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Matthew
Smart picked up the harmonica in his freshman year of college. He wasn’t very good and knew very
little about music, but today he can play just fine. His influences are heavily steeped in the blues
greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter. A few years ago, he picked up singing to
go along with his harp. You can see him beltin’ out tunes every Thursday night at Darwin’s
Blues Jam in Marietta.
Matthew’s
harmonica style is very simple: big tone, strong vibrato, sweet bends and a few riffs borrowed from the greats. Matthew has
been teaching the harmonica for 6 years in Atlanta, GA. He is joining an excellent collection of teachers
at Ken Stanton Music is Roswell, GA. In addition to teaching, Matthew has also been a corporate trainer
for 8 plus years. During the day, he works for ACS, a Xerox company. These are a few of my credits and accomplishments...
- Professional instructor/trainer for 8+ years in Corporate
America
- Harmonica instructor for 6 years
- Co-founder of the Atlanta Harmonica Enthusiasts
- Faciliator at David Barrett's Harmonica
Masterclass Workshop Atlanta, 2006
- Coach,
Jon Gindick's Harmonica Jam Camp Charlotte, Dallas 2006-2007
- Featured artist of the month, Trackside Tavern Atlanta 8/2006
- Professional Debut! Big Shanty King Mojo Records 9/15/2006
- Harmonica Teacher @ Ken Stanton Music in Roswell, GA
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