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The BB King sample came as stock in the keyboard!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I bumped into Matt at Vance Powell&#8217;s Sputnik Studio Party at NAMM and told him I was a huge fan and I&#8217;d been at that gig and remembered that event with the keyboard! He said to his girlfriend &#8216;see it really happened!&#8217; Haha. I think the story had become folklore!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Matt Mahaffey is incredibly talented, and has done so much in the music industry, from playing in a signed band, to recording and producing, writing for commercials, TV and film! Here&#8217;s a list of 7 tips to help you go against the grain and make it in this business, catch the full interview below for all the details!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Go Big or Go Home:<\/b> When starting out in the music industry Matt Mahaffey started his own record label in Murfreesboro, TN just outside of Nashville. They bought the biggest building in the center of the town square and put a huge sign out front.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Don\u2019t do things small, Matt and his friends wanted to make a statement and wanted people to know who they were, and they went for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>If at first you don\u2019t succeed try, try again<\/b>:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Matt\u2019s first venture with the record label did not stand the test of time.\u00a0 However, it was a stepping stone in his path to success instead of it being his excuse to quit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Change your scenery: <\/b>Being a rock artist in 1990&#8217;s Nashville, Matt felt out of place, but<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>he moved to L.A. and rekindled his love for songwriting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you find yourself in a rut where you are, you don\u2019t have to be as drastic and move to the other side of the country, but a move to a place with other like minded artists is helpful.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Strike a pose:<\/b>\u00a0The dreaded duck face is not just for skinny models you will have your photograph taken, be prepared and grab your mates for support! <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Never miss an opportunity: <\/b>When Dreamworks, Matt\u2019s Label was bought by Universal he was dropped in the buy out.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>However, through that process he met others in the industry that worked at universal and those opportunities eventually opened up doors for him to be able to write music and score for film and episodic television.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Make it work:<\/b>\u00a0Do whatever it takes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That goes farther than simply working hard.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Hard work is the tip of the ice berg.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Be kind to people, stay on schedule, go to meetings, and share your ideas. this list could go on and on, the point is, do what it takes to make it work. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Cook with What\u2019s in the kitchen: <\/b>We all love new instruments and good gear, and getting something new usually makes your feel better, at least for a while.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are lot of folks in this industry that will tell you that you need this clock, or this convertor, or a better mic pre, or higher end monitoring.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Matt Mahaffey says use what you\u2019ve got! Make a with what you have a your disposal right now, don\u2019t wait to have the best stuff, or distract yourself with new gear! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Matt Mahaffey has been playing music nearly his entire life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He grew up playing music and writing songs with his brother Mike, and at the age of 11 he was drumming at Dollywood, Dolly Parton\u2019s theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"s1\">Later, he started his own record label, Spongebath Records based in Murfreesboro, TN. and in 1994 formed his alternative rock band Self.\u00a0<\/span>With Nashville he felt as a Rock artist he didn&#8217;t feel like he fit in with the country music scene.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">In the early 2000\u2019s he moved to Los Angeles to hone his craft. Then he returned to Nashville which has since undergone\u00a0<\/span>an amazing transformation into the worlds leading music center for many genre&#8217;s not just country. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Matt has played with many great artists including<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Pink, Beck, Liz Phair, Tenacious D, Lupe Fiasco, Phantom Planet, Beyonc\u00e9, Butch Walker, Keith Urban, The Sounds, L.E.O. and Smash Mouth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In 2005 he and Jeff Turzo began producing music together under the name Wired all Wong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Matt has written music for the Shrek Movies, including Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek ever after,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He\u2019s also written music for television shows including<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>CSI: Miami, DanceLife, Entourage, MTV, E! 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