Matthew Mayfield
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Matthew Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter
from Birmingham, Alabama
. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield
, which disbanded in 2008, Matthew has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008.
Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered around the Birmingham, AL area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on The Inside. He also revealed that Moses Mayfield called it quits mainly due to disagreements with the record label, as well as some members deciding they wanted to leave the band due to these disagreements. A combination of those two items led to the sudden break-up.
Between 2009 and 2010, Matthew released 5 additional EPs (each one with a free song) : "Five Chances Remain Hers" on July 27, 2009, "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009, "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010, "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010, and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010. After the 2010 SXSW Music and Media Conference, the music analytics website Next Big Sound
ranked Matthew at No. 6 in its top ten list of the artists with the fastest growing buzz at the event.
In 2010, Mayfield independently released his first full-length studio album, "Now You're Free." The album broke the Top 20 charts in the iTunes rock category in the first week. Since that time, he began a heavy touring schedule with a full band, and a newer—more polished rock sound. With the release of the album, Mayfield has toured with such artists as Needtobreathe and Will Hoge. Several of the tracks of "Now You're Free" have been featured on MTV's Teen Mom, as well as The CW's Ringer.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield
Moses Mayfield
Moses Mayfield was a 5-piece rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. Their major-label debut album, The Inside was released in March, 2007 under Columbia Records and Sony BMG. The Inside reached #43 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart...
, which disbanded in 2008, Matthew has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008.
Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered around the Birmingham, AL area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on The Inside. He also revealed that Moses Mayfield called it quits mainly due to disagreements with the record label, as well as some members deciding they wanted to leave the band due to these disagreements. A combination of those two items led to the sudden break-up.
Between 2009 and 2010, Matthew released 5 additional EPs (each one with a free song) : "Five Chances Remain Hers" on July 27, 2009, "Maybe Next Christmas" on December 21, 2009, "Breathe Out In Black" on February 9, 2010, "Man-Made Machines" on March 16, 2010, and "You're Not Home" on April 17, 2010. After the 2010 SXSW Music and Media Conference, the music analytics website Next Big Sound
Next Big Sound
Next Big Sound is a music analytics website. Its tagline is "actionable intelligence for the music industry," and the site measures the growth and popularity of bands across the major web properties...
ranked Matthew at No. 6 in its top ten list of the artists with the fastest growing buzz at the event.
In 2010, Mayfield independently released his first full-length studio album, "Now You're Free." The album broke the Top 20 charts in the iTunes rock category in the first week. Since that time, he began a heavy touring schedule with a full band, and a newer—more polished rock sound. With the release of the album, Mayfield has toured with such artists as Needtobreathe and Will Hoge. Several of the tracks of "Now You're Free" have been featured on MTV's Teen Mom, as well as The CW's Ringer.
EPs
Independent releases:- The Fire EP (2008)
- Seasons In Our Dreams
- Dead To You (free song )
- By Your Side
- The Devil Within
- First In Line
- Razorblade
- Element
- As Long As You're Not Leaving
- Five Chances Remain Hers (2009)
- Open Road
- Her Name Was December
- Lives Entwined
- Timeless Art
- Better
- Wrapped In Rain
- Maybe Next Christmas (2009)
- Maybe Next Christmas (free song )
- So Long, So Long
- Her Name Was December
- Better (Kensington Rd. Sessions) (free song )
- Fact or Fable (Kensington Rd. Sessions)
- Old Friend
- Virginia Gray
- Breathe Out In Black (2010)
- Can't Change My Mind (free song )
- Simple
- Breathe Out In Black
- Ease Your Mind
- Revelation (Live)
- Man-Made Machines (2010)
- Man-Made Machines (free song )
- Safe & Sound
- A Cycle
- Who Am I
- Golden Opportunity
- You're Not Home (2010)
- The Last Ride
- Missed Me
- Fire Escape (free song )
- Still Alive
- Out on Our Own
- I Don’t Know You at All (2010)
Studio Albums
- Now You're Free (2011)
- Come Back Home
- Missed Me
- Fire Escape
- Man-Made Machines
- Now You're Free
- Element
- Ghost
- A Cycle
- Tonight
- Can't Change My Mind
- Grow Old With You
- Now You're Free LP (2011) (Different track order)
- Missed Me
- Ghost
- Come Back Home
- Now You're Free
- A Cycle
- Grow Old With You
- Fire Escape
- Man-Made Machines
- Element
- Tonight
- Can't Change My Mind
Song Placements
| Show | Song | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey's Anatomy | "First In Line" | May 7, 2009 | 100th episode of Grey's Anatomy |
| Grey's Anatomy | "Better" | January 21, 2010 | |
| Hart of Dixie | "Ease Your Mind" | November 14, 2011 | S01E07 - "The Crush & The Crossbow" - ~ 37minutes in |
| Ringer | "Fire Escape" | November 15, 2011 | S01E09 - "Shut Up and Eat Your Bologna" - ~17 minutes in |
Press
- A Musician's Journey: From Moses Mayfield to Matthew Mayfield - Birmingham Magazine
- Matthew Mayfield's 'The Fire EP' Delivers Refreshing Sound - The Samford Crimson
- Choice Cuts In Depth: Matthew Mayfield - Indie-Music.com