Mike Mattison

Mike Mattison
Mattison fronting Scrapomatic, opening for the Tedeschi Trucks Band
Background information
Born	c. 1969
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genres	Blues, blues rock, soul, world music, R&B, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, piano, clarinet, tenor saxophone french horn, trombone, upright bass
Labels	Columbia, Alligator, Landslide Records
Associated acts	The Derek Trucks Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Scrapomatic, Susan Tedeschi

Mike Mattison is an American musician and vocalist of the Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues group, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, as well as lead vocalist and co-founder of the blues rock trio Scrapomatic. Mattison's vocal sound has been described as "strong," with an "expressive blues voice". As lead vocalist of Scrapomatic, he picked up a nomination for Minnesota Music Awards best male vocalist, and both he and co-founder Paul Olsen were also nominated for best R&B Group. Mattison was previously the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award winning Derek Trucks Band and has been a main songwriter of all three bands.

Mattison was born and grew to adulthood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a period where he was encouraged to learn and experiment with a variety of musical instruments, which appealed to him. Before graduation from high school, he'd learned, with differing levels of accomplishment, to play the recorder, clarinet, tenor saxophone, french horn, trombone, bass, and guitar, in addition to his natural ability to sing. He was influenced by jazz, the blues, and roots music. Mattison began exploring songwriting and performing with a friend who had also been raised in Minneapolis, Paul Olsen. The pair met in 1993 at a Parliament-Funkadelic concert, and began playing R&B and blues-based music together afterward. Mattison's acceptance and subsequent college education at Harvard brought him east, and he convinced Olsen to move with him.