Author Archives: mattblick

About mattblick

Songwriter/Singer from Nottingham, UK. My 2nd EP, Everything In The World Is Fighting Everything In The Sky, is out now. I'm blogging (& podcasting) through the entire Beatles catalogue at Beatles Songwriting Academy. In my spare time I wish I had some spare time.

Stephen King’s Nail

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2018 by mattblick

When Stephen King decided he was going to be a writer in his teens his first milestone was sending off a story to a magazine he hoped would publish it. As you might expect he got a rejection slip. No … Continue reading →

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What Do Volcanoes Taste Like?

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2018 by mattblick

Another week of weird and wonderful things that pour out of ten year old heads. One pupil has just discovered Aerosmith and was sharing the good news with his buddies. How would you describe them? Like this Kid A: You … Continue reading →

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Singer Songwriter Academy Files

Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2017 by mattblick

Sand V1 – Single Track Vox Sand V1 – Double Track Vox Fireballs V1 Wounds V1

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Inspire Singer/Songwriter Bootcamp 2017

Posted on Friday, September 15, 2017 by mattblick

In August I had the pleasure of working with Nina Smith and Elliot Labatte (Silver Wilson) on another Singer/Songwriter bootcamp. We spent an intensive 5 days writing, recording and performing with a very talented bunch of 13-19 year olds. Some … Continue reading →

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Demo Albums

Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2017 by mattblick

or is it albums of demos? Either way I’ve decided to begin compiling/curating my audio archives. You can download the first one right here Home Truths 2016 The download includes 16 songs ranging from metal guitar instrumentals, political songs, style … Continue reading →

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Songs With Pupils 2017

Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017 by mattblick

I’ll be adding songs to this page as I go (right click to download) School DNA – Unknown Rapitide U.A.D.O.R. – Lauren & Henry Other stuff you might like Race To The Top Matt’s Songs

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U.A.D.O.R.

Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2017 by mattblick

Here’s a little tune I wrote with 11 year old pupils Lauren and Henry. We deconstructed the chords to Shawn Mendes‘ song Treat You Better and went from there. All the ‘drums’ were created in school by banging cupboards, dropping … Continue reading →

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Wes

Posted on Friday, December 30, 2016 by mattblick

More fresh meat here

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Kick Ass Christmas

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 by mattblick

“Matt, listen to me. I kick ass at Silent Night” – 9 yr old pupil.

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Introducing Joe Strange

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2016 by mattblick

Who played chromatic harmonica on the title track of my EP ‘Everything In The World Is Fighting Everything In The Sky’. Joe is an accomplished singer/songwriter in the classic Americana mould with a soulful voice and great, understated guitar chops. … Continue reading →

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