Wall Matthews Explained
| Wall Matthews |
| Birth Date: | November 18, 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Composer and performer |
Wall Matthews (born November 18, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a composer and performer (guitar, piano, and percussion).[1] He has released numerous solo recordings and as a member of The Entourage Music And Theater Ensemble.[2]
Career
In the early 1970s, Wall Matthews and Biff Rose performed throughout the US and Canada, and released the album Hamburger Blues.[3] He was composer in residence for dance at Connecticut College from 1978 to 1994. In 1983 he began recording for the label Clean Cuts.[4] In 2003 he started Zen Gardens Music/ZGM.[5] Its first release was Zen Gardens, Music Inspired By The Temples and Gardens of Kyoto.[6] In 2010 ZGM released Air Over Water, one of Zone Music Reporter's top 100 recordings of the year.[7] From 1994 to 2012, Matthews has composed for television and radio for Clean Cuts Music.[8] He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2010, along with fellow composers Chris Kennedy and Austin Caughlin, for his work on Yellowstone Battle For Life.[9] His 2012 recording "The Dreaming Light" was #48 on Zone Reporter's Top 100 recordings for 2012.[10] His Clean Cuts recording, "Christmas Guitar", was nominated in 2014 for Zone reporter's Holiday Album Of The Year[11]
Selected discography
- The Neptune Collection, The Entourage Music And Theater Ensemble, Folkways (1975)
- Hamburger Blues, with Biff Rose, Sweet Jane Limited (1974,)
- The Dance In Your Eye, Fretless 158 (1981)
- Solo Piano And Guitar, Clean Cuts 708 (1984)
- Riding Horses, Clean Cuts 709 (1987)
- The Heart Of Winter, Clean Cuts 710 (1988)
- Gathering The World, Clean Cuts 712 (1991)
- The Color Of Dusk, Clean Cuts 715 (1996)
- Zen Gardens, Music Inspired By The Temples And Gardens Of Kyoto, ZGM 001 (2003)
- Air Over Water', Wall Matthews And Rusty Clark, ZGM 002 (2011)
- "The Dreaming Light", ZGM 003 (2012)[12]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: VH1 Bio of Wall Matthews . https://web.archive.org/web/20040731142940/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/matthews_wall/artist.jhtml . dead . July 31, 2004 . VH1.com . January 15, 2012.
- Web site: Recordings . World Cat . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Hamburger Blues . AllMusic . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Clean Cuts discography . jazzdiscography.com . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Zen Gardens Music . Zen Gardens Music . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Review, Kyoto Journal . Zen Gardens website . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: zone music reporter top 100 recordings 2010 . Zone Music reporter . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: clean cuts composers . clean cuts . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: MUSIC & SOUND . Emmyonline . January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Top 100 Recordings of 2012 .
- Web site: Home . wallmatthewsmusic.com.
- Web site: Home . wallmatthewsmusic.com.
