OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS
Canadian pop crooner Matt Forbes reimagines Hooverphonic's 2000 hit, “Mad About You” with a 43-piece orchestra. Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter ('A Star Is Born', 'La La Land') the track features a new 007-inspired arrangement by Callum Au (Jamie Cullum, BBC) and a music video directed by Steve Makowski. Stream and download the track here: http://smarturl.it/MattForbes
Matt Forbes commemorates Nat King Cole's centennial by reimagining his most iconic ballad, "Smile" (recently heard in 'Joker') as a finger snapping big band swinger! Stream or download the track here: http://smarturl.it/SmileMatt
Matt gives Eden Ahbez's “Nature Boy” a modern reimagining with a 43-piece orchestra. Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter ('A Star Is Born', 'La La Land') the track features a new arrangement by Callum Au (Jamie Cullum) inspired by Baz Luhrmann's iconic 'Moulin Rouge!' and the music of Erik Satie. Stream and download the track here: http://smarturl.it/ThereWasABoy
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Matt gives the Whiting/Mercer classic, "Too Marvelous For Words" a hard swinging big band treatment 🎺 We took a rare, previously-unrecorded Sinatra chart by Chico O’Farrill and gave it a modern twist 55 years later! Stream and download the track here: http://smarturl.it/TooMarvelous
The Dean Martin classic, "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You" gets a cheeky new big band treatment courtesy of Callum Au 🎺 Stream or download the track here: http://smarturl.it/NobodyTil
Matt takes on Bobby Darin's "Not For Me". Written in 1963, the song's message feels timelier than ever in these strange, isolating times. Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood with a 43-piece orchestra. Stream/download the track here: smarturl.it/ButNotForMe
Go inside EastWest Studios with Matt as he reimagines the classic pop hit, ’Cry Me A River’ with a John Barry, James Bond 007-inspired arrangement by Callum Au. The lead single from his new album, Solitary Man — co-produced by GRAMMY award-winner Nicholai Baxter (La La Land, Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born) — which drops October 20th. Available for pre-order NOW from Amazon.com, Google Play or get this track instantly when you pre-order on iTunes.
Matt reimagines Bobby Caldwell's classic breakout hit, ’What You Won't Do For Love’ with a swingin' new arrangement by Callum Au. The second track from his new album, Solitary Man — co-produced by GRAMMY award-winner Nicholai Baxter (La La Land, Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born) — which drops October 20th. Available for pre-order NOW from Amazon.com, iTunes and Google Play.
This track may have been the last one we recorded for the album...but it ended up saying it all. 'Solitary Man' - which Neil Diamond originally wrote for Bobby Darin in 1966 - gets unplugged and reimagined for 2017. The title track from my LP, 'Solitary Man', available now from Amazon/iTunes/Google Play & Spotify.
When love doesn't work out, the only thing you can do is bounce...! Here's an inside look at me and the band tracking, 'The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)' at EastWest Studios and Igloo Music in Los Angeles. Callum Au really outdid himself on this new arrangement! From my new LP, 'Solitary Man', available NOW via Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.
Matt commemorates the 30th anniversary of U2's 'With Or Without You' with his own take on their immortal classic. Inspired by the early sounds of Sir George Martin, the track features an original arrangement by Callum Au. From Matt’s new album, ‘Solitary Man’ — co-produced by GRAMMY award-winner Nicholai Baxter ('La La Land', Rufus Wainwright). Available NOW on Amazon (http://smarturl.it/meecn6), iTunes (http://smarturl.it/inizmr), Google Play (http://smarturl.it/fg1heb) and Spotify (http://smarturl.it/5dyr4u).
'Angel Eyes' has always been a favorite of mine. Written in 1946, it became a hit for Frank Sinatr and Ella Fitzgeral in the '50s. Now 70 years later, we're returning it to its 'noir' roots with this new arrangement by Callum Au. From my LP, 'Solitary Man', available now from Amazon/iTunes/Google Play & Spotify.