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Matt Sweeney
Matt Sweeney (born July 2, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. Sweeney currently plays with The Hard Quartet. Sweeney is also the host of the web series Guitar Moves.
Sweeney’s history includes being the frontman for the band Chavez, half of the Superwolf duo, composer and performer for music in Red Dead Redemption 2, and session guitarist for Rick Rubin.
Sweeney was born in New York City. His father was John D. Sweeney, a professor of Medieval English at Seton Hall University who was also an avid musician. His mother, Katharine Sweeney Hayden, is a federal judge. Sweeney's parents divorced after 20 years of marriage. He has an older brother, Gregory Sweeney, who is a musician who works on the TV show Kitchen Nightmares.
He grew up in Maplewood and South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Northwestern University before dropping out and moving to New York City.
Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records ("Last American Virgin" in 1989 and the posthumous "Laid", both out of print).
In 1993 Sweeney formed the indie rock band Chavez. The band quickly gained a following in the New York underground scene after the release of their first single ("Repeat the Ending" b/w "Hack the Sides Away") followed by the album (1995's Gone Glimmering and EP (1995’s Pentagram Ring) on Matador Records. The music video for the song “Break Up Your Band” aired in an episode of MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head. Chavez’s second full-length album Ride the Fader was released in 1996.
Chavez did several short tours in the United States and Europe between 1994 and 1997.
During this time, Sweeney was a crucial early advocate of Guided by Voices sharing their early cassettes amongst his peers including Kurt Cobain. With Chavez on hiatus, Sweeney filled in on bass guitar for the band’s "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars" tour. He also provided vocals on the song "Quicksilver" on Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard's first solo album Not in My Airforce LP.
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Matt Sweeney
Matt Sweeney (born July 2, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. Sweeney currently plays with The Hard Quartet. Sweeney is also the host of the web series Guitar Moves.
Sweeney’s history includes being the frontman for the band Chavez, half of the Superwolf duo, composer and performer for music in Red Dead Redemption 2, and session guitarist for Rick Rubin.
Sweeney was born in New York City. His father was John D. Sweeney, a professor of Medieval English at Seton Hall University who was also an avid musician. His mother, Katharine Sweeney Hayden, is a federal judge. Sweeney's parents divorced after 20 years of marriage. He has an older brother, Gregory Sweeney, who is a musician who works on the TV show Kitchen Nightmares.
He grew up in Maplewood and South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Northwestern University before dropping out and moving to New York City.
Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records ("Last American Virgin" in 1989 and the posthumous "Laid", both out of print).
In 1993 Sweeney formed the indie rock band Chavez. The band quickly gained a following in the New York underground scene after the release of their first single ("Repeat the Ending" b/w "Hack the Sides Away") followed by the album (1995's Gone Glimmering and EP (1995’s Pentagram Ring) on Matador Records. The music video for the song “Break Up Your Band” aired in an episode of MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head. Chavez’s second full-length album Ride the Fader was released in 1996.
Chavez did several short tours in the United States and Europe between 1994 and 1997.
During this time, Sweeney was a crucial early advocate of Guided by Voices sharing their early cassettes amongst his peers including Kurt Cobain. With Chavez on hiatus, Sweeney filled in on bass guitar for the band’s "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars" tour. He also provided vocals on the song "Quicksilver" on Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard's first solo album Not in My Airforce LP.