For the southern jam band pianist, see Matt Slocum (keyboardist)

Matt Slocum (keyboardist)

Matt Slocum is a keyboardist who collaborates predominantly with southern jazz, funk, fusion and blues musicians. He has worked with Susan Tedeschi, Jimmy Herring, and Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge, among many others....

. For the jazz drummer and lead musician on the album Portraits, see Matt Slocum (drummer)

Matt Slocum (drummer)

Matt Slocum is a young American jazz drummer, recipient of a Meet the Composers Foundation grant, and lead drummer on his debut album, Portraits....

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Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, cellist, pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 and composer

Composer

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, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer is an American rock/pop band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes". The name of the band is...

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In 1991, Slocum played guitar in with Chris Taylor on a garage-band tape release called A Place to Hide Away (Part 1). He was a member of Love Coma

Love Coma

Love Coma was a Christian rock/alternative group in the early 1990s based in the San Antonio - Austin area of Texas.-Members:*Chris Dodds was the drummer.*Matt Slocum was the guitarist.*Chris Taylor was the lead singer....

, a Christian rock band, and in the early 1990s he met vocalist Leigh Bingham Nash

Leigh Bingham Nash

Leigh Bingham Nash is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the pop band Sixpence None the Richer and is also a member of Fauxliage and Movement Nashville....

 while attending the same church in New Braunfels, TX. Slocum and Leigh formed Sixpence None the Richer; he and Nash are the bands only constant members. He co-wrote, with Nash, the song Nervous In the Light of Dawn for Nash's debut solo album Blue on Blue

Blue on Blue

Blue on Blue is Leigh Nash's debut solo album. Nash began working on the album a year after Sixpence None the Richer disbanded. Produced by Pierre Marchand who is famous for his collaborations with Sarah McLachlan, the album consists of pop songs....

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In 2006, Slocum toured with the band The Choir, playing bass. He has also played guitar with Over the Rhine, and currently, has played bass in the band the Astronaut Pushers.

Slocum played cello on Viva Voce

Viva Voce (band)

Viva Voce is an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed by Kevin Robinson and Anita Robinson. Their music draws on several influences including psychedelic rock, classic rock, folk and R&B.-History:...

's first album, Hooray For Now. As studio guitarist and cellist, he has recorded on albums by artists Julie Miller

Julie Miller

Julie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981...

, Plumb

Plumb

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, Wes King

Wes King

Wes King , born in Winder, Georgia, is an American contemporary-Christian singer, songwriter, and musician. He is perhaps best known for his 1993 album The Robe. For a very brief period in the late 1980s, he attended Covenant College outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee...

, Switchfoot

Switchfoot

Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...

, Hammock

Hammock (band)

Hammock is an American two-member post-rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. With music created in between production and songwriting projects over the course of two years, Hammock combines live instrumentation, electronic beats, and droning guitar into atmospheric music similar in style to the work...

, Lost Dogs

Lost Dogs

Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor , Michael Roe , Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong . The original lineup included Gene...

, The Choir, Dividing the Plunder, Threefold, and Brooke Waggoner

Brooke Waggoner

Brooke Waggoner is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, LA, now residing in Nashville, Tennessee.- Biography :Waggoner comes from a classical music background with 17 years of formal training. She graduated with a Music Composition & Orchestration degree from Louisiana State University...

. He also appeared as cellist on the Chris Rice

Chris Rice

Chris Rice is an American songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, and adult contemporary genres with a style similar to David Wilcox and James Taylor. He became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W...

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