Matt Henshaw

Matt Henshaw
Birth name Matthew Henshaw
Born September 10, 1987
Nottingham, England
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, slide guitar,
Years active 2010–present
Website matthenshaw.com

Matthew "Matt" Henshaw (born 10 September 1987) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter.[1] He first emerged in 2010 as a soul singer collaborating with numerous artists, cited as the NME Breakthrough Artist[2] and compared to Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Al Green.[3] He has often cited his influences to be the likes of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Steve Marriott and Steve Winwood.[4]

He was used as part of a LinkedIn marketing campaign through the summer of 2014.[5][6]

Henshaw played a number of festivals[7][8][9] and toured throughout the UK[10][11] in 2014 self-releasing 3 EPs.[12][13][14]

He started 2015 by touring France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.[15][16][17][18]

Discography

EPs

Title Album details
Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold
  • Released: 10 September 2014
  • Label: Peace, Love & Tea Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
Always in the Way
  • Released: 16 June 2014
  • Label: Peace, Love & Tea Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
It Ain't Easy/My Life
  • Released: 5 March 2014
  • Label: Peace, Love & Tea Records
  • Format: 7" vinyl, CD, digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Henshaw Interview". Leicestershire Music. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "NME Breakthrough winner Matt Henshaw 'honoured' to open Lovebox festival". NME. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "New band of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Introducing: Matt Henshaw". SubbaCulture. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "How to Rock the Perfect LinkedIn Profile". SlideShare. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Launching a Career Comeback". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Y Not Festival". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alcohol Free Music Festival Held in Nottingham". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nottingham to host Alcohol Free Festival". NME. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Singer Matt Henshaw leaving Leicester for debut tour of UK and Europe". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Professional Success for Leicester Singer-Songwriter Matt Henshaw". University of Leicester. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Matt Henshaw Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold Review". Scouseland Sound. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Matt Henshaw Live at Pivo Pivo in Glasgow". Blues Bunny. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Matt Henshaw at the Nottingham Contemporary". LeftLion. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Matt Henshaw Soul und Blues aus Grossbritannien". Weser Kurier. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Matt Henshaw Singt im Cabarelo". NWZ. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Songs & Whispers presents Matt Henshaw Soul und Blues Leicester UK". Elbe Wochenblatt. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Breathy Feelings and Furious Solos". MK Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

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