Category Archives: A Blog’s Life

You Got (Fan) Mail

Posted on March 4, 2013 by mattblick

  FAWM is finished, I got ill over the holidays, my EP is approaching like a bullet train on buttered rails, the New Communication single is mixed and off to be pressed and it’s past midnight and I haven’t blogged … Continue reading →

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Let’s Build An Airport – The Demos

Posted on February 10, 2013 by mattblick

Last chance for demos! I’m getting very close to releasing my EP Let’s Build An Airport. The single will be available from Feb 14th and the EP goes on sale on Mar 18th. At the moment you can hear demos … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts On Les Mis

Posted on February 9, 2013 by mattblick

I’m not Hathaway fan but if Anne doesn’t get an Oscar I’m probably going to fly to Hollywood and kick everyone there in the nuts Once was a game changer in the live singing in a musical stakes. Les Mis perfected that. … Continue reading →

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Where’s Matt?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by mattblick

Mainly working on my EP! I’ve had then tracks mastered but need to go back and make a couple of changes. In the meantime I’m working on writing bios and press releases which has got to be my least favourite … Continue reading →

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New Song: Here At The End Of The World

Posted on October 9, 2012 by mattblick

  Hey folks – check out my most recent tune. When my wife suggested I write a cheerful song, but then backtracked and said the words don’t need to be happy, just the tune I ended up with Here At … Continue reading →

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Fun Biography

Posted on September 16, 2012 by mattblick

Matt Blick is a soup farmer, renegade mathematician, rickshaw driver, submariner, performance dentist, seal trainer, kosher hairdresser and northern ninja. He has previously worked as a crash test dummy, stunt double on Finding Nemo, choreographer for Ladyboys Of Bangkok On … Continue reading →

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Finally In The Top 100! Count Me Out!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by mattblick

I’ve been working on my album for so long that I’ve built up a tidy little backlog of songs. So now the Let’s Build An Airport album is being edited and mixed and Shabby Road’s had a lick of paint and … Continue reading →

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A Week In The Life

Posted on June 5, 2012 by mattblick

What does a freelance music teacher do? I thought I’d give a week in the life – this week was busier than normal (but then there isn’t really such a thing as normal) Sunday On the way back from Church … Continue reading →

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Time For A Break

Posted on December 22, 2011 by mattblick

Things have been a bit quiet here blogwise but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. For a music teacher ’tis the season of multiple christmas concerts, school assemblies, and general craziness. Dad of four? You get the picture. But … Continue reading →

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Showing Up – March Roundup

Posted on May 3, 2011 by mattblick

So for those of you that are new around here, my goal is to write every day and see if that produces more and better songs than last years ‘write when I feel like it’ method. I wrote 3 songs … Continue reading →

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