Greetings
to one and all, and welcome to the NEW jonmatthews.net!
Jon Matthews is a singer, songwriter, engineer and producer originally
from Cape Breton, and now based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
Canada. He is the owner and operator of BIG
GREY SOUND STUDIO. Take off your boots and wander around for a bit.
We are still tying up the loose ends, so be careful where you walk, and
if anything is broken, please take a moment and let
us know.
2.04.08 :: Jon
to SHOWCASE at Music PEI stage during ECMA 2008
For those of you planning
on heading to Fredericton NB for the ECMAs, do NOT miss Jon's showcase,
on Saturday February 9th 9:30pm on the Music PEI stage at Nicky Zee's,
at 375 King Street. Jon will be performing with a band for this event,
and will be spotlighting songs from 'don't leave' over his 30 minute performance.
That's
not all! Keep your eyes peeled for Jon performing as a sideman for Cynthia
MacLeod and Meaghan Blanchard during their sets at Nicky Zee's as well,
and be sure to check out performances by many other awesome PEI artists
like Chucky Danger, Annapilla, Two Hours Traffic, Catherine MacLellan,
Nathan Wiley, John Connolly and others.
12.21.07 :: Cynthia MacLeod's 'Hot Off The Floor' nominated for an ECMA
Jon
congratulates Cynthia on being nominated for 2008 ECMA Roots-Traditional
Solo Recording of the Year! Jon appears on a live track from the album
singing 'Wasn't That A Party', and the album was recorded at Jon's Big
Grey Sound Studio. Good luck, Cynthia!
11.29.07
:: DON'T LEAVE (the song) gets 'Honorable
Mention' at the 2007 Singer/Songwriter Awards
Jon's
song 'don't leave' has been selected for honourable mention at the prestigious
2007 Singer Songwriter Awards. From the judges:
"Every submission is included in one of many 'listening pools'.
This system allows us to hear your music individually, as a group and
in different groups. Artists with Honourable Mentions are those that the
judges could not agree on and, therefore, had to be listened to several
times and submitted for multiple listening pools. Ultimately, we award
you with an Honourable Mention because your music is very good!"
This success follows on the heels of another prestigious result: the songs
'Don't Leave' and 'Bridge' both made it to advanced judging at the 2006
International Songwriting Competition. Jon is humbled and delighted to
have his songs performing so well at such a high global level.
11.10.07 :: 'don't
leave' nominated for THREE PEI MUSIC AWARDS; Big Grey Sound Studio WINS
Studio of the Year
Congrats to Jon and Big Grey Sound Studio on winning the 2007 Music PEI Award for 'Recording Studio of the Year'! It was a terrific night, with several projects recorded at Big Grey also being recognized: Cynthia MacLeod won awards for instrumental and roots/traditional recording of the year, Fiddlers Sons received the country recording of the year award, and Chucky Danger picked up rock recording of the year. Other nominees associated with Big Grey included The Ross Family and Jon's own album, 'don't leave'. Jon and his band (Greg Stapleton, Chris LeClair and Brien McCarthy) closed the first half of the awards show with a stellar rendition of 'Don't Leave', and Jon helped kick off the PEIMA weekend with an unforgettable performace alongside Nathan Wiley, Rose Cousins and others at the Songwriters Circle in Summerside. Check the PICS AND VIDS section of this website for a few photos from the weekend!
