My new single ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ is HERE ๐ธ Itโs a song written in the '30s, made famous by @itstonybennett in the '50s that weโve totally reimagined for the '20s.
Watch + stream the full song on YouTube, Spotify and all music platforms worldwide: http://lnk.to/TheBoulevard Featuring a new arrangement by @callumau (Michael Bublรฉ) the track features 43 incredible musicians and was co-produced with the GRAMMY award-winning team of Justin Moshkevich, Phil Levine and Gustavo Borner (@igloo_music) Like, comment and share with a friend! x
Very excited to be headlining Herb Alpertโs @vibratogrilljazz in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 20th! โจ Itโs our first show of 2022 before I head back into the studio. Iโll have my 13-piece Vintage Pop Orchestra in tow and there might even be a glittery bomber jacket involvedโฆ๐
*One set only* at 7:30pm โ a $30 cover goes directly into the pockets of these phenomenal musicians Iโm lucky enough to play with! Book your seats today by calling (310) 474-9400 or reserve online via vibratogrilljazz.com / Resy.com
Itโs official: โOn Melancholy Hillโ has passed 1,000,000 streams on Spotify! โจ I couldnโt have imagined this track would have such an impact when we recorded it several summers ago. Itโs a great testament to @damonalbarn and Jamie Hewlettโs incredible music and lyrics, the creativity of my arranger @callumau and the phenomenal musicians who brought it to life. You can watch the full video on YouTube or stream it on Spotify, Apple/iTunes, Tidal, Deezer and Amazon: smarturl.it/MelancholyHill
Thank you all for your incredible support โ we have LOTS of new music coming in 2022! ๐๐ป
New Concert Date! I'm excited to announce Iโll be headlining Jazzville Palm Springs at Agua Caliente Casino's Cascade Lounge Thursday, November 4th in Downtown Palm Springs! Iโll have my 13-piece Vintage Pop Orchestra in tow to perform one really BIG show at 7pm!
Tickets range from $10-75 and are available for purchase here: smarturl.it/MattForbesPS This series regularly sells out, so grab your seats today! My sincere thanks to Barry Martin (DJ Baz) for inviting us to be a part of his fantastic Fall season!
Super excited to announce I'll be doing my first solo show in over a year and a half, two weeks from today -- Wednesday, September 15th at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz. I'll be doing two jam-packed sets from 7pm onwards, featuring all your faves from my albums and some new ones as well. It's a rare chance to see me and my full 13-piece band IN Los Angeles, so would love to see you there!
Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (310) 474-9400 or online thru vibratogrilljazz.com/reservations Or come hang at the bar! The $30 cover goes directly into the pockets of these phenomenal musicians, so come support live music!
WOW โ and what a year this has been! I am absolutely blown away by the enthusiasm and kindness youโve shown me and this music. To say the last 9 months have been challenging would be an understatement (!) but to read how many of you have found such solace and joy in my music is the greatest compliment I could ask for ๐๐ป
I am also so grateful that I get to work with such a gifted group of collaborators โ namely, the musicians, arrangers and producers who help bring these songs to life. So thank you ALL for coming along this journey with me...I canโt wait to see where it takes us next! ๐๐ป
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In a year without gigs, Iโm *thrilled* to announce my one and only concert appearance of 2020! Iโm grateful to be joining a stellar line-up of vocalists for โCocktail Hourโ โ a celebration of โRat Packโ favorites as part of California Center for the Arts acclaimed Drive-In Concert Series!
Iโm SO excited to announce that I will be a Guest DJ on Sirius XMโs โSiriusly Sinatraโ (Channel 71) Thanksgiving week! ๐ Beginning Monday, November 23rd, Iโll be โPlaying Favoritesโ from the artists who have inspired my own music โ sharing stories about the songwriters, musicians and arrangers behind these great songs.
A BIG thank you to Brian DeNicola, Charlie Pignone and the Sinatra family for inviting me to be a part of this. The program will air as follows:
Monday 11/23 at 6pm ET (3pm PT) Tuesday 11/24 at 9pm ET (6pm PT) Thursday 11/26 at 9am ET (6am PT) Sat 11/28 at 3pm ET (12pm PT)
Youโll be able to tune in on Sirius XMโs Channel 71 as well as on-demand with their Web Player and the Sirius XM App: siriusxm.com
Want to find all my music in one place? ๐ค Be sure to check out my new Spotify playlist: โThis Is Matt Forbesโ which features nearly 2 hours of my own music ๐๐ป
You can listen to the full playlist here: smarturl.it/SpotifyMatt Be sure to โlikeโ and follow me so youโre first to hear new music when it drops!
