Guitars harmonization, performance, and photo: Matthew Wuolle
Music source melody: Mykhailo Verbytsky, 1863

State Anthem of Ukraine (electric guitars) (Shche ne Vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia)

Exotic Journey

Expo

Asymmetric Etude

Years Of Fear

Crazy Dave

From my album Guitar Wasteland. This composition was constructed from two layers of my free form guitar improvisations. I used a Gibson ES-335 electric guitar and Fender London Reverb amp. Using the preamp out directly to the computer (instead of mic'ing since I was in an apt) gave the highly distorted tinge to the overall sound.  Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved.

Twang

From my album Guitar Wasteland. This composition was constructed from several layers of my free form guitar improvisations. I used a Gibson ES-335 electric guitar, Fender London Reverb amp, e-bow, and A/DA Flanger. Using the preamp out directly to the computer (instead of mic'ing since I was in an apt) gave the highly distorted tinge to the overall sound.  Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved.

The Slug

From my album Grand Central.  This composition was constructed from a few layers of my free form guitar improvisations, then processed.  This is montaged with recordings I made in Grand Central Station, New York.   Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved.

Ascension

Primal Scream

JR Waiting Area Annoucements

Matt is a composer and guitarist, and an ad hoc recordist of environmental sounds, noise, and street sounds.  His improvisational guitar performances oftentimes incorporate random detuning of the guitar which is an attempt to impose a focus on sound and texture.  

Matt started in garage bands at 16, played regional bars in rock/pop bands in the southwest Florida area, and later added studies in jazz and classical guitar.  He then focused on composition at USF Tampa, Florida, and completed his Master’s degree in composition at Princeton University.   Matt has created over six cd's of original music, collaborated with film and video artists, and various works have been presented nationally and internationally.
His piece Collage (for percussion and electronic soundtrack) is published by HoneyRock, with the score available through HoneyRock and J.W. Pepper. 

Notable influences include: Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Beethoven, Penderecki (experimental period only), Xenakis, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Bartok, Debussy, Carter, Cecil Taylor, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago's live improvisations.  Time period qualified influences: early-mid 1970s John Mclaughlin and Yes.

Matt also works with the experimental group Sound Janitor he founded with Greg Diamond.

Matt Wuolle

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