Matt Stansberry

www.mattstansberry.com

July 26, 2010 • 8:56 AM

Summer Update!

Hey all,

Sorry for the delay between blogs…I finally slowed down to give you an update, so here it is…

Song of Hope
I started my summer off with a bang and it’s been an exciting last few months. In the first part of June I was commissioned to write a song for the What God Has Joined Ministries. I’m passionate about marriages and couples working through their issues. Marriage isn’t easy and it takes a lot of work, commitment and sometimes needs some additional support and that’s where this ministry comes in. Since this is a topic I’m adamant about the song really just wrote itself. I actually wrote the majority of the song in the shower and in my head while driving around. Once I had the song written I took it to Jarod Evans at Blackwatch Studios in Norman, OK and here’s what we came up with:

“Song of Hope”

Bringing Up Bobby Cast Party
A few weeks ago I played a cast party for a feature film that’s being shot in Oklahoma. The movie, “Bringing Up Bobby”, is being directed by Famke Janssen (she’s one of the tall, beautiful actresses in X-Men). There is a great cast including Marcia Cross, Bill Pullmen, Milla Jovovich, etc. The party was a blast to perform at and the cast was all super gracious, humble and a lot of fun. Here’s a pic with executive producer, David Johndrow (I met David as a designer…I designed the wine labels for Johndrow Vineyards – www.johndrowvineyards.com), and Milla Jovovich (most well know for her role in The Fifth Element):

david johndrow, milla jovovich and matt

Nominee Design Studio
I’ve been an artist and designer for a while and over the past few years have helped out several artists/bands on their album artwork, websites, posters, etc., so decided to start my own design shop to work with acts on a more ‘official’ level. I formed Nominee Design Studio this month and have started working with some amazing artists including Graham Colton (OKC native and national recording artist), The Fixx (UK band from early MTV days that had #1 in the 80s with “One Thing Leads to Another”), The Psychedelic Furs (UK band from the early MTV days with a huge cult following), Danny Barnes (Dave Matthew’s banjo player), Christopher Wray (Okie that currently lives in LA and recording an EP with The Roots drummer ?uestlove and John Mayer’s bassist, Pino Palladino), The Shining Lights (new band out of , Albert Aguilar (local artist with a lot of talent), Julia Sinclair (awesome up and coming guitar player and songwriter from New York) and Mike Feingold (Erykah Badu’s guitarist). I’m super proud of this roster of musicians as they are all great people with a tremendous amount of talent and I’m lucky to be working with them. Oh, and I’m also a fan of their work, so that’s a huge plus!

With Nominee I’ve been able to partner up with my wife, Mandy, on photo shoots for bands. We recently did the shots for The Shining Lights which you can see on the Nominee site (www.nomineedesign.com). We’ll be teaming up again in LA to shoot some new promo shots for Julia Sinclair. Mandy’s site is www.mandystansberry.com.

Los Angeles Tour
Last but not least, I’ll be playing some dates in Los Angeles the first week of September. I’m looking forward to getting back to the West Coast and seeing some friends and playing some shows! Also, if you’re in the OKC area I have quite a few regular dates around, so check my site out frequently for shows (sometimes I book surprise lat minute shows week of…) www.mattstansberry.com

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