MattButlerSongs Matt Butler New York “Redemption and hope through song sums it up when I think of Matt Butler” says Kevin Lyman, the founder of the legendary Vans Warped Tour, who hosted Butler as one of the few solo acoustic acts on the Tour’s final cross country run in 2018; Matt was back as a mainstage performer at the Warped Anniversary show the following year. In the time before and after, Butler’s been relentlessly on the road performing at everything from stadiums to state prisons. With a rocked out electric and a heartbreaking live acoustic version being released simultaneously (February 19th), Butler’s latest single ‘Tell Lucy That I Love Her’ is ripped straight from the experience of performing over 150 shows in correctional facilities across the United States. Moreover, the new single exemplifies how Butler’s music shines a light into some of the darkest corners of our world. He paints vivid pictures of pain and truth while exposing the glimmers of hope that only exist in those raw moments where redemption is born. That skillful storytelling has led Butler to some unlikely venues. Shortly after the release of his debut album Reckless Son in 2016, he wrote and performed ‘Just One’, the original song for the feature length and nationally distributed documentary Generation Found - A film about teens struggling with substance abuse and special schools supporting their path to recovery. Suddenly at the center of a growing national movement, in November of 2016 Matt was invited to play a concert for the incarcerated population “behind the walls” of Albany County Jail. Following a glowing response, word of the show quickly spread and requests to perform at other facilities culminated in an entire ‘Behind the Walls’ Tour of state prisons across Ohio. Afterwards, he was named a ‘2017 Leader In Mental Health Awareness’ by The National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI). Deeply inspired by these experiences, Butler established the Just One Foundation(501c3) in 2018 which brings art with a mission and a message into underserved communities. Matt kicked off 2020 by releasing the David Bendeth (Paramore, Bruce Hornsby) produced anthem ‘Like A River’ - a track inspired by the chance to be of service that exists in each moment of everyday life. As he continues to record, Butler’s new music draws heavily on the stories of people he’s met on the road and behind the walls. With accessible writing and relatable characters, upcoming singles like ‘Justice or Mercy’ and ‘Been Gone So Long’ can’t help but stir compassion in a listener. Each song has a transcendent quality that shows us how universal our struggles and experiences can really be. To date, Butler has now performed in more than 30 correctional facilities across 11 states and continues this work alongside his regular touring. He’s a staple figure at New York City’s famous ‘Rockwood Music Hall’ and performs in venues as diverse as local high schools, yoga centers and spiritual retreats. He’s also gained recognition as a sought after keynote speaker (with guitar in hand, of course). MattButlerSongs’s tracks Thicker Skin by MattButlerSongs published on 2021-05-11T15:56:07Z Counting The Days by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-11-27T14:23:10Z Shotgun Blues Live At Albany County Jail by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-09-25T18:27:34Z Shotgun Blues by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-09-25T18:24:07Z Praying For Rain - Live At Chesterfield County Jail by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-07-11T13:48:57Z Praying For Rain by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-07-11T13:48:04Z Justice Or Mercy by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-01-16T03:05:12Z Been Gone So Long by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-03-21T22:50:58Z Ride Again (Home Demo) by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-03-11T21:40:44Z Ride Again (Original 2015 Single) by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-03-11T21:36:34Z
Praying For Rain - Live At Chesterfield County Jail by MattButlerSongs published on 2020-07-11T13:48:57Z