On May 17th and 18th Matthew will be taking his full band show to the main stage to Panama City Beach for Rock By The Sea. Matthew will be performing alongside Green River Ordinance, Emerson Hart, Stroke 9 and many more. Get your tickets HERE and join us to help fight pediatric cancer and support children’s charities.

www.rockbythesea.org

- MM Mgmt.

Friends–

Hope this finds all of you well. I’ve just finished a new EP due out this spring and I want y’all to be the first to hear it, the first to share it with friends, and the first to peak behind the curtain and see what happens with a record once it leaves the studio. The plan is simple: to reach a wider audience than ever before while keeping the core (you guys) closely involved. I want to make sure y’all are in the loop on all fronts and get to see the process in a way no one else will.

The EP, titled ‘Irons In The Fire’, will be a bit different this time around. It will be an 8 song release with two of the songs from ‘Now You’re Free’ remastered (‘Fire Escape’ & ‘Tonight’). There will also be a new mix of ‘Fire Escape’ that features John Paul White’s (The Civil Wars) vocal as well as a new, slightly moodier spin on the song. I plan to keep the cost down so that everyone is only paying for the new material and remixes, not songs they already have in their collection. The reason for the repeats is simply that if we are taking this to a new audience, I wouldn’t want them to miss those two tunes the first time they’re exposed to my music.

It’s no mystery that being an independent artist is a grind. The ups and downs can be a bit exhausting, but it’s always worth it. This time around I want to go a step further on the publicity, marketing, and independent radio side of things to make sure that we’re moving in the right direction. All of this costs money, and that’s where the Pledge Music campaign comes in. There will be a full length covers album (finally), a live EP, a live solo acoustic show, handwritten lyrics, signed guitars, private shows, and tons more available to y’all. With your pledges, we can make moves we haven’t been able to in the past. In addition to any item you pledge on, you’ll be the first to hear the new record before it’s released and talk freely about it however you choose (word of mouth, social media, blogging, etc.).

Check out the items available HERE and let’s take this thing to the next level together.

Thank y’all for believing in the art I make and for your relentless support.

Much love,

MM.

Tune in to ABC Family’s hit program ‘Pretty Little Liars‘ tonight (Tuesday January 22nd) at 7/8c hear Matthew’s ‘A Cycle‘ featured in tonight’s all new episode, ‘Misery Loves Company’.

iTunes: HTTP://BIT.LY/GV7FIG
Amazon MP3: HTTP://AMZN.TO/XY2Y63

- MM Mgmt.

 Tune in to ABC Family on Tuesday January 22nd at 8/7c to hear Matthew’s ‘A Cycle’ featured in the brand new Pretty Little Liars episode (Season 3, Episode 16), ‘Misery Loves Company’.

‘A Cycle’ is available now:

iTunes: http://bit.ly/gv7fIg
Amazon MP3: http://amzn.to/Xy2y63

- MM Mgmt.

Anybody want a covers EP?  Or a live EP?  Or a new solo EP?  Stay tuned for more.

For now, check out Matthew’s stripped back take on Don Henley’s ‘The Boys Of Summer‘

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As always, share with your friends by posting this link (http://bit.ly/ZWz5Fd) on your Facebook page, Twitter feed, blog, etc.

Thank y’all for the relentless love and support. Keep it alive.

- MM.

Check out the brand new Smoakstack Sessions video for Matthew’s emotive ballad, ‘Beautiful’.

Filmed by Courtney Davidson (www.courtneydavidson.com)

- MM Mgmt.

To celebrate Matthew’s appearance on the current NEEDTOBREATHE tour, NOISETRADE is giving away MM’s album ‘A Banquet For Ghosts’ this week in its entirety as a FREE digital download! Get your copy now HERE and spread the good word!

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Matthew’s rendition of the Johnny Cash classic ‘Ring of Fire’ has been selected as a finalist in Ovation TV’s ‘Johnny Cash: Song by Song’ competition.

If you have enjoyed Matthew’s reinterpretation of the song, please show your support by taking a moment to vote at the link below – we appreciate the support.

http://Ovtn.tv/VoteMatthew

- MM Mgmt.