Matt Kennedy (musician)
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Matt Kennedy (born February 18, 1985) is an American musician. Kennedy is lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Dangerous Summer (2012-present)[1]. He was a founding member of The Graduate (2005-2011). From 2012-2017, he toured with American actor Thomas Ian Nicholas in the Thomas Nicholas Band.
Background
Matthew Jay Kennedy was born February 18, 1985 in Carbondale, Illinois.
At age four, he started playing piano, and picked up the guitar at age 13. He started his first band called The Candidates at age 14, with Tim Moore, who became the future drummer of The Graduate. Kennedy started multiple bands in high school including J.A.C.K. (Just Another Common Kid), and Harrison, which eventually became The Graduate.
Musical Career
After recording their EP Horror Show with Seth Henderson in Northern Indiana, The Graduate quickly garnered label attention from Drive-Thru Records, Hopeless Records, Fueled by Ramen, Downtown Records, and eventually signed with Icon MES Records in New York City, owned by Transworld. The Graduate toured with bands such as Jack’s Mannequin, The Audition, Simple Plan, Anathallo, Secondhand Serenade, The New Amsterdams, The Hire, Sparks the Rescue, and played festivals ranging from Warped Tour to Summerfest, and Rock AM SEE. The Graduate released five EPs, two full-length records, and one live DVD before breaking up in 2011.
After The Graduate broke up, Kennedy continued his musical career working as a composer for Vanacore Music. He joined The Dangerous Summer in 2012 as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist; Kennedy writes the band’s songs with vocalist and founding member AJ Perdomo. The Dangerous Summer tours[2] in the United States, Europe/UK, Canada, Asia, and Australia. The Dangerous Summer broke away from Hopeless Records in 2020 to go independent[3] and start Mollywater Music[4], subsequently self-releasing their latest EP titled All That Is Left of the Blue Sky, which includes the single Fuck Them All[5][6], which rose to the top 10 of Spotify’s “Rock This” playlist, and stayed on the list for six months, garnering 5 million plays in the first year. Other notable songs include Come Down[7], Way Down[8], In 2021, TDS toured with Secondhand Serenade[9] on a stateside tour as a first show back after COVID restrictions closed venues.
Matt Kennedy lives in Denver, Colorado[10] with his wife and two dogs.
Background information
Birth name: Matthew Jay Kennedy
Born: February 18, 1985; Carbondale, IL
Occupation(s): musician, songwriter, composer
Instruments: guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, trumpet
Years active: 2006-present
Labels: Icon MES in association with Sony RED, Razor & Tie Records, Hopeless Records, Mollywater Music, Vanacore Music, Burnett Music Group
Associated acts: The Graduate, The Dangerous Summer, Fast Astronaut, Thomas Nicholas Band, Little Kennedy, Kill the Mountain
Website
https://thedangeroussummer.us/
Discography
- From the Group Up – DVD
- Sea Legs
- Every Other Time
- Only Every Time
- The Evergreen EP
- Interlude 2.0/Formula 2.0
- Anhedonia
- Horror Show
- Golden Record (2013)
- The Dangerous Summer (2018)[11]
- Mother Nature (2019)[12]
- Live in Baltimore 2019 (2020)
- All That Is Left of the Blue Sky (2020)[13]
- Single: The Best Part of Letting Go (2021)[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ ""We're Over All The Shit That Went On, We Feel Alive": The Dangerous Summer Return". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer". The Dangerous Summer. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer's AJ Perdomo On Being An Independent Band: "It's All About Our Fans And Us" - Features". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Redrup, Zach (2020-05-25). "NEWS: The Dangerous Summer decide to go independent!". DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer come back from the dead on new single "Fuck Them All"". Alternative Press Magazine. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "LISTEN: The Dangerous Summer's Rousing New Song - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer Have Released A Spine-Tingling New Song - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer drop new song and other news you might have missed today". Alternative Press Magazine. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Fontones, Ashley Catherine. "Secondhand Serenade talks connecting with listeners, emo music ahead of Stroudsburg show". Pocono Record. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer Start Fresh as a Denver-Based Band". 303 Magazine. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "The Dangerous Summer have nothing left to prove". Upset. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Punknews.org. "The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "LISTEN: The Dangerous Summer's Gorgeous New EP 'All That Is Left Of The Blue Sky' - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "LISTEN: The Dangerous Summer's Gorgeously Rousing New Track 'The Best Part of Letting Go' - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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