Matt Walters (musician) explained

Matt Walters is an Australian entrepreneur and musician based in country Victoria, Australia. Walters has toured with musician Tori Amos.[1] His music found an audience online when he self released his debut album, Farewell Youth, in 2011.[2]

Career

Matt Walters was originally signed to Mercury Records (Universal) whilst studying film at RMIT University in Melbourne in 2009.[3] His debut album, Farewell Youth, was released in 2011.

In 2015, Walters launched Parlour, an online platform for artists to book in house shows with their biggest fans.[4] [5] The platform has been used by notable Australian and US artists and has facilitated over 2000 gigs worldwide.[6] Parlour's technology concentrate(s) on using data that artists can gather from platforms such as Facebook, Spotify, and other similar platforms, to actually figure out where an artist can tour and where their fans actually exist.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! Details
Farewell Youth
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Mercury (2763947)
'NightWalk
  • Released: November 2014[8]
  • Format: digital
  • Label: Everyday Rebellion

EPs

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EP detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Physical

[9]
Echo On
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Mercury (2704433)
  • Format: CD, digital
Talking in My Sleep
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Mercury (2751625)
  • Format: CD, digital
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Vacant Heart
  • Released: February 2013[10]
  • Label: Matt Walters
  • Format: Digital

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tori Amos at The Riverside Theatre, Brisbane . The Music.
  2. Web site: Dwyer . Michael . Random Act Helps Turn A Life Around . The Age . 16 December 2012 . Fairfax.
  3. News: Nicholas Jones . Georgia Fields Vs Matt Walters . The Brag . The Brag . 12 May 2011.
  4. News: Michael Dwyer . Melbourne musician Matt Walters created the Airbnb of live music venues . The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 2015 .
  5. News: Rachael Brown . Lounge room gigs create 'unique experience' for music fans . ABC.
  6. News: Eddy Lim . Parlour announces return with "post-iso party" gigs . NME. 15 June 2020.
  7. News: Annie Guest . House gigs might save musicians and the social fabric of your neighbourhood . ABC . 13 April 2018.
  8. Web site: NightWalk. Apple Music. 2014. 3 November 2022.
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  10. Web site: Vacant Heart - EP. Apple Music. 2013. 3 November 2022.