Matt Mays

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Matt Mays
Born August 10, 1979 (1979-08-10) (age 28)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Origin Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock
Folk rock
Electronic
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Guitar
Harmonica
Tenor saxophone
Label(s) Sonic
Associated acts Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Guthries
Website MattMays.com

Matt Mays is a Canadian singer-songwriter and lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries.

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[edit] Career

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At the 2005 Juno Awards, Mays presented an award, and was himself nominated for New Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year for his self-titled album.

In February 2006, Mays appeared with the Symphony Nova Scotia in their "Rising Star" series on the Dalhousie University campus.

In April 2006, fellow Canadian rocker Sam Roberts released his new album titled Chemical City. Mays performed on the track "Uprising Down Under".

[edit] Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Matt Mays & El Torpedo consists of Jay Smith (guitar, vocals), Andy Patil (bass, vocals), and Tim Baker (drums). Previously, Mays toured with the Atlantic Canadian group The Guthries.

“Cocaine Cowgirl” received heavy airplay on Canadian rock radio in 2005, and its video heavy rotation on MuchMusic. At the 2006 East Coast Music Awards, MM&ET were nominated for entertainer of the year, group of the year, radio rock recording of the year, album of the year, and single of the year (for Cocaine Cowgirl), and won all of these but entertainer of the year award. They closed out the national broadcast of the event with "Cocaine Cowgirl". As he introduced the band, host Mike Smith (Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys) said that they were one of his favourite bands. In Maclean's magazine, Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada listed Matt Mays & El Torpedo among the artists whose music he “never leaves home without.”

In 2006 Matt Mays and El Torpedo released a music video for their new single "Time of Your Life ('til You're Dead)", directed by Drew Lightfoot. The video was filmed in Kensington, Toronto. This particular video features the card manipulations of American comedian and magician Erik Tait. This video received notice in the magic world after it was pointed out that the card manipulation with the box is physically impossible. This particular manipulation was achieved by filming Erik's hands then playing the footage backward. The card work is also acclaimed in this video as members of the band perform some of the manipulations.

Matt Mays & El Torpedo were the musical guests on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on December 15, 2006.

Matt Mays & El Torpedo plan to release their next album, Terminal Romance, in July of 2008. Their first single is titled "Tall Trees".

[edit] When the Angels Make Contact

Matt Mays' most recent project is the album When the Angels Make Contact, released on November 7, 2006. The album is a soundtrack to Mays' unfinished film called When the Angels Make Contact. The album flows with the themes of the movie following the character "J.J. Carver". On the official site, [1], you can listen to the album, watch the music video for the title track, as well as watch the "movie trailer", both directed by Drew Lightfoot. This album features Buck 65, Scratch Bastid, and Rose Cousins, among others.

[edit] Terminal Romance

On 21 May 2008, Mays announced on his website that the release of his new album, titled Terminal romance, was scheduled for July 8. They also confirmed the release of the first single off that album, Tall Trees, which has already been played on Canadian radio, including CBC Radio 3.

Throughout July, Matt Mays and El Torpedo will be touring with Kid Rock in support of their new album.[1]

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