Mat Flint
Encyclopedia
Mat Flint is an English
musician
, who has been a member of several bands including Revolver
(1990–1994), Hot Rod (1993), Death in Vegas
(1996–2005), and Deep Cut
(2006–present).
, grew up near Peterborough
, before his family moved to Winchester
when he was 16. He played in one band prior to Revolver
, with future Revolver
drummer Nick Dewey. They formed Revolver
in 1990, with Flint acting as vocalist and guitarist and also playing organ. After two albums and several singles, they split up in early 1994. The previous year, Flint had joined Paula Kelley
of Drop Nineteens
' band Hot Rod, in which he played bass and provided backing vocals. The band also featured John Dragonetti and Eric Paull. They released a single album in 1993, Speed Danger Death. Flint then joined Death in Vegas
as bassist, and played on all of their albums, as well as performing at every live show from 1996 to 2005. In 2006, Flint formed a new band, Deep Cut
, in which he plays guitar, releasing a single "Commodity" in May 2007, on Club AC30 Records, and following this with "Time to Kill" in 2008 and debut album My Thoughts Light Fires in February 2009. Deep Cut
's new album Disorientation will be released by Club AC30 in the summer of 2011.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, who has been a member of several bands including Revolver
Revolver (band)
Revolver were a London based guitar band in existence from 1990–1994, comprising Mat Flint , Hamish Brown and Nick Dewey...
(1990–1994), Hot Rod (1993), Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...
(1996–2005), and Deep Cut
Deep Cut (band)
Deep Cut is a London based rock group, featuring former Revolver singer/guitarist Mat Flint, Emma Bailey , Simon Flint , Ian Button and Pad Bailey...
(2006–present).
Biography
Flint hails from CoventryCoventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, grew up near Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, before his family moved to Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
when he was 16. He played in one band prior to Revolver
Revolver (band)
Revolver were a London based guitar band in existence from 1990–1994, comprising Mat Flint , Hamish Brown and Nick Dewey...
, with future Revolver
Revolver (band)
Revolver were a London based guitar band in existence from 1990–1994, comprising Mat Flint , Hamish Brown and Nick Dewey...
drummer Nick Dewey. They formed Revolver
Revolver (band)
Revolver were a London based guitar band in existence from 1990–1994, comprising Mat Flint , Hamish Brown and Nick Dewey...
in 1990, with Flint acting as vocalist and guitarist and also playing organ. After two albums and several singles, they split up in early 1994. The previous year, Flint had joined Paula Kelley
Paula Kelley
Paula Kelley is an American indie pop singer-songwriter and orchestral arranger/composer from Boston, Massachusetts. She began her musical career in the 1990s with the band Drop Nineteens before leaving them in 1994 to start her own career in songwriting...
of Drop Nineteens
Drop Nineteens
Drop Nineteens were a Boston-based indie rock band active from 1991 to 1995. They were one of a few U.S.-based bands who styled themselves on England's distinctive shoegazing sound, taking their inspiration from bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Th' Faith Healers, and Bleach...
' band Hot Rod, in which he played bass and provided backing vocals. The band also featured John Dragonetti and Eric Paull. They released a single album in 1993, Speed Danger Death. Flint then joined Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...
as bassist, and played on all of their albums, as well as performing at every live show from 1996 to 2005. In 2006, Flint formed a new band, Deep Cut
Deep Cut (band)
Deep Cut is a London based rock group, featuring former Revolver singer/guitarist Mat Flint, Emma Bailey , Simon Flint , Ian Button and Pad Bailey...
, in which he plays guitar, releasing a single "Commodity" in May 2007, on Club AC30 Records, and following this with "Time to Kill" in 2008 and debut album My Thoughts Light Fires in February 2009. Deep Cut
Deep Cut (band)
Deep Cut is a London based rock group, featuring former Revolver singer/guitarist Mat Flint, Emma Bailey , Simon Flint , Ian Button and Pad Bailey...
's new album Disorientation will be released by Club AC30 in the summer of 2011.