Matt Everitt
| Matthew 'Matt' Stephen Everitt | |
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| Born |
September 13, 1972 Birmingham, England |
Matt Everitt (born September 13, 1972) is a radio presenter currently working for BBC Radio 6 Music. He was a drummer for Britpop band Menswear and The Montrose Avenue in the 1990s.[1]
Career
Music
Everitt replaced the original drummer of Menswear before their first release. They signed to London Records after their fifth gig for £90,000 and had two top ten hits. Everitt left the band in 1996 to join The Montrose Avenue, they released one album and split in 1999.
Television
Everitt currently co-hosts Your Vintage with Liz McClarnon on British TV channel Vintage TV.
Radio
Everitt began his career in radio in 2002 on XFM, where he presented various shows.[2] He stayed with the station until 2007.[3]
2007 saw the start of Everitt's career with BBC Radio 6 Music, where he presented music news magazine show The Music Week for the next three years. He has since gone on to write and present The Music News and interview series The First Time With....[4][5] He regularly features on Shaun Keaveny's daily 6 Music Breakfast Show.[6][7]
He regularly features on television on shows such as BBC News,[8] Sky News, Channel 5 and MTV as a music journalist. He also presents a music news segment, currently on Thursday, during Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 programme.
References
- ↑ The Guardian; Paul Morley "Paul Morley Showing Off...Matt Everitt" 22 January 2010.
- ↑ XFM "Matt Everitt Reading Interviews" 29 August 2006
- ↑ PBJ Management "PBJ Credits" 2012.
- ↑ BBC 6 Music "The First Time With... homepage" 2012.
- ↑ The VPME; Andy Von Pip "Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid on BBC 6 Music" 2 November 2010.
- ↑ 6 Music "Keaveny & Everitt Air Guitar"
- ↑ Youtube video "Everitt & Keaveny Glastonbury Coverage"
- ↑ Youtube Video "Matt Everitt on BBC News talking about Stone Roses Reunion" October 2011.
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