Matt Mays
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Matt Mays is a Canadian singer-songwriter and lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Previously Mays was a member of a Canadian band, the Guthries.
MM&ET consists of Tim Baker (drums), Rob Crowell (keyboards, saxophone), Jarrett Murphy (guitar, vocals), Andy Patil (bass, vocals), and Matt (guitars, vocals). Previously, Mays toured with the Atlantic Canadian group The Guthries.
At the 2005 Juno Awards, Mays presented an award, and was himself nominated for New Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year for his self-titled album.
“Cocaine Cowgirl” received heavy airplay on Canadian rock radio in 2005, and its video heavy rotation on MuchMusic. At the 2006 East Coast Music Awards, MM&ET were nominated for entertainer of the year, group of the year, radio rock recording of the year, album of the year, and single of the year (for Cocaine Cowgirl), and won all of these but entertainer of the year award. They closed out the national broadcast of the event with "Cocaine Cowgirl". As he introduced the band, host Mike Smith (Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys) said that they were one of his favorite bands. In Maclean's magazine, Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada listed Matt Mays & El Torpedo among the artists whose music he “never leaves home without.”
In February 2006, MM&ET appeared with the Symphony Nova Scotia in their 'Rising Star' series on the Dalhousie University campus.
In April 2006, fellow Canadian rocker Sam Roberts released his new album titled Chemical City. Mays was involved with the song writing of the track "Uprising Down Under", as well as performing on the track.
Discography
2002 - Matt Mays (Matt Mays)
(Sonic/Warner) (other Canadian artists make appearances on some tracks, such as Bob Egan of Blue Rodeo)- Downtown
- So Distant
- Where Am I Going?
- Fall July Moon
- Lonely Highway Night
- Back Home Weather
- City of Lakes [video]
- Your Heart
- Hello Highway
- Sometime Soon (Movin' On)
2005 - Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Matt Mays & El Torpedo)
(March 29, 2005 - Sonic/Warner) The album was produced by Los Angeles producer Don Smith (U2, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Traveling Wilburys, and The Tragically Hip).
- Stand Down at Sundown
- Travellin'
- Cocaine Cowgirl [video]
- The Plan
- Ain't So Heavy
- St. George's Lane
- Move Your Mind
- What Are We Gonna Do Come The Month of September
- Good People
- Lost Souls
- It Don't Matter
- On The Hood [video]
- Time of Your Life
- Wicked Come Winter
External links
- [mattmays.com], official site
- [Matt Mays & El Torpedo] at New Music Canada (includes sample music)
- [49music], fansite
- [Sonic Records media sheet]
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