The Bitter End in New York in April 2008, in the New York City Songwriters Showcase, and played the Living Room on July 8th. Ever since, he's made a habit of making it to the city to play shows. Matt and his band have performed with Richard Julian, Micah Dalton, Megan Palmer, Wolfgang Parker, The Floorwalkers, and many others. The Matt Munhall Trio has also been traveling in the Midwest and is planning to tour more extensively again in 2010. In August 2008, he enrolled at Capital University to study music arranging formally for the first time. With his third full-length original studio recording under his belt, Matt has built a substantial foundation for a career as a recording artist/singer songwriter/producer. His newest release Three, opened with great success at the newly restored Lincoln Theatre July 18th, 2009. Matt owns his own music and is licensed as an artist and publisher affiliate with SESAC Nashville. He is currently a featured guest on sixteen episodes of a nationally syndicated PBS show called The Piano Guy. The show airs on over 200 stations across the nation. As far as his influences go, they range from folk to classical to blues to jazz to rock to pop. Matt has an inexhaustible dedication to making great art and an emphasis on the honesty that propels his writing. He is well aware of his own musical philosophy and how it drives him. Great music is ultimately made from the moderation of craftsmanship and creativity. Matt has adeptly garnered both. The 2009 release of Three reveals Munhall as the kind of pop songwriter you and your parents can agree on. He's classy in many senses of the word - polite and well-groomed, but also smart, sophisticated and capable of writing songs that bridge the generation gap. Many pianists allow their instrument to dominate their songwriting, but Munhall's skill as an arranger comes to the fore spectacularly on the new album. Every sound gets its spotlight Instrumentation Matt Munhall (27)-vocal, piano & guitar Matt Paetsch (31)-bass Jack Knuttila (35)-drums There are so many others that have appeared with Matt in studio or live that they cannot be listed here. You can see a list of musicians for each record on Matt's myspace page. www.myspace.com/mattmunhall3 Discography All available on iTunes, CDbaby, Amazon, etc Over and Over Again (full length) (2003) Effort Records Guinea Pigs on a Scaffold (full length) (2005) Effort Records Three (full length) (2009) Effort Records All published by: Guinea Pigs Music |