Matt Good
| Matt Good | |
|---|---|
 Good performing live with From First to Last | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Aaron Good |
| Born | February 11, 1984 |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, metalcore, Dubstep, Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboard, synthesizer, programming |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Decaydance, Rise, Suretone, Interscope, Capitol, Epitaph, Four Leaf Recordings |
| Associated acts |
The Color of Violence (2002–2003) From First to Last (2002–2010 2013-Present) D.R.U.G.S. (2010–2012) Kit Fysto (2012–Present) |
Matthew Aaron "Matt" Good is an American guitarist, vocalist, disc jockey, and producer. He is best known for being the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of post-hardcore band From First to Last from its founding to its hiatus. He was formerly the guitarist of grindcore band The Color of Violence, which featured future From First to Last members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, and Joey Antillon. He joined Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens' band, D.R.U.G.S., eventually moving on to produce music under the name Kit Fysto with friend AJ Calderon.
Musical career
The Color of Violence and From First to Last (2002–2010, 2013–present)
Good was originally in grindcore outfit The Color of Violence, then known as Skeleton Slaughter vs. Fetus Destroyer. The band had started as a full-time project, but Good, along with fellow members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, and Joey Antillon, decided to move on to form From First to Last.[1]
From First to Last (then known as simply First to Last) was founded by guitarist-vocalist Travis Richter and Good. The group, then having a rotating line-up, released their debut EP, Aesthetic, on Four Leaf Recordings in New York.[2] Good and Bloom were the only original members to be on all of the band's releases. They were featured on all four of the band's full-length albums and went on all of their tours.
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) (2010–2012)
After being kicked out of Chiodos in late 2009, Craig Owens had started saying that he was putting a new band together, which was unnamed at the time. Owens later revealed the name of the new band was D.R.U.G.S., which is an acronym for Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. Owens started to reveal band members one by one through video blogs. By the time the last member was announced, the band consisted of Craig Owens as the lead vocalist, Matt Good as a guitarist and vocalist, Nick Martin also as a guitarist and vocalist, Adam Russell as bassist and Aaron Stern as the drummer. The band entered the recording studio on August 25, 2010, and finished recording the album on October 21 of the same year. The band then went on their first headlining tour Rise from the Ashes Tour, supported by Eyes Set To Kill and New Medicine, taking place between December 4–19, 2010. The band announced that the album would be titled D.R.U.G.S. with a release date of February 22, 2011.
Kit fysto and new project (2012–present)
While in D.R.U.G.S., Matt Good and friend AJ Calderon created a side project named "juiceb0x". The two produced a few Dubstep/Electronica remixes under that name. Later, however, they changed their name from "juiceb0x" to Kit fysto, due to a copyright infringement issue. After Matt Good and two other band members left D.R.U.G.S., Kit fysto became Matt Good and AJ Calderon's full-time project. The two are scheduled to play their first live show together June 22, 2012 at The Electric Glow Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The two have an official YouTube channel, KitFystoOfficial, which only has one video due to the fact that Matt Good and AJ Calderon have a newfound addiction to Diablo III. Matt Good and all the other former members of Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows excluding Craig Owens who returned to Chiodos, have formed a new unnamed project together and are recording their debut album. This was the case a while back, but due to Good and the other two ex-members of D.R.U.G.S having to sign a contract when they first joined the band stating that they could not be a band without Owens, they could not carry on with this new project.
From First To Last reunion (2013–present)
In November 2013, it was announced that FFTL would be reuniting. The lineup would consist of Good, Travis Richter, Derek Bloom and Matt Manning. They planned on beginning to record an EP in March 2014.[3][4]
Other projects
Aside from performing and recording, Good also runs the production company "Good Sounds" where he produces, mixes, and masters demo CDs and full length albums for local bands based in the Phoenix area of Arizona. He works with K&Z Entertainment and has many releases to his name. He also plans to release a solo album as he stated on twitter.
Discography
- with From First to Last
- Aesthetic (Four Leaf Recordings, 2003)
- Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count (Epitaph Records, 2004)
- Heroine (Epitaph Records, 2006)
- From First to Last (Suretone/Interscope Records, 2008)
- Throne to the Wolves (Rise Records, 2010)
- with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.)
- D.R.U.G.S. (Decaydance Records, February 22, 2011)
References
- ↑ "The Color of Violence - Artist Bio" Epitaph Records website. Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( From First to Last > Biography )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ↑ "Matt Good (D.R.U.G.S) Discusses New Project Kit Fysto"
- ↑ "D.R.U.G.S. Members Working On New Project"
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