If you don't know Matt Bowlin... You should. And You Will. That's not just his promise... that's his nature. He has a heart of gold and a handlebar moustache with the rare gift of beauty and brains in the Country Western Music Scene. Matt Bowlin is the Real Deal Cowboy with a soundtrack that just comes naturally to poetically tell the story of his life. He is one of the most gifted song writers and story tellers in the industry with the musical talent and good looks to usher him to the top of the business and sustain him for a long and seasoned career.
http://www.mattbowlin.com/
Will the real Matt Bowlin please stand out? Yes, he does. He would be that Proud Oklahoma Sooner in the Middle!
http://www.soonersports.com/Matt Bowlin is a Co-Star on the PBS Home Renovation show “Utopia Joe”. A rising star in the world of Country Music Television and Worldwide Web debuting his first CD that you will want to listen to over and over again. Savor a soulful mix of slow dance songs as smooth as “Jim Beam Whiskey” along with more rockin’ rhythms that will have you squirmin’ for the dance floor.
His sister Amy
http://www.amyhadley.com/ is well known Video Blogger and award winning TV personality from Austin, Texas. She has made a beautiful video tribute with an interview of her brother Matt to help us all get to know the Man Behind the Moustache.
http://www.vimeo.com/11411866
Please, please, please Check it out!! It is so awesome! You will laugh and do a little jig. It will make your day so much brighter.
Meet Matt Bowlin. The following Biography for Matt Bowlin is found on his website at
http://www.mattbowlin.com/
MATT BOWLINSinger / Songwriter
Matt Bowlin, a Singer/Songwriter & Celebrity Co-Star on PBS – Reality TV Show “UTOPIA JOE”
http://www.utopiajoe.com/ , is a music-driven nomad in pursuit of a dream. After serving six years in the Armed Forces (U.S.M.C), Matt left a promising career in the military to gamble on a different roll, one in the music business.
“I started writing lyrics about a year before my second enlistment was up,” Matt explained, “Until then, it was an undiscovered God given gift and I figured I’d better do something with it. I wanted to learn to play the guitar, study voice, learn to perform and I remembered a college where you could learn to do just that.”
Heading west into the sun and arriving on the Llano Estacado of west Texas, Matt enrolled in the commercial music program at South Plains College in Levelland. The college commercial music program is credited with alumnus such as, LeAnne Womack, Heath Wright (Richochet), Jedd Hughes, Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks)
http://www.dixiechicks.com/ , and many more.
Switching gears from guns to guitars, Matt studied Speech Level Singing (technique method by Seth Riggs) and performed with S.P.C.’s ‘Thursday Nite Live’, one of the college’s most prestigious audition ensembles. Somewhere between then and there, Matt broadened his performing style, and navigated towards Western Swing and was awarded S.P.C.’s 2004-2005 Male Vocalist of the Year in Country/Western Swing.
Accelerated under the influence by the late Waylon Jennings, American Icon, Willie Nelson, Texas balladeer George Strait and songwriters Jim Croce and Kris Kristopherson, Matt’s booming baritone voice fuses the sounds of traditional country, western swing, folk and southern rock. Bowlin’s versatility allows him to cover a range of classics and new-age as well as his own songs.
“I started singing more of my originals after a floor-thumping experience in Luckenbach, Texas, a town made famous by the 1977 number one hit,” Matt explains, “The bartender talked me into picking up the house guitar and singing a tune. It’s like a tradition down there to pass around the house guitar. Everyone plays.” The song Matt sang, “Honky Tonk Fate” (an original), revved up tourists and locals alike. “In a music mecca like Luckenbach, it was amazing to have people clapping, stomping, playing guitars and singing along on the chorus. It was a rush, Matt says.” I was thrilled they were into the song. It was about the best compliment I could have received.”
Since his experiences in Luckenbach and Levelland, Matt has rambled on to write and perform his music in traveling bands. He has been on the road consistently since the spring of 2006, performing in Arizona, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee. He was a district finalist for Nashville Star in 2006, opened shows for Flynnville Train (ShowDogRecords) and Cody McCarver (PLC Records) in 2007, and legendary greats, B.J. Thomas and Billy Joe Royal.
“Opening a show like that was the privilege of a lifetime,” Bowlin said. Chips Moman handed him that opportunity after hearing Matt sing a few duets with another singer at the 2007 National Cornbread Festival. “We were having fun with some oldies and Chips happened to be there,” Bowlin recalled. “He asked Garrett Miles and I if we’d like to come down to La Grange and open for B.J. and Billy Joe with the Memphis Boys as the house band. Jumping at the opportunity, sharing the stage that night I thought, ‘wow, this is the life for me!”
What is the press saying about Matt Bowlin?“Matt is the Millenium Rendition of Elvis that women have been longing for in Country Music Television.” - Tiffany Bohrer, Co-Star on “Utopia Joe” TV Show- PBS
“Bowlin’s bound for an outrageous success on Country Music Television!” -Lt. Col Jim Reilly, USMC
“Matt’s the real deal and a blast on the show!” -Tommy Jett, DJ
“Matt is the old Hank Williams with a new edge.” -Ferris Wheel Productions
“Matt Bowlin is an original soul who breathes unique existence into every song he sings. His song is his journey. He’s not just singing for a living, but singing out of his living.” -Todd South, Chattanooga Press
To buy Matt's Original Music and have one of those CD's that can just run on autoplay because it so damn good from start to finish that you don't want to miss even one little bit. Buy his CD the old fashion way or download MP3's to your computer in the new-fangled way athttp://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mattbowlin
To See Matt Sing Live in the shop on The Utopia Joe TV Showhttp://www.utopiajoe.com/ or visit the UtopiaJoe TV Youtube site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVCR3P6kmmU Cheers!
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