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PETER MATUCHNIAK

Musician, Composer, Guitarist

Latest Album

Second solo album “Destiny” released by Melodic Revolution Records

The Steppes

A Tribute to early Steve Hackett

The fact that Matuchniak is still exploring new avenues and producing his best work to date is an inspiration to us all

Mark Hughes

DPRP.net

Acoustic to psychedelic to ‘classic’ to prog to jazz to whatever, but far from disjointed this is very much a complete piece of work

Kev Rowland

ProgArchives

Mix a bit of Camel with Alan Parsons and drop in a little Pink Floyd — a lot of intriguing music for melodic prog fans

Jerry Lucky

Progressive Rock Files

Easily demanding second, third, and more listens as you marvel at the elasticity of his notes and its haunting prowess

Matt Rowe

Music Tap

MY PERSPECTIVE

I write a lot of music in many different styles, though typically in the vein of Progressive Rock/Jazz. I love to record, mix and produce my songs at my home studio and enjoy the art and craft of making an album.  This goes back to my childhood obsession with a reel-to-reel tape machine, spending hours recording at various speeds or running the tape backwards and drawing my inspiration from the sound.

My solo albums are theme-based which brings cohesion to a collection of songs that are otherwise stylistically varied. My longer songs allow for a lyrical theme to develop and repurpose the same musical idea in multiple ways, but I also like to write more concise songs or ideas better suited for film music.  Give me a scope, and I will compose accordingly.

Unusual guitar sounds intrigue me, and I always play to the sounds I hear. People tell me that I have a unique playing style; or they hear the influences of Steve Hackett, Dave Gilmour and Andy Latimer, all of whom inspire my compositions along with the musical concepts of Mike Oldfield, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes.  I love a bit of modern jazz like Al Di Meola and Brand X, but for me it all starts with The Beatles.

MUSICAL TIMELINE

I’ve been involved in many musical projects around the world, from serious to fun … to bizarre … but always interesting.

London Bands

During high school I formed my first band Janysium, releasing a home-made cassette album that sold over 1000 copies in one year. We joined forces with Mach One, released an album on vinyl, toured the English club circuit and gained attention from the whole Neo-Prog movement.  When we split, I went back to university to complete a degree in Maths. 

Bollywood Jingles

After university I travelled throughout Asia, sustaining my existence through writing commercial jingles for Indian TV ads, along with my childhood friend Simon Strevens. Fellow Indian musicians invited us to play with them to an audience of 4,000. Of which 3,999 booed, so I married the other one.

California Bands

My wife and I moved to USA and raised a family. And then I got itchy guitar fingers. Internet ads brought together Evolve IV to release an album, before Gekko Projekt called, releasing two more albums Electric Forest and Reya of Titan. I’m currently performing in The Steppes, a tribute to early Steve Hackett

Solo Stuff

I write a lot of music and began to release my own solo albums, performing live with musicians from Los Angeles.  I’ve done session guitar on several albums, and composed music for a video game, humourous language training video and so on. I am currently working on two new solo albums along with other collaborations