Friday, 18 December 2009
Some honest thoughts
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Ustream tonight
Hello
Hope you are having an enjoyable run up to christmas.
Me and my friend Sonny will be live on Ustream tonight at 8pm uk time here:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Matt-Stevens-From-The-Box-Room
International times here
www.mattstevensguitar.com
Best Regards
Matt
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
The Results and ustream this Sunday
I had my MRI scan today - hopefully my back will be sorted soon - looks like a slipped disc apparently:
MRI machines are NOT designed for big men.
This Sunday I am on ustream doing a christmas gig - 8pm UK time - full info at www.mattstevensguitar,com and international times.
Free live streaming by Ustream
See you Sunday
Matt Stevens
www.mattstevensguitar.com
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Burnout
The above i spotted walking home the other day - scary.
Thanks for reading -
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Live on ustream tonight
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
New Toys!!!
And:
OK so ableton live i amazing - really enjoying learning how to use it(on the free demo at the moment).
On SundAY I'm live on ustream at 8pm - hope to see you there:
Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV
International times at www.mattstevensguitar.com
Ta
Matt Stevens
www.mattstevensguitar.com
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Good things happen when you give things away
Yesterday I put my album up on Bandcamp and posted some links on Twitter, facebook and myspace. Bandcamp is great - really high quality downloads - MP3 apple lossless ect. The deal was a Radiohead style "pay what you want". The response has been really good, lots of downloads and the amazing thing is people will still pay. They want to pay for music and support the making of new music(I'm defiantly not into profit at the moment). Even better some people have spread the word via facebook and myspace. Restores your faith in humanity.
All good.
Thanks
Matt
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Pay what you want for my album


Take it easy
Matt
Sunday, 8 November 2009
For The Fallen
For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain; As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Kaoss Pad Overdub
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Originally uploaded by mattstevensguitar
We recorded loadsa stuff - acoustic guitar, live drums and bass, electric guitar, percussion, 10 songs done - really pleased. Here is a video of kev messing up a drum loop(played by him) with a Kaoss Pad).
Good fun indeed.
Now time to mix the bloody thing,
Any ideas for an album title?
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Things that have occured in the last few weeks
Lovely
Matt
Hope you had a nice weekend
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Eleven preview by mattstevensguitar
Monday, 26 October 2009
Flies In The Basement & Snow
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Spratton Videos/Knackered Back
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Why now is the best time ever to be an improvising musician
Winehouse
Seaside Horror
Time for more rehearsal - i've changed my strings....
Matt
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Thom Yorke/Goals For This Year
My Friend Julia suggested a gear page for my website with the pedas ad stuff I use - I'll add one soon - great idea.
Goals for this year:
Spend more time with my wife
Loose Weight
Practice Guitar
Book a week of gigs next year across the UK
Get my second album finished
Get Ableton Live and move my looping set up across
Do some more duo gigs with kev or maybe start a full band project?
You can still get the EP free here: Matt Stevens and Kevin Feazey Live @ The VSV Festival by mattstevensguitar My friend Dan wrote a nice feature about my EP on his blog here. Matt Stevens www.mattstevensguitar.com
Testing blogging from my phone
Monday, 5 October 2009
Free EP and some Photos
Credits
Me Guitar/loops/xylophone
Kev - Bass
Download it now free ere:
Matt Stevens and Kevin Feazey Live @ The VSV Festival by mattstevensguitar
Kev at work on at the VSV Soundcheck
Spent today in central london:
VSV Logo
Our local Park:
Spent today in central london:
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED!!!!!!!!!!
And visted the Apple store where amazingly Billy Childish from the Buff Medways was buying an iphone!!!
In my next blog I'll show the equipment we used for the VSV and some of the other amazing artists....
Matt
www.mattstevensguitar.com
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Matt Stevens and Kevin Feazey Live @ The VSV Festival Free EP
Post VSV festival blog....
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
This saturday online gig and recording plus a new song!!!!
Awesome producer.
Here is a seriously rough mix of what we've been working on today, warning features electric guitar, bass and drums :
Draw Ruff1 by mattstevensguitar
Let me know what you think....(comments welcome!!)
On saturday I'm playing here, the first online ustream festival, me and Kev are going to do Snow parts one, two and three:
A virtual online festival - many acts via ustream from all over the world.
VSV Virtual Venue is http://vsv.kybermusik.net
VSV Bill of Artists/Running Order
This schedule is subject to change.
Note that performance slots will be 25 minutes each, with 5 minutes changeover time/commentary added after each slot. All times in UTC.
17:00 - Jim Goodin/Ray Istorico - USA/Peter Thörn - Sweden
17:30 - Rainer Straschill "plus" (Moinsound) - Germany *
18:00 - David Cooper Orton - United Kingdom
18:30 - Steve Moyes/Agnes Hay - England *
19:00 - Jeff Duke - USA
19:30 - Flying Dream - Spain *
20:00 - Jean-Paul De Roover - Canada
20:30 - Fabio Anile/Xavier Plagaro Mussard - Italy *
21:00 - Matt Stevens with Kevin Feazey - United Kingdom(perfroming snow 1, 2 and 3)
(acts marked with an asterisk are those including a dedicated video artist).
Special video contribution by Emile Tobenfeld aka Dr T
http://www.foryourhead.com/
All times UTC, see converter for your local times:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Or see the UTC event clock on the Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/vsvfestival
Take it easy - see you saturday
MS
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
duo gig Virtual Sound and Vision Festival
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Tonights gig cancelled
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Dustbowl Rushden an gig on sunday
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
August Photos and Recording update
Recording console @ Pinna
What band is setting up here?? Can't talk about that yet.....
My wife made me a lovely B'day cake a couple of weeks ago and I haven't had a chance to post it so here it is:
Next gig end of the month in Islington - hope to see some of you there:
Take it easy
Matt
Sunday, 9 August 2009
How to do a gig on Ustream and Playing Tonight
Friday, 7 August 2009
Busy Ustream this sunday
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
New Podcast and Bad Brains
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Spratton Was v cool
Thursday, 9 July 2009
This weekend
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Spratton etc
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Another Video from Ustream
Friday, 26 June 2009
Gig Today
Video: Topspin's Ian Roger's On Music Marketing & Direct To Fan Sales
NARM 2009 Keynote Interview With Ian Rogers from NARM on Vimeo.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Plastic Dave & Another interesting conversation
Matt Stevens What inspires you when you improvise?









































