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Matt Hansen is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from California. His music combines elements of pop, rock, and folk to create a unique sound. With a wide variety of instruments ranging from the electric guitar to the mandolin, Matt is able to create music with a wide range of textures.
Early Life & Career
Born in 1985 in California, Matt grew up playing music from an early age. He began playing drums and guitar in his early teens and eventually picked up other instruments such as bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and more. After graduating high school he moved to Los Angeles and began performing as a session musician for various artists. He also started producing music for various indie labels.
Music Releases & Collaborations
In 2016 Matt released his debut album 'The World Through My Eyes'. The album featured 10 tracks that showcased his musical talent by blending multiple genres together. Since then he has released two follow-up albums 'Somewhere Out There' (2017) and 'A Million Dreams' (2018). He has also collaborated with other artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Tycho.
Latest Projects
Matt continues to write and record music. Recently he wrote the score for a short film titled 'The Unseen'. He's also been working on an instrumental album which will be released later this year. His latest single is titled 'Let Go' and was released in April 2020.
Influences & Style
Matt credits artists such as John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead as some of his major influences. His style is often described as being melodic with intricate guitar work. He also incorporates aspects of folk and jazz into his music which adds a unique flavor to his songs.}

Multi award-winning ZULYA KAMALOVA is a multifaceted artist as well as the leading proponent of original Tatar music in Australia and the world. Since her move to Australia in 1991 ZULYA has developed a totally original approach which takes her Tatar and Australian identity to totally new places and in completely new ways. ZULYA has independently produced nine albums to date, including ARIA-nominated elusive (2002) and, together with her band The Children of the Underground – ARIA-winning 3 nights and 2004’s The Waltz of Emptiness (and Other Songs on Russian Themes) both of which upon their release in Europe spent several months in the top 10 of European world music charts. The band’s recent release in collaboration with a visual artist Dilka Bear – a hardcover storybook/album “On Love and Science“ (2015) has received high critical acclaim (including a 5 star review in the Australian). ZULYA‘s most recent release “Alty Kon Yaratu/Six Days Loving” – a collaboration with a Tatar poet Yoldyz Minnullina and Dutch musician Michiel Hollanders has been described as her best yet.

With haunting and ethereal songs that masterfully delve into the depths of ferocious love, heartbreaking loss and steadfast hope, the debut album, Us, by new duo BOWEN * YOUNG unveils a unique style of music the couple has dubbed “Cinematic Americana.”

BOWEN * YOUNG’s timeless debut record created by Clare Bowen and husband Brandon Robert Young is a multi-sensory feast. The music, produced by Sean McConnell, invokes themes painted by the duo’s powerfully authentic lyrics and hypnotic harmonies.

Clare, the charismatic actress who played Scarlett O’Connor in the popular show Nashville, is known as a ray of sunshine around the world. She is an empath who leads with her heart, able to communicate and translate emotions whether on stage or screen.

Born in rural Australia, she moved to Music City in 2012 for the Nashville role and immediately earned respect from the city’s musical leaders. She has performed with artists such as Vince Gill, Zac Brown Band, working with Grammy Award winning producers/songwriters T-Bone Burnett, Colin Linden and Buddy Miller, who became her mentors.

She toured her eponymous album for sold-out crowds with Brandon in Germany, Australia, the US and UK. The pair also earned a coveted spot on Sugarland’s popular “Still the Same Tour” and toured live with the Nashville cast, selling out London’s O2 Arena.

Brandon, who began singing at age five under the gentle guidance of his mother, had a very different upbringing and path to Nashville. In 2000, he moved from Enfield, CT, to Nashville, where he taught himself to play guitar. He worked as a courier during the day and spent his nights filling empty composition books with song after song.

He spent a decade touring with music legend John Hiatt, first as percussionist and background vocalist and eventually becoming one third of The John Hiatt Trio. He worked on three of the famed artist’s albums, the last of which was nominated for a Grammy in the Americana category.

Brandon has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artists Emmylou Harris, Colin Linden, and Mikky Ekko. Young was also invited by John Carter Cash to finish one of his father’s unpublished works for Johnny Cash Forever Words. Brandon’s music has been heard in shows such as Shameless. A Million Little Things, and Nashville.

It was serendipity that brought BOWEN * YOUNG together in 2013, when Brandon was a last-minute replacement for Clare’s no-show duet partner for her first solo set at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. They immediately discovered they had wonderful chemistry both onstage and off. Brandon proposed to Clare at the Ryman Auditorium during the couple’s Grand Ole Opry set in 2015. They were married by John Carter Cash at the Cash Cabin in 2017.

Christopher John (C.J.) Lee: Australian singer/songwriter, guitarist, banjo and harmonica player writes songs channeled through mongrel dogs. Born of the Waratah state in rural NSW, Australia, C.J.Lee performs predominantly as a solo artist drawing influence from blues, Dixieland jazz, vaudeville, folk and country music.

He’s played street corners, folk venues, dive bars, coffee houses, blues clubs, music halls to world renowned festival stages.

When he employs a band, C.J calls upon a select group of musicians to punctuate his bellowing voice and abstract story telling. You'll hear violin responding to the narrative, horns to bring out the bourbon, bull fiddle sliding along with a concoction of drums and percussion, bringing to mind characters such as Tom Waits, C.W Stoneking and Howlin Wolf.

In 2016, Lee relocated to Ontario, Canada and Detriot, Michigan, quickly hustling his way into the Blues & Roots community across Canada and into the US. A troubadour at heart, C.J.Lee finds himself traveling constantly with his suitcase of songs throughout Canada, US and Australia.

His latest album “Hitchcock Sequel” available now on all platforms and on ‘limited edition' RED vinyl.