My new single โNot For Meโ is HERE! ๐ธ Written by Bobby Darin in 1963, its message feels timelier than ever in these strange, isolating times... Recorded at Capitol Records in Hollywood, the track features 43 incredible (!) musicians and was co-produced with 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland)
Iโm excited to share this new Spotify playlist I curated: โVintage Pop: Crooners & Jazzersโ ๐ Itโs 6+ hours of my favorite vocal jazz, swing and traditional pop โ from Frank, Nat and Ella to @harryconnickjr, @michaelbuble and @katedmonson โจ Itโs a celebration of those artists who continue to inspire my own music. These are challenging times, but I hope these songs might lift your spirits in the same way theyโve lifted mine ๐ค
Be sure to โlikeโ and follow me on Spotify so youโre the first to hear new music when it drops!
My new single โYouโre Nobody Til Somebody Loves Youโ is OUT today! ๐บ I had the pleasure of co-producing this with my good pal, 5x GRAMMY-winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) Featuring a cheeky new arrangement by Callum Au, recorded by this incredible band at Capitol Records in Hollywood!๐
Happy Valentineโs Day! ๐ My new single โToo Marvelous For Wordsโ is here! ๐บ Recorded at @capitolstudios in Hollywood โ we took a rare, *previously-unrecorded* @sinatra chart by Chico OโFarrill and gave it a modern twist 55 years later! โจ Co-produced by 5x Grammy-winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) โ you can download/stream the track NOW on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms worldwide. You can also watch the FULL music video on YouTube (below).
The new single is here! ๐ธ Our modern reimagining of โNature Boyโ with a 43-piece orchestra officially drops today! ๐ป Arranged by Callum Au, the track was inspired by @bazluhrmannโs masterpiece โMoulin Rouge!โ and the music of French composer, Erik Satie๐ Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) it continues our celebration of @natkingcolemusic and was recorded at โthe house that Nat builtโ @capitolstudios ๐ Check out the FULL video on YouTube or stream/download it on Spotify and all major music platforms (link in bio!)
Itโs officially here! ๐ My new single โSmileโ is available NOW on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms worldwide (see link in bio!) We wanted to celebrate @natkingcolemusicโs centennial by transforming this ballad (heard in @jokermovie) into a finger-snapping swinger in the tradition of โMack the Knifeโ and Natโs โL-O-V-Eโ ๐บ Arranged by Callum Au and co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) we recorded this at Capitol Studios with 13 incredible musicians! ๐ท I hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! โบ๏ธ xx
๐ธ Itโs officially release day! ๐๐ป My new single โMad About Youโ is now available on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms! ๐ Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (A Star Is Born) and arranged by Callum Au, the track reimagines the Hooverphonic classic with a 43-piece orchestra ๐บ๐ป
I am SO excited to reveal that on November 15th โ the first of my six brand-new singles, โMad About Youโ will drop on ALL music platforms worldwide! ๐ธ Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY-winner Nicholai Baxter (A Star Is Born), written by @hooverphonicoff and recorded at @capitolstudios with a 43-piece orchestra โ itโs the biggest and boldest track weโve ever attempted and I cannot wait to share it with you ๐
The best news? You can pre-order the track TODAY on iTunes ๐๐ป Thank you all for your continued support โ it means the world! xx
The life of any session (in this case, our Willie Nelson Vol. II sessions at Capitol)
Devastated to learn of the passing of a dear colleague, Ed Cherney. Ed was a gentle genius and as you can see from this candid, the life (!) of any session. As an engineer, no one could make you sound better. As a human, no one could make you laugh harder. He was a legend of our industry (seriously, Google him โ youโll be astounded) โ and I feel so lucky to have worked with him on two of the Willie Nelson โSinatraโ records. (We were set to do a third.)
Thank you, Ed for your kindness and for always making everyone feel like they belonged at the grown-ups table ๐๐ป You will be missed, sir. . . . #edcherney#rip#legend#recordingengineer
๐ธ At our final mix session with the Great Nicholai Baxter: my co-producer on these six new singles. Youโve heard Nickโs incredible work on my last album โ as well as on โLa La Landโ & โA Star Is Bornโโจ โ so Iโve been incredibly lucky to have his GRAMMY award-winning talents back on this one! ๐๐ป
We began working on these over 5 months ago but weโre finally in the home stretch...so the wait wonโt be too much longer! ๐ Thank you all for your continued support โ it means the world! xx . . . #vintagepop#grateful#mixengineer
So pumped to say we passed 30,000 followers this weekend on Instagram! ๐คฉ Thank you all for coming along this exciting, musical ride with me โ Iโm so grateful for all your kind comments, shoutouts, video views, streams and downloads...you guys ROCK! ๐๐ป๐๐ป
We make so much of this music in a creative bubble โ so itโs a thrill to discover so many people actually enjoying it ๐ I truly believe that โthe best is yet to come!โ๐๐ป#staytuned
