Album Notes

Longevity. Songwriter. Charismatic performer. Young man. New voice. Kind. Contradictory (not really). 6'1". Intentional. Winnipeg upstart promoting sophomore album 'Love In Such Strong Words'. Poet. Powerful (gentle). Harmonica. J-45. Black cowboy boots. "Bad-ass crooner". "Foreplay in a jewel case". Dynamic. Growing. Evolving; Matt Epp. (www.myspace.com/mattepp)

I moved to Winnipeg, Canada from Montreal in September 2001 living in a car for 3 months until I could find a place to live. Once out of my car I began to work on my biggest video project to date, 'Love Life', a professional skateboard DVD released in October '03. I started playing music in 2002. I made my debut solo record, 'You'll Find Me Alone' and released it in September 2005.

I just finished a new studio album titled 'Love In Such Strong Words', which was released September 3, 2006. Musicians include Gilles Fournier (bass) and Daniel Roy (drums), Rene Campbell (mean lead guitar), Kristjanna Oleson (violin and viola), and the prolific and multi-faceted Dan Frechette (mandolin and slide guitar). Shannon Laliberte melted the tape and lit fire to the studio walls with her vocal solos on 'For God's Sake Irene'. She's really got the pipes. Matt Peters and Rusty Matyas of the Waking Eyes playing with some fantastic organ and trumpet parts, respectively, & a great cast of up and coming singers as a makeshift choir (Matt Sirey, Julia Kasdorf, Carly Dow, Mckenzie Hill, Brandy Zdan and Dave Quanbury, and Ricky Brick), and with the Animata String Quartet playing on 2 songs. The arrangements are great. Last minute I was fortunate to coordinate schedules with my old friend Jessee Havey of the Duhks, and she sang with me on 'The Family Farm'. Ron Halldorson also blessed that track with a very inspired pedal steel take.