Thank you!! Let’s celebrate!

To my supporters, friends, inspirers, collaborators and accountability partners.

On my 34th birthday, back in March, I asked you all to be collective patrons of my 5th album, Walking to the Light. You, my community of support, showed up and delivered!

I put my whole heart and soul into giving you back an album of original songs that honors the tremendous gift you have given me. I believe in the record that I’ve made along with the help of many talented people. I believe it’s an honest reflection of life, and the performances are my most real and live moments that I’ve been fortunate enough to record.

If you are able, please join me at the McConnell Arts Center in my hometown of Worthington, Ohio on January 14th and 15th.

I’ll be joined on stage by an ensemble of talented musicians to perform the songs live from Walking to the Light and many more from my previous albums.

To purchase tickets follow this link – Buy Tickets

Many of you have tickets already that you will receive as part of your Kickstarter reward package. You will be able to pick up your tickets at Will Call.

If you are someone who is receiving tickets as part of your backer reward and you can not make the show, please let me know. Also, you can have someone use your tickets in your place if you are unable to attend. If you’d like to have someone else use your tickets, just let me know the names.

Again, thank you all so much for your support, I would never have been able to complete this record without you! I look forward to celebrating with you all!

Love,
Matt

For those of you who’d like to read more about the process of recording the album… Read the Recording Process Synopsis »

Because of the generosity of 165 backers, I get to make another record! I’ll be recording the full length high fidelity vinyl album and CD in Nashville with producer Brad Jones and many fine musicians in late summer and early fall.

The Kickstarter – Funded! Video – Unlocked! It was a reward for backers but now because of their support I can give it to the world for free… We’ll be making a whole new recording for the record… Please share this video with your friends and pay it forward in honor of my awesome backers!!!

Matt Munhall | Walking to the Light from Matt on Vimeo.

Please share it and tell folks that you are part of a growing music community that is literally helping an artist continue to produce high quality original music!

Please stay tuned to my website and facebook for updates as you will not be receiving as many emails going forward for a while…

In addition to getting ready to record the final record, I’m playing my weekly gigs at the Top (wed. 6-9) The Walrus (thurs. 6-9) and Eddie Merlot’s (Fri and Sat 6-10) come see me and we can chat about anything you’d like!

Last thing…
On Sunday May 15th I’m playing a benefit concert for SSCM Food Pantry, an all volunteer 501c3 organization providing emergency food for Southside families in need for over 30 years. My set is only 45 minutes and starts at 4pm. Bing Futch an award winning guitarist will play after me. It will be held at King Avenue 5 (945 King Ave. Grandview Oh..)

THANK YOU!!!

First let me say thank you for the incredible outpouring of support! We are so close to the final goal, and the response has been tremendous!

Today I’ll be live on 90.5 WCBE with host Maggie Brennan to talk a little bit about the Kickstarter and to play a few songs. If you don’t live in the Central Ohio area, that’s no problem, you can tune in through live streaming by clicking >>>> HERE!

These last 60 hours will be the final push to reach our goal, and the way that everyone has come together to support the making of this next record, I have no doubt that there will be a lot to celebrate on Wednesday night!

If you would like to become a backer and help us reach the goal, head to the Kickstarter page by clicking >>>>> HERE!

To mark the end of the Kickstarter on Wednesday night we’ll be celebrating at the Top Steakhouse with music, food and friendship. I’ll also be taking live remote requests from backers through Facebook.

If you’d like to dial in a request visit my Facebook page >>>> HERE!

Please watch the video at the link below and consider being a backer for Walking to the Light. There are great rewards… Even a 1$ pledge gets you the brand video we made for backers…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/walkingtothelight/walking-to-the-light-a-new-original-album-by-matt

Hello everyone!!

I’m very excited to announce the launch of a new Kickstarter for what I hope will be my 5th studio album Walking to the Light!

The campaign officially begins Friday March 4th with a special Kickstarter Kickoff Bash at Natalie’s Coal fired pizza and live music!

The full Matt Munhall Trio will be there for the night, and there will be an exclusive screening of the Walking to the Light video!

The show starts at 10pm! Tickets are $10, please call ahead, as it fills up fast!

Its my 34th birthday on 3/4, which can be spoken as March Forth!!! The new album is Walking to the Light…see all the connections!

This is the second time I’ve used Kickstarter in hopes of making a record. In 2013, with generous support of backers, I was able to make my 4th album 700 Miles  with Brad Jones, Charlie Sexton and many other talented musicians in Nashville.

None of this would have been possible without all of you…

Over the last couple years I’ve continued writing new songs, and I finally think I’ve got the songs I believe in to make a new record.

You’ll hear one song about the perils of the music business, one about being blind and down in the gutter, another about true love being sacrifice. There are songs about tough decisions, burying hatchets, the first day of Kindergarten, a song about Charlie Sexton, oh and uh Walking to the Light.

So now its time to make a record!

The rewards for being a backer are even better this time. For example there’s a full length music video for the title track Walking to the Light, that will be exclusively released to all backers as they contribute…

Also we’ll be making a documentary about the process of making, Walking to the Light, start to finish. This reward is also an exclusive, available only to backers.

There will even be a collectable first time vinyl pressing available!

As always there will be a big release party and concert!!

The conservative release date is set for early 2017.

In this ever changing world, artists need community more than ever to come together and be a part of making the arts come to life. I’m very grateful for your support on this new journey, stay tuned for the official launch and find a level of support that works for you. Thank you for all of your love and support over the years….without it I wouldn’t get to do what I love, which is making music for all of you.

Blessings and joy be with each one of you!

Here in the last days of 2014, I wanted to reach out and share with you all an update on my life and work.

First off, I’ll tell you what I’ll be up to in the coming days. On Christmas Eve @ 7:30am, I will be on Sunny95’s Live radio show. 94.7FM in my hometown Columbus, Ohio, or live on the web here – http://sunny95.com/choose-your-stream/.

Then, I’ll be part of The Fifth Annual Beatles Marathon, on Dec 27^th at The Bluestone.  Read about this uniquely amazing show and purchase tickets here – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fifth-annual-beatles-marathon-tickets-13998316341  I will be playing and singing Real Love and Free As a Bird (by John Lennon posthumously released with the help of Paul, George, and Ringo) near the end of the night around 11:30pm. The show starts at noon!!! 215 songs by a group of 15 musicians – I did it last year and it was amazing. There will be over 1000 people there this year.

My next big trio show is January 23^rd at Dicks Den, 9:30pm-1:30am.

I still play Wednesday’s at The Top in Bexley now for 5 ½ years

I’m playing Thursdays now at Luce Nuove in Powell…

I’m the resident pianist singer at Eddie Merlot’s in Polaris on Fridays and Saturdays…

ALWAYS reach out to me via matt@mattmunhall.com to make sure I’ll be at those places on particular nights youre planning to come….

Gratefully, this has been my busiest private party count for the holidays so far in my career, and as always let me know if I can be of help in that department (including weddings).

I’m still playing with my Trio both publicly and privately.

I’m still writing and recording and growing.

My son is now a bright, loving, and funny 5 year old, who I adore, and continue to be able to spend much of my days with.

Let me know, how have you’ve been?

And…Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014!!!

Matt Munhall