Artist:Matt Ryder

“Matt Ryder plays guitar, stompbox and sings. And does it really well. His rootsy style could be compared to say John Butler or Ben Harper, though his songs and playing have a powerful, uptempo percussive edge. Guitarists should come and check him out to be blown away by the guys skills; two handed tapping, hitting the guitar, harmonics everywhere… What can’t he do?” Kris Keogh - co manager, ‘HappyYess’ Bar “ Original, upbeat acoustic tunes with a fat rhythm sound ” Danny Mortison, Townsville Bulletin Newspaper 16th September 2005 “ His music begins with a very earthy, almost tribal feel, progresses to rock with a strong flamenco underlay and then abruptly switches to something that could be likened to System Of A Down Unplugged” Chris Carter NT News 27th January 2006 A Matt Ryder show delivers fast paced rock/roots songs delivered with more battery and thrashing on an accoustic guitar than often seen. Matt puts everything into his live shows. In 2007 Matt recorded the full length ...