"Mine" on iTunes today!
Current mood: excited
Category: Music

It's finally here! the new album "Mine" went up on iTunes today! For now it's on the US store, but the Canadian store will soon follow. I just wanted to take a second and thank everyone for all their support over the years. Lot's of great things have happened recently and i'm truly grateful. I can't wait for you to hear the new record!

So amidst all the hype today (yay Obama!) grab yourself an election soundtrack and enjoy it while you decide America's future.

Enjoy! and Thanks!

Matt

GET IT HERE!

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Another new song up!
Current mood: excited
Category: Music

Hey guys, just letting you know that i've put up another new song! "Let Me Go" is now on the page. Enjoy it, love it, know it..... Looking forward to the CD Release party on November 7th!

Any feedback welcome ;-)

Matt

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Heading to CMJ - Big News ;-)
Current mood: giddy
Category: Music

I'm totally stoked. I just found out that the band and I are gonna get to play at the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC next month. I've always wanted to go and now we're playing! I effing love New York and now we get to play one of the coolest venues in the village ;-) I'm kinda in schoolboy giddyness mode right now. We'll be playing Sullivan Hall on October 23rd along with Chris Nathans and Colin Smith. It's gonna be killer. If you're going to CMJ come on by ;-)

Here's the link: Sullivan Hall

I know you can get tix in advance so do that if you can.

See you in NYC!

Matt

Currently listening : Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles By John Mayer Release date: 2008-06-30

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Um, hey California
Current mood: ninja
Category: Blogging

For some reason, i've been getting mad traffic from Cali on all my sites. I don't know who blogged. radiod (a word), msgd, or facebooked about me out there but guess what? I like you. A lot. Now if only Perez would get on board i'd be set.

Thanks California! I'll be seeing you soon ;-)

Matt

Currently listening : Once: Music From The Motion Picture By Soundtrack Release date: 2007-06-26

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Help Conquer Cancer - get a free song!
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Music

Thanks for reading this everyone. Hope you're all doing great!
Sorry for the mass email but i've signed up for the Ride to
Conquer Cancer and could use your help. For those of you who don't
know the ride involves a 2-day, 200Km (125 Miles) trek from the
heart of Toronto toNiagara Falls - ON A BIKE. It sounds absolutely
crazy and i'll admit i'm pretty terrified but i've got a great team
and awesome supporters. After all, a little hard work and a sore
ass are worth it don't you think?

With your help i'm hoping to raise $3500 by the middle of June.
Funds raised in The Ride to Conquer Cancer will support
breakthrough research, exemplary teaching, and compassionate
care at The Princess Margaret, one of the top 5 cancer research
hospitals in the world.

As a SPECIAL THANK YOU for donating, and because we're in the middle
of recording a new album, everyone who donates $20 or more
gets a special download link for a rough mix of a song from our
upcoming album called "Someday". You also get a spiffy tax
receipt ;-)

Here's the deal, I do the work, you put up a small amount of dough
that you won't miss come next week. It's for a great cause and I'd
love your help.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Matt

DONATE HERE!!!!

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back in the saddle...... mmmm
Current mood: breezy

After a shit-long time of chilling out and rolling with what life threw at me, i’m finally back in the studio working on my next album. Or is it a record? I use them interchangeably but someone said record was old school..... whatevs. I’m doing an LP.

We just did the beds for the tunes and now we’re into overdub world with horns, strings, gospel choir etc. The bed tracks were done live off the floor in the studio which was amazing. Loads of fun.

I’ll be updating the space with some new sounds as we make some progress.

Thanks for listening folks and watch out for a tour in the fall across the US, Canada and hopefully Japan and OZ. I’ll keep ya posted ;-)

Peace till then

Matty

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100,000..... yayah

What what.... 100,000 plays. I think Eric Hutchinson put it best (his was for 1 million though.... yeah.....1 MILLION. anyways.....)

Note: All references to the number 1,000,000 have been replaced with 100,000 for the following paragraph. Thank you.

"So this week my myspace page finally got it's (100,000th) spin! That's right, (100,000) ! In the record industry, when people sell (100,000) copies of their CD, they get a (not platinum) record that they can hang on their wall to show everyone what a big deal they are. So once I realized I was close to my (100,000th) digital spin, I began getting excited. I mean a (NOT PLATINUM) RECORD?! That's even better than gold! That would be amazing. My friends would like me more. My fans would listen to my songs closer. My mother would return my phone calls. Yessir, life was going to be good with that (not platinum) plaque. ...That is, until I found out that myspace does NOT give out platinum records for spins alone.

To say I was hurt doesn't really begin to explain it. It felt more like when I found out Saved by the Bell: The College Years was canceled after only 13 episodes. There was a sense of betrayal that ran so deep I had to go straight to the top. So I sent a message complaining to Tom, from myspace. In the message, I told him of my disappointment in the way he and his myspace cronies had handled my (100,000th) listen. Here is his response:

"Dear (Matt). Go fuck yourself. Nobody in their right mind expects a plaque for myspace spins. Get a clue you dipshit. You're lucky I don't erase your whole account. Oh and go fuck yourself!"

Some people are just jerks! Anyway, thanks for listening to my songs, guys. Keep it up! I'm hoping for a Silver Trophy once we hit (200,000)!"

There it is folks. Thanks for the support!

Matt

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Top 3 in the Mix 99.9 songwriting competition!
Current mood: handsome

Just found out that I made the top 3 in the Mix 99.9 songwriting competition! Thanks for all the support guys.

Big thanks to Brad Stella and Justin Koop for their help on the track as well as Joel Parisien and Jaret Koop. Couldn't have done it without you.

ALSO in the top 10 was good friend of mine Marylynne Stella - check her out below. Amazing stuff....
MARYLYNNE STELLA'S MYSPACE

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Mayer + Sexton + Soulive + Bahamas
Current mood: excited
Category: Music

So is anyone else heading out on the high seas for this ridiculous display of musical orgasm? I have the privilege of being able to hit up the Mayercraft on Feb 1st for 3 days of insanity. Martin Sexton, Soulive, Colbie Caillet, Brett Dennen, Dave Barnes, DRH, and of course JM.

For those of you who don't know, i kinda like Sexton... a little. I think I might be like....

Matt: "Hey Marty"
Marty: "Yeah"
Matt: " I want to be on you"

It'll probably go down something like that, perhaps involving security but we'll work it out.
If you're going on the Mayercraft let me know so we can geek out about it for the next 2 weeks.

t-minus 17 days.

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Back in NYC
Current mood: busy
Category: Music

Hosted By: Matt York
When: 05/11/2007
Where: Googie's Lounge (Above the Living Room)
154 Ludlow Street
New York, New York|33 10002
United States
Description:
Matt York

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