Matt Morginsky
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Matt "Mojo" Morginsky is the former lead vocalist of The O.C. Supertones
, a Christian band
that focused on ska-core and related rhythms.
to a Jewish father and an Italian mother. At age 14 he converted to Christianity
. The following year (January 1991) he arranged to meet Jason Carson because he was interested in starting a Christian
band (one of Morginsky's friends from high school had given him Carson's phone number).
joined the band on guitar
, and Carson's friend, Tony Terusa, joined on bass guitar
. In the first years that Saved was together, they had difficulty finding their musical style, and played music ranging between punk
, metal
, ska
, rock
, and funk
. By April 1995, they had decided to be a ska band, and the name was changed to "The O.C. Supertones
."
, and occasionally played guitar and bass. With the Supertones he achieved great success and acclaim, up until the band's disbanding in 2005.
, in which he played bass guitar
as well as being the lead singer.
In 2007 he released four songs on his myspace, describing them as demos for his solo project.
.
In 2009 Matt revealed on the Mojo & the Info Myspace that he would be releasing some new songs in a joint project with Croatian Ska/Rock band "October Light", a band that he plays with overseas. They now go by the name "Mojo and October Light" and are currently mixing their new cd "Everything Will Be Made Right". There is a video of a new song "Chemical Reaction" up on YouTube.
, who had left Saved in 1994, and rejoined the Supertones
later on. They also played together in Grand Incredible
and other projects.
After the break-up of the O.C. Supertones, Morginsky stayed in the Nashville, Tennessee
area with his wife and two children, and spoke at youth groups and conferences on presuppositional apologetics
.
Presently, Morginsky is attending seminary at Covenant Theological Seminary
in the St. Louis, Missouri
area.
Morginsky describes his theology as "reformed" in his Myspace blog.
The song "I Will Follow" from Revenge of the O.C. Supertones
chronicles his own finding of Christ.
.
Some of the topics that he frequently writes about include his struggles with faith, his love for God, and the Second Coming of Christ
.
Other songs use war metaphors that call Christians to be strong and fight for their beliefs. Some examples of these songs are "Perseverance of the Saints," "Grounded," and "Return of the Revolution."
Another of his recurrent writing motifs is a request to Christian youths to reject what popular culture labels as "cool" and instead accept the word of God. Songs such as "Cult of Cool," "Birth of Uncool," and "Radio Plays" deal with this subject.
The O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
, a Christian band
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
that focused on ska-core and related rhythms.
Early years
Matt Morginsky was born in Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
to a Jewish father and an Italian mother. At age 14 he converted to Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. The following year (January 1991) he arranged to meet Jason Carson because he was interested in starting a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
band (one of Morginsky's friends from high school had given him Carson's phone number).
Saved
Morginsky and Carson formed a band which at first was named simply, "Saved." Ethan LuckEthan Luck
Ethan John Luck is a guitarist, photographer, and drummer who has played in many bands, most prominently, the ska band The O.C. Supertones....
joined the band on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and Carson's friend, Tony Terusa, joined on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. In the first years that Saved was together, they had difficulty finding their musical style, and played music ranging between punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
. By April 1995, they had decided to be a ska band, and the name was changed to "The O.C. Supertones
The O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
."
The O.C. Supertones
From April 1995 to October 2005, Morginsky acted as the lead vocalist and song-writer of The O.C. SupertonesThe O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
, and occasionally played guitar and bass. With the Supertones he achieved great success and acclaim, up until the band's disbanding in 2005.
Other projects
In 2003, he also released an album with his side project, Grand IncredibleGrand incredible
Grand Incredible is a side project by Matt Morginsky and Ethan Luck of The O.C. Supertones. Morginsky sings and plays bass guitar. Luck plays guitar, plays drums, and provides backing vocals....
, in which he played bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
as well as being the lead singer.
In 2007 he released four songs on his myspace, describing them as demos for his solo project.
Mojo & the Info
In January 2008 he announced that recording on his solo album had started. In April 2008 he released the album "Doctorate in Cold Rockin' It (Mojo Goes to College)" was released under the artist name "Mojo & the Info" as a digital download on iTunes and Myspace. The album was recorded and mixed by former Supertones guitarist Ethan LuckEthan Luck
Ethan John Luck is a guitarist, photographer, and drummer who has played in many bands, most prominently, the ska band The O.C. Supertones....
.
In 2009 Matt revealed on the Mojo & the Info Myspace that he would be releasing some new songs in a joint project with Croatian Ska/Rock band "October Light", a band that he plays with overseas. They now go by the name "Mojo and October Light" and are currently mixing their new cd "Everything Will Be Made Right". There is a video of a new song "Chemical Reaction" up on YouTube.
Personal facts
In recent years, Morginsky lived for a short time with Ethan LuckEthan Luck
Ethan John Luck is a guitarist, photographer, and drummer who has played in many bands, most prominently, the ska band The O.C. Supertones....
, who had left Saved in 1994, and rejoined the Supertones
The O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
later on. They also played together in Grand Incredible
Grand incredible
Grand Incredible is a side project by Matt Morginsky and Ethan Luck of The O.C. Supertones. Morginsky sings and plays bass guitar. Luck plays guitar, plays drums, and provides backing vocals....
and other projects.
After the break-up of the O.C. Supertones, Morginsky stayed in the Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
area with his wife and two children, and spoke at youth groups and conferences on presuppositional apologetics
Presuppositional apologetics
In Christian theology, presuppositionalism is a school of apologetics that presumes Christian faith is the only basis for rational thought. It presupposes that the Bible is divine revelation and claims to expose flaws in other worldviews...
.
Presently, Morginsky is attending seminary at Covenant Theological Seminary
Covenant Theological Seminary
Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America . It is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and its purpose is to train leaders for work in the church and the world — especially as pastors, missionaries, and counselors. It does not require all...
in the St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
area.
Morginsky describes his theology as "reformed" in his Myspace blog.
The song "I Will Follow" from Revenge of the O.C. Supertones
Revenge of the O.C. Supertones
Revenge of the O.C. Supertones is the seventh album and the final studio album released by The O.C. Supertones.-Track listing:# "Wake Me Up On Time"# "Where I Find You"# "We Shall Overcome"# "Transmission"# "Prince of Peace"# "Shepherd is the Lamb"...
chronicles his own finding of Christ.
Songwriting Inspiration
Morginsky enjoys reading and has a good knowledge of Christian Scriptures. This results in most of his lyrics being based on Morginsky's interpretation of one or more parts of the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
.
Some of the topics that he frequently writes about include his struggles with faith, his love for God, and the Second Coming of Christ
Second Coming
In Christian doctrine, the Second Coming of Christ, the Second Advent, or the Parousia, is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven, where he sits at the Right Hand of God, to Earth. This prophecy is found in the canonical gospels and in most Christian and Islamic eschatologies...
.
Other songs use war metaphors that call Christians to be strong and fight for their beliefs. Some examples of these songs are "Perseverance of the Saints," "Grounded," and "Return of the Revolution."
Another of his recurrent writing motifs is a request to Christian youths to reject what popular culture labels as "cool" and instead accept the word of God. Songs such as "Cult of Cool," "Birth of Uncool," and "Radio Plays" deal with this subject.
See also
- MySpace - mojo - 33 - Male - NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - myspace.com/mattmorginsky
- The O.C. SupertonesThe O.C. SupertonesThe Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...