Matt Bissonette

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Matt Bissonette (born 1961) is an American bass player and the brother of drummer Gregg Bissonette. He attended the University of North Texas's jazz music program. According to Guitar 9, an online musicianship magazine, he has played bass and other stringed instruments on at least 22 albums, with music styles ranging from jazz, jazz fusion, progressive metal, and instrumental rock. The October 2002 edition of Bassinside, a bass musician's online magazine, reports that Matt has played in several different bands and has recorded with various artists. Such artists include Joe Satriani, David Lee Roth, Julian Lennon, Steve Perry, Brian Wilson, Don Henley, Ty Tabor (of King's X), Tom Andrews, and Peter Frampton.


In 2003 he and his brother Gregg backed Ringo Starr on a promotional tour of the United States.

The two brothers backed Starr again in 2005 at live shows at Irving Plaza in New York City in June 2005, at the Genesse Theatre in Waukegan, IL for the PBS show SoundStage, and the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, as well as on several TV appearances (CBS This Morning, etc.)

Matt now lives in Orange County, Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

According to the above sources, Matt Bissonette has also played the themes to the television shows Friends, Just Shoot Me!, and The Tracey Ullman Show.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] With The Mustard Seeds

  • s/t (1996)
  • Red (1998)

[edit] With Jughead

[edit] With David Lee Roth

[edit] With Joe Satriani

[edit] With Ringo Starr

  • Ringo Starr Live at Soundstage (2007) Koch Entertainment

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