Bain Mattox

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Bain Mattox and Shot From Guns
Origin Athens, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Folk
Indie rock
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) SWIM Recordings
Website Official website
Members
Bain Mattox
Christopher Skogen
Michael Lamond
Chris Wilkes
Former members
Jeff Rieter
Andy Bauer
Count Kellam

Bain Mattox is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, based out of Athens, Georgia. Having self-released albums in the past with a backing band simply under the name 'Bain Mattox', his band now goes by name Bain Mattox and Shot From Guns. A self-managed recording artist, Bain Mattox has released four albums since 2002 through SWIM Recordings and athensmusic.net.[1]

His music merges the genres of folk and rock, often accenting traditional rock music with instruments such as a mandolin and accordion. The first studio album, Technicolor Episode was recorded and released in 2002 with the help of Don McCollister, a producer who has worked with Sister Hazel, Shawn Mullins, and Indigo Girls. After touring to promote this album, a self-titled album was recorded and released under SWIM Recordings. Since then, the backing band lineup has changed and two new recordings have been released through SWIM, Prizefighter and Bird in the Hand.[2]

The band consists Bain Mattox himself, who plays guitar, accordion, banjo, mandolin, as well as providing vocals, guitarist Christopher Skogen, bassist Michael Lamond and drummer Chris Wilkes. Previous members (prior to Bain Mattox and Shot From Guns) have included Andy Bauer, Jeff Rieter, and Count Kellam - one of the few Rock guitarist's in the world to have played Indian Classical Music. [3]

According to Alternative Addiction, Bain Mattox is "hands down, the most talented unsigned artist in the country."

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Technicolor Episode (2002)
  • Bain Mattox (2003)
  • Prizefighter (2007)
  • Bird in the Hand (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bain Mattox RockAthens Profile. OnlineAthens.com. Retrieved on 17 January 2008.
  2. ^ Bain Mattox Creative Loafing Interview. Creative Loafing. Retrieved on 17 January 2008.
  3. ^ Bain Mattox Official Website. MySpace.com. Retrieved on 17 January 2008.

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