Meet Freddy Matthews
A Chicago native, Freddy grew up influenced by the jazz, blues, jam bands and Chicago-style house music popular in the 80's and 90's. His love for songwriting and playing guitar grew as he practiced to vinyl rock albums from the 60's and 70's. There, he found kindred spirits in songwriters such as Joni Mitchel, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Cat Stevens, and others.
Freddy continued honing his skills in the foothills of the Appallacian mountains where he breathed in the life, culture and music of the mountains. Eventually Freddy would find himself living in Tampa where he joined singer-songwriter Rich Allen as lead guitarist for the reggae-rock band Facility and later, the duo F. R. Music Project.
In 2021 Freddy partnered with Nashville producer Mark Duvall and launched his career as a solo recording and performing artist. He has worked and recorded with Peter Keys (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Sean Paddock (Kenny Chesney), Jerry Navarro (MuzikMafia), Kevin Arrowsmith (Luke Bryan), Pat Bergeson (Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett), Ethan Pilzer (Jewel, Jack Johnson), Marcus Finnie (Keb Mo), and many others.
In 2022, Freddy was selected as one of six emerging songwriters in the country to be featured at the launch of SoundSpace, a revolutionary practice and recording platform that is now growing in popularity across the country as new locations and partnerships form. In 2022 Freddy also released his first solo EP "one" which is available on all streaming platforms.
Freddy continues to work full-time from his home studio in Tampa, Florida, where he writes, produces and arranges demo recordings. He also continues to sharpen his live performance skills by adding to his catalog of songs and performing live in the Tampa area. 2024 will see the release of at least three more singles with his first full album slated currently for 2025.
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Contact:
FREDDYMATTHEWSMUSIC@GMAIL.COM
(708) 525-4653 (Text / Call - Text is usually best way to contact initially)