Matt Mays and El Torpedo
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Matt Mays at the 2008 Ottawa Bluesfest
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 10, 1979 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Dartmouth Rock, Indie rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone, keyboards |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Sonic Records |
| Associated acts | Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Guthries, Sam Roberts |
| Website | MattMays.com |
| Members | Matt Mays Adam Baldwin Serge Sampson Damien Moynihan Leith Fleming-Smith Ryan Stanley |
| Past members | Jarrett Murphy Tim Jim Baker Matt Hammond Andy Patil Rob Crowell Jay Smith (deceased 2013) |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson SG Gretsch White Falcon Fender Telecaster Red 1972 Gretsch Nashville Fender Telecaster Thinline |
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Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries. Mays was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in Nova Scotia.
The Guthries were a Canadian country rock band formed in 1998 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The band's first album Off Windmill, was released in 2000. The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Mays subsequently left the band in 2002, just prior to the release of the band's second release, the self-titled The Guthries. However, following the self-titled release, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album.
At the 2005 Juno Awards, Mays presented an award, and was himself nominated for New Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year for his self-titled album.
In February 2006, Mays appeared with the Symphony Nova Scotia in their Rising Star series on the Dalhousie University campus.
In April 2006, fellow Canadian rocker Sam Roberts released his new album titled Chemical City. Mays performed on the track "Uprising Down Under".
In 2014, his album Coyote won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.
Matt Mays & El Torpedo consisted of Jay Smith (guitar, vocals), Andy Patil (bass, vocals), Tim Baker (drums), and Adam Baldwin (keyboard).
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