Here’s to my friends and family!

yeah sooo as some of you may know, i turned 19 on Friday and thankfully it was not as painful as i expected. in fact i had a tremendous day with friends and family in Edinburgh. such a good day it really inspired to write a note of thanks and a post to just make my huuuge family of friends and relatives aware of how awesome they are.

i have great group of lads that have been part of my life since i was about 4 years old, we have our niggles but so do all and for them to all come together play some pool, have a drink and grab some dinner for my birthday was cracking. i then have my cousin who really is a brother to me and for him to join us with his gf and baby girl(who happens to be my gorgeous god daughter!) and also treat me to that dinner was even better. A day that proved to me i have great company and despite how skint we all are thats all you need to have a good time!

family to me has always been a very important part of my life. its how i’m here and doing what i’m doing as shown by the above picture. i’m getting a lot of support from everyone in this family of friends and relatives so here’s to you, Thankyou!

 

What’s Happening?!

in the next couple of weeks i am going to be very busy. i have uni starting up again but more importantly (shhh) i have some exciting gigs coming up. first of which is an acoustic set at the Tea Tree Tea Sessions in Edinburgh. i played at the very first of these a while ago and it is a lovely cafe which you should try get down to next Wednesday 21st September.

on the 23rd i will be appearing on the bill at The Barrels in Berwick, this is a new venue and one i am excited to play. i will also be back working with 80eight that weekend so who knows what will be the outcome of that!

i will also be travelling back down to London for a gig with The Keepsakes at The Boogaloo! i love playing down in London so i really cant wait til the 2nd of October for this one.

if you are about in either of the areas and wanna come say hey, have some banter then do it!

speak soon!

Hopes & Heartbreak, Decisions I Make…

so…i’m working on a lot of new material right now. my guitar sound isn’t changing much however my voice is and its even taking me by surprise. i’m listening to songs from february when i played my first ‘real’ gig at Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms and wow do i sound young! strange thing that is only like 5months ago. even right up until my London trip my voice hadn’t changed much. its like i coughed on the coach down and there it was, a suddenly husky live singing voice. in the Live EP and “Taste Of A Smile” you can hear it.

im going back to my roots with some new songs, i have always written the sad songs about questions, relationships and i aint going to change. if a happy song appears every now and then thats awesome but i am going to record and play the music i feel.

i am also going to try something new by working on some covers! please if you have any ideas on the perfect cover for me to attempt dont hold back, get in touch! even comment below. if you have seen any of my live sets you will know i drop in either the amazing Skinny Love by Bon Iver or Jessie J’s Price Tag but im looking for something newww.

lots of new exciting things going on just now so will be in touch tomoro to let you know what is happening!

 

fast song, slow song, what to write?!

whilst searching the depths for some free time time, new song ideas have been washing ashore. we all know i love a good slow song in which i like to moan about “being alone” or that “love is dragging me down” but the time has come for a cheery number i reckon!

but its not like i can decide right? i sing what the pen writes in my little black book and even if i am a happy chappy sitting on a train with my Ray Ban’s on soaking up the rays of sunshine through the window, the songs are always sad! maybe i am being a little dramatic, there was “Next Stop Summer” however ONE happy song out of the whole book?! yes i am bringing back “Life’s A Beach” in a new higher key but as happy as the bouncy chord sequence makes it seem it is still one depressing song about being alone!

things need to change! i stare at the banjo and think, “maybe you could help.” i even played a bit of mouth organ in “Spread Your Wings” still made members of the audience cry! i am happy, honestly, but my songs just don’t show it! i am sitting high in life right now so what is the key to happy song?

i really shouldn’t complain though, Dashboard Confessional made a living from writing emotional songs and maybe i could do the same.

maybe the truth is everybody has a front, their conscious state of mind and what appears on paper or in thought such as in my songs is whats going on unconsciously, inside…

ps Like my drawing skills?

Beach Windbreak, necessary for Autumn/Winter!

Have you seen my new windbreak yet? it made an appearance on stage at Cab Vol in Edinburgh however was escorted off stage at King Tuts due to the absence of a fire safety certificate! Let down! i thought i was due a banner for stage to brighten up my set so i set off with a traditional beach windbreak, a sharpie and tipex and boom! check it out!

This is part of working on a well collected image because after just completing an amazing spring/summer season of gigs and shoots we still need to be looking at moving forward. Autumn/Winter is shaping up to be a belter, with gig opportunities in London coming back up as well as a gig at Berwick’s Barrels Ale House on 23rd September. im a fan of the coming season, getting to dig out the scarves, boots, wooly hats and also i dont know if you have noticed but i believe the beach is at its best in winter!

another reason im a fan of Autumn/Winter is my birthday falls on the 16th of September! good times all round!

The Beach Busker’s Home!

 
home sweet home, Girvan! While my time at Uni is spent in the city centre of Edinburgh this is the small seaside town i grew up in! The same place my father would write, “seaside town in the summer time, feel that i don’t ever want to leave.” This was a few years back and its sad to say Girvan has felt the test of time and lack of money. as you know i have a serious admiration of beaches, especially the one that started everything! The inspiration behind many a song especially one which is back in the studio, “Life’s A Beach!” so yeah, our shorefront is in need of regeneration which is beginning to happen thankfully. this summer i worked closely with the council and regeneration committee to work on a proposal to spruce up the beach. we have volleyball, skimboarding, a boardwalk, murals all being introduced, there will also be the addition of a new beach complex getting built in the future. Come visit Girvan and see whats happening, be a part of it!

if even if there are a lack of amenities at the moment, we have sunsets like this incomparable to the rest of the world in my opinion!

Where does the time go?

 

Well it has been a while! Summer has been non stop for me so i apologise for losing contact! in less than a week i will be moving into a new flat in Edinburgh and saying goodbye to my home by the seaside here in Girvan. this term i have a lot planned, im thinking it is extremely important for me to get known more so i will be hitting open mic nights everywhere. look out for me!

Im going to kick off my Autumn/Winter run of gigs at The Barrels Ale House in Berwick, which is shaping up to be an awesome night. This will be on the 23rd of September i believe so if you are around, be there. playing down in Berwick also means i get to pop in at the 80eight headquarters where we can work on whats next for Matt Wilson Music!

It has been busy, busy as i have said, work, essays, gigs, this 18year old has began to feel the pressure as being blonde i have never been the best at multitasking…

This time i will appear on this more often but for tonight, ciaoo!