Matthew Melton
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Michael Melton |
| Born |
November 10, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop, garage, glam, lo-fi |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Castle Face Records, Burger Records, Tic Tac Totally |
| Associated acts | Dream Machine, Warm Soda, Bare Wires, Snake Flower 2, Pleasers |
Matthew Michael Melton (born November 10, 1982) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Warm Soda, he also previously fronted Bare Wires and Snake Flower 2. Melton currently fronts Dream Machine with his wife Doris and has also released solo material.
In 2012, Melton set up independent record label and recording studio Fuzz City where he is noted to have recorded and produced the majority of his music.
Melton was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His family is from the English town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, who settled in West Memphis, Arkansas in the 1900's. At an early age he was trained as an opera singer and performed in various operas including Carmen and Tosca. He also performed in a children's back up choir for John Denver. He attended Memphis College of Art, where for his senior thesis he presented a series of photographs of every high school cafeteria in Memphis, entitled Cafeterium. Melton staged his own arrest at the gallery showing of his senior thesis under the pretence that "the photographs were taken illegitimately". To obtain his diploma, he was forced to write a letter of apology for the incident.
Around this time, Melton briefly played bass in the River City Tanlines with Lost Sounds frontwoman Alicja Trout and performed with own band, the Memphis Break-Ups, while booking shows for Memphis venue XY&Z. In 2006, he photographed Jay Reatard for the cover of his first solo album, Blood Visions.
In 2007, Melton left Memphis for California and eventually settled in San Francisco. He formed Snake Flower 2, and released a handful of singles before releasing debut album Renegade Daydream in 2008. The band featured a revolving lineup, with the album recording featuring drummer Will Axe and bassist Donelle Malnik. Melton described the album as being "the first batch of songs I wrote after I escaped from the South".
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