Bennett Matteo Band (BMB) is a collective of brilliant musicians led by guitarist and writer Gino Matteo and vocal powerhouse Jade Bennett.

Extremely improvisational while having their feet planted in roots music, BMB are a breath of fresh air to the music world. BMB's experimentation and refusal to take themselves seriously has made every show an experience. 

Gino Matteo is carving the spot he deserves as a "force of nature" in the roots world. Sensational guitarist, songwriter and powerfully emotional live performer, he empowered the Sugaray Rayford hit machine for nearly a decade. Gino has destroyed countless audiences here in the US and abroad with his powerful wit, gut ripping playing, and incredibly gifted musicianship.

His explosive, spontaneous, and original live show stands with the most legendary of blues players. Gino, along with the gutsy soul-power vocals of his lovely and talented wife Jade Bennett, have been heating up the blues circuit across the western US and internationally. This hard charging dream team brings a raw and soulful interpretation to roots music, moving it forward progressively and creatively.

Bennett and Matteo met in 2010 in Southern California at a gig. Gino ended up sitting in with Jade and once she started singing, he knew they had to play together. They almost immediately moved in together and started writing music while Gino toured with Sugaray Rayford all the while keeping a catalog of music going with Jade Bennett. BMB wouldn't be formed for nearly a decade as Gino's tour