Matt Deis
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| Birth name | Matthew Christopher Deis |
| Born | December 13, 1983 |
| Origin | Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock Metal Pop punk |
| Instrument(s) | bass guitar, guitar, piano, |
| Years active | 2003 — present |
| Label(s) | Roadrunner Records, |
| Associated acts | All That Remains (2003-2005) CKY (2005-present) The Man The Myth (band) (2007 - present) |
Matthew Christopher Deis (born December 13th, 1983 in Peterborough, New Hampshire) is a professional musician. A former member of the Massachusetts-based metal band All That Remains, Deis is currently a member of Pennsylvania's CKY.
Matt lived in New Hampshire until the age of four until his family moved to West Springfield, Massachusetts. He has been involved with music since he was very young. He has played the piano ever since he was five years old, and picked up the clarinet in elementary school. By the time he got to junior high school, he begged his parents for a guitar and started his first band, Nameless Fear. He played in Nameless Fear from the ages of thirteen to seventeen. He eventually left to play bass guitar for the band Lost Inside a Rubix Cube (who later changed their name to The Amber Fashion). Matt started taking guitar lessons from the lead guitar player of All That Remains, and eventually started playing bass for the band. During his time in All That Remains, Deis co-wrote and played bass on their album This Darkened Heart. World touring with such bands as Gwar, Slipknot, As I Lay Dying, and Killswitch Engage followed.
In 2005, Deis jumped at the chance to be the bass player for CKY. He has since toured across America, Australia and Europe with the band. He has been a part of the writing process since joining, and according to the band's official website's frequently asked questions, "Since obtaining Matt Deis as a bassist, the rest of the band have stated that Deis will write and record on the next CKY album."
For CKY's touring set up, Deis plays Ibanez basses (specifically the SR905 and 1005 series, though he claims to use a six-string infrequently) , Ernie Ball Stingray 5 (fretless and fretted), and Dean electric-upright basses through a Peavey Pro Wireless, a Genz Benz GBE1200 Head, a GBE600 head, two Genz Benz XB2 4x10s, and two Genz Benz XB2 1x15s. Unlike CKY's previous live bassist, Vern Zaborowski, he does not use a pick.
According to Matt's personal website, He cites Rudy Sarzo, Marcus Miller, Paul McCartney, Stanley Clarke, Billy Gould, and Sting as his main influences. He also holds a degree in Music Performance from Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Aside from CKY, Matt has a side project band with some childhood friends, in which he plays guitar, called "The Man The Myth". TMTM are currently working on their first EP, and played their first show in March of 2008.
It was recently revealed on the cKy Alliance message boards and comments on World Under Blood's MySpace (bandmate Deron Miller's active project) that Matt suffers from degenerative disc disease[1] .
- ^ CKY Alliance Forums - Matt's Back. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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| CKY Crew |
| Core members: Bam Margera | Ryan Dunn | Brandon DiCamillo | Ted "Rake Yohn" Webb | Chris "Raab Himself" Raab | Jess Margera
Others: Phil Margera | April Margera | Vincent "Don Vito" Margera | Jenn Rivell | Brandon Novak | Full list Video/Film: CKY Videos (1999 – 2003) | Jackass: The Movie (2002) | Haggard: The Movie (2003) | Jackass Number Two (2006) | Jackass 3 (2008) | Minghags (2008) TV/Radio series: Jackass | Viva La Bam | Homewrecker | Radio Bam | Blastazoid | Bam's Unholy Union |
| CKY - the band |
| Members: Deron Miller | Chad I. Ginsburg | Jess Margera | Matt Deis
Albums: Volume 1 (1999) | Volume 2 (1999) | Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild (2002) | An Answer Can Be Found (2005) See also: Gnarkill | Foreign Objects | oiL | Rudy + Blitz |
