Matt Davis and his music is a mixture of diverse and, seemingly, conflicting elements. Though, after close examination, the pieces begin to blend and meld together into a complicated and yet simple message that communicates his reality.

Growing up in the rural setting of Tomball, Texas, Matt was exposed to a limited musical listening environment of "Oldies" and "Classic Rock". The diversity of one's songs can only be as wide as the music that is listened to, and Matt accredits artists such as The Beatles, Waylon Jennings, Todd Snider, Pete Yorn, Jack Ingram, Bleu Edmondson and the Stone Coyotes as some of his influences.

In the beginning of 2000, Matt first picked up the guitar began to teach himself to play. That summer when he moved to Kansas City, new doors and new opportunities opened allowing him to explore his own world. A couple months later he wrote his first song. When he came back to Texas he realized that writing songs and music was a part of who he was and how it had become an outlet of expression. "Once I started writing a lot, I realized that it became the way I express my feelings and emotions." states Matt, " If I ever had to stop, I think I would probably explode in some way or another."

Matt formed his first band, Broken Strings, in 2002 and grew in his performance and development as a songwriter through the experiences that the band shared as they were given more and more opportunities to play with other artists such as Roger Creager, Bleu Edmondson, Django Walker, Dub Miller, Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Cody Canada, The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, and Stoney LaRue at some of the top Texas Music venues across the state, including The Firehouse Saloon, Sons of Hermann Hall, Pappa's on the Lake, Sidecar Pub, and The Greek Bros.

In the summer of 2003, the band made a decision to go their separate ways. Matt accepted the offer to record an independent record of his own material. Matt's full-length debut album, "Magellan Street Sessions", is currently in production and will be released in early 2004 on the independent record label, River Bend Recordings

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