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Band to Join, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Flute, Other, Fiddle, Trombone, Upright bass, Cello, Electronic Music, Clarinet.ABOUT
Matt Clark is a guitarist and improviser based in Brighton.
His work sidesteps traditional notions of harmony and melody, instead exploring the random and unexpected within improvisation around twelve tones, and the sonic possibilities of unorthodox techniques.
Long standing projects Simian Carbuncle (with Adrian Southby) and MC3 (with Charlotte Keeffe and James Edmunds) have proved fertile breeding grounds for experimentation, whilst recent collaborations with Annie Kerr and Toma Sapir as Larker, and a duo with Gus Garside (Arc, with Sylvia Hallett and Danny Kingshill, and the Ron Caines/Martin Archer Axis project) have led to ideas for frameworks, leading to more structured improvisations.
He regularly performs in Brighton and London with a number of collaborators and ensembles, and is a regular participant and member of Brighton’s Safehouse collective.
"Brave and experimental as if the boundaries have shifted somehow – anything is allowed, and as long as it makes sense – which this album does totally – it is okay." - Sammy Stein – Review of Sounds of The City on Free Jazz Collective
- Screen name:
- Clothears
- Member since:
- Jan 18 2025
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 35
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
Influences
Marc Robot, Mary Halvorson, Syd Barrett, John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp etcetcetc.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Cello:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Fender and Gibson guitars
Fender and Marshall amps
