{"id":294,"date":"2020-06-15T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/?page_id=294"},"modified":"2023-06-20T11:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:51:17","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/?page_id=294","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"294\" class=\"elementor elementor-294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wpc-bgLazy elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96c7d45 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96c7d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25cfc78\" data-id=\"25cfc78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1467566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1467566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8779999 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8779999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wpc-bgLazy elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d59697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d59697\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0cf4da\" data-id=\"d0cf4da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782b852 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782b852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong> Matt<\/strong> is a performing musician and composer based in the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204e151 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"204e151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Passionate about creating instrumental music, Matt has adopted a unique acoustic finger style method of playing which led to his debut release <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/?page_id=710\">&#8220;Valley of Blue&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>and&nbsp; is showcased across <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/?page_id=710\">four original releases.<\/a><\/strong> His most recent release is the five-track EP <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/?page_id=710\">&#8220;Flow&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>, containing solo arrangements that utilises a blend of modern and traditional acoustic techniques. Matt became an artist for <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/breedlovemusic.com\/acoustic-guitar-artist\/matt-appleby\">Breedlove Acoustic Guitars<\/a><\/strong> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>As a recording and performing artist, Matt has worked and performed with artists including Skunk Anansie&#8217;s Skin and Ace, Rome, Otis Mensah and Eleanor Marie among others. Matt has had the pleasure of playing Latitude Music Festival, in Theatres, Milan, BBC Radio, Metropolis Studios among others.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Alongside working as an original artist and session musician, Matt is an experienced tutor currently teaching at the <strong> Academy of Contemporary Music.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e60a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e60a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b304f8\" data-id=\"8b304f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a04e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6a04e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mattapplebymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACM-ELECTRIC-SESSIONS-OCT-18_MATT-APPLEBY-46-2-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Matt is a performing musician and composer based in the UK.&nbsp; Passionate about creating instrumental music, Matt has adopted a unique acoustic finger style method of playing which led to his debut release &#8220;Valley of Blue&#8221; and&nbsp; is showcased across four original releases. 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