"The Here and Now" is Mat Edwards solo debut. The songs on this recording have been honed and polished through countless performances at numerous venues and coffee houses. The music included on this CD has also been distributed through the Internet. [+]"The Here and Now" is Mat Edwards solo debut. The songs on this recording have been honed and polished through countless performances at numerous venues and coffee houses. The music included on this CD has also been distributed through the Internet. Mat's songs "It Ain't Love", "Tom Coolidge", "Blues Playin' Man" and "The Here and Now" broke into the top 100 on mp3.com. The rankings were numbers 21, 63, 71 and 99 respectively.
Mat's musical training started at the age of ten by learning to play the guitar, piano and singing in a symphony boys choir. Since this humble beginning twenty-four years ago, Mat Edwards has performed as a front man and songwriter in numerous bands. These groups have performed original music and/or covered top 40 music, classic rock, country, punk, metal, and rhythm and blues. By playing his way through this maze of musical genres, Mat has defined his own sound. This is apparent on his solo debut "The Here and Now."
Currently THE MAT EDWARDS BAND is performing in support of "The Here and Now." Tour dates are being planned for performances in Omaha, Nebraska, Kansas City, Kansas and Chicago, Illinois. Additionally Mat is performing as a solo acoustic artist in a small number of intimate venues throughout the Omaha metro area. Previous venues have ranged from twenty seat juke joints to sold-out five-hundred seat theaters. Mat Edwards has played throughout California, Texas, Idaho, Washington, Illinois and Indiana.
Mat's music is starting to become popular internationally as well. "The Here and Now" is currently receiving air play in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, and in the U.S. on KKUP in the San Francisco Bay area.
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