Fantastival Podcast - #158 Matt James (Gene)
It’s #158 of The Fantastival Podcast and it’s time to bring Olympian, Champione, the Fighting Fit, musician, singer, songwriter, former drummer & co-songwriter in Gene, ladies and gentlemen, you know who it is, the one and only, Matt James… Matt is on fine form as we talk all about his musical tastes and memories from childhood to present day, his first experience on drums, working in Our Price Lewisham, all of the bands he played in leading up to Gene as Matt goes on to give us some great insight into the band, life after Gene including session drumming, band managing and then taking a break from the music industry, but returning as a solo artist with album ‘Breaking The Fall’ in 2022, his recent single ‘Sea Of Trouble’, what his plans and hopes for the future are, before getting to collates his Fantasy Festival lineup! After you’ve listened to the episode go and check out a Spotify Playlist from Matt with a track from his chosen acts: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79as63b2RjxELisAL8atOl?si=htv4rDXWTAeKFbhGHeNyIw&pi=e-mYyAwwQcQEuX And why not go and check out Matt’s website to keep up to date with all of Matt’s latest news: https://musicmattjames.com/ Matt’s Social Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicmattjames Twitter: https://x.com/musicmattjames?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicmattjames?igsh=MXJoMmpqZnFjeG11bQ== If you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP, subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to and give us a star rating on iTunes or rate the show and comment on the episode on Spotify and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sunday at 9am. Spread the word... and the word is Fantastival! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-fantastival-podcast/message