Matty Woods
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Matty Woods is an Australian Roots reggae
artist producer based in Wollongong, Australia. In December 2009, Matty released The Ras Gong Guerrilla EP.
, climate change
and human rights
. The recording features performances by members of The Strides band, Nick Garbett and Jeremy Rose. The CD was recorded by dual ARIA
award winner Al Wright and mastered by Reece Turnbridge at Benchmark Mastering.
In December 2009, Matty released the EPK, or Electronic Press Kit, a film which provides a brief introspective on Matty Woods and The Ras Gong Guerrilla EP. Studio, live performance, interview, behind the scenes and archival footage are all found in the kit. Live performance footage featured includes venues such as the Hopetoun Surry Hills, High and Dry sustainable arts festival, Wollongong Uni Bar and the Forum in Fox Studios Moore Park Sydney. The DVD features the film clip for ‘Down in Australia’ which includes footage of a mural of Bob Marley
in Kogarah, Australia.
Matty has supported local and international acts since 2007 including The Black Seeds
, King Tide, Rastawookie, The Red Eyes, Cornerstone Roots
One Love Band and Dubbly. He has played for a number of bands including Ras Gong Guerrillas, One Love Band, Five Islands Reggae Band, Bomba
, Watussi, Bondi Cigars, Rastawookie and King Tide.
Matty Woods regularly performs at activist events in Australia, such as Climate Camp, Australia's Climate Action Summit, VeganExpo, Cruelty Free Living Festival and the Walk Against Warming.
Woods performed at the Byron Bay Reggae Festival 2010.
Roots reggae
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the spiritual side of Rastafari and with the honoring of God, called Jah by rastafarians. It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer, and the rural poor...
artist producer based in Wollongong, Australia. In December 2009, Matty released The Ras Gong Guerrilla EP.
Biography
Matty's debut release The Ras Gong Guerrilla EP was recorded in Wollongong and released in December 2009. The 10-track recording tackles Australian and international issues such as Indigenous sovereigntySovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
, climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
. The recording features performances by members of The Strides band, Nick Garbett and Jeremy Rose. The CD was recorded by dual ARIA
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
award winner Al Wright and mastered by Reece Turnbridge at Benchmark Mastering.
In December 2009, Matty released the EPK, or Electronic Press Kit, a film which provides a brief introspective on Matty Woods and The Ras Gong Guerrilla EP. Studio, live performance, interview, behind the scenes and archival footage are all found in the kit. Live performance footage featured includes venues such as the Hopetoun Surry Hills, High and Dry sustainable arts festival, Wollongong Uni Bar and the Forum in Fox Studios Moore Park Sydney. The DVD features the film clip for ‘Down in Australia’ which includes footage of a mural of Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
in Kogarah, Australia.
Matty has supported local and international acts since 2007 including The Black Seeds
The Black Seeds
The Black Seeds are a musical group from Wellington, New Zealand. Their music is a fusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul.The Black Seeds have two double-platinum selling albums at home, and successful European album releases through the German-based Sonar Kollektiv label...
, King Tide, Rastawookie, The Red Eyes, Cornerstone Roots
Cornerstone Roots
Cornerstone Roots are a successful contemporary New Zealand reggae band from Raglan/Whaingaroa in the Waikato.Formed in 2001 after a session at the infamous local Raglan Musicians Club, the original three-piece outfit singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian and drummer Turongo Dixon and bassist Naomi...
One Love Band and Dubbly. He has played for a number of bands including Ras Gong Guerrillas, One Love Band, Five Islands Reggae Band, Bomba
Bomba
Bomba is one of the traditional musical styles of Puerto Rico. it is a largely African-derived music. The rhythm and beat are played by a set of floor drums, cuá and a maraca. Dance is an integral part of the music: the dancers move their bodies to every beat of the drum, making bomba a very...
, Watussi, Bondi Cigars, Rastawookie and King Tide.
Matty Woods regularly performs at activist events in Australia, such as Climate Camp, Australia's Climate Action Summit, VeganExpo, Cruelty Free Living Festival and the Walk Against Warming.
Woods performed at the Byron Bay Reggae Festival 2010.