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A lot of people have been asking about the new MATTOWAX EP and where it can be purchased…well, we’re waiting to send out a big promotional e-mail blast until it’s up on iTunes as well (should be very soon), but the EP is already alive and kicking up on Rhapsody. For those who use it (I heartily recommend it - Rhapsody has replaced my physical CD collection and has saved my bank account and possibly even my marriage in the process…ha ha), the EP can be purchased outright or streamed if you’re on a subscription plan. Just fire it on up and do a seach for “mattowax”!

In other news regarding the EP, we’ve sent out MANY packages to publishing companies across the U.S. (and one or two abroad as well) and have gotten some positive initial response, and are now waiting for things to trickle through the rest of the organizations (which typically takes a month or more). Who knows what (or if) will come of it, but it’s very interesting to be doing a full-court press like this with a recording - I’ve never quite hit it this hard, but we think the recording is a really solid one and worth this kind of effort - so, we’ll see! And, if nothing comes of it, well, the next EP is already about 3/4 of the way through the recording phase!

Hi all - the first MATTOWAX EP, titled “Most Likely To Succeed”, is finished and about to be shipped off to the presses - both real and digital. A rare few promotional copies are being pressed onto CD, but the official release is digital-only and should be up on iTunes (and other purveyors of digital goodness) hopefully sooner rather than later (however, it can sometimes take up to a couple months…gulp…). Still, clips can be heard at the MATTOWAX website, and new music is coming soon!

Also, a live version of the group has been practicing as of late (it looks an awful lot like the Levelheads of yore!), so we may be taking the show on the road as early as the Spring.

Anyway, we CAN give you a sneak peek at the album artwork - recently finished in the nick of time by soon-to-be-papa Todd Marrone. Check it out!

Been wondering just what this MATTOWAX project of mine sounds like? Well, wonder no more friends - clips from the new EP are now up on the MATTOWAX site, and can be found on the “Sounds” page. You’ll be able to download 30 second clips of each of the new tunes, as well as a bunch of clips from my back catalog as well as Russell G.’s - that material is also going to be made available through the MATTOWAX name, although it won’t be released officially.

Some nuggest there that you won’t hear anywhere else include clips of the “Ocean Mix” instrumental only version of “Most Likely To Succeed” as well as a newer version of “Whiteoak” (which was on Centerlight back in 2003) with a full band arrangement Mighty cool!

Jump right to the sounds page by clicking the logo below.

The first Mattowax EP is almost finished - we’re at the mixing stage now (4 new tunes!). We’re also starting to line up the next batch of songs to get the Mattowax treatment, and we’ve got a bunch of guest musicians on tap to contribute - we can’t WAIT for you to hear this new material (and, fully rendered versions of some classics as well!). Stay tuned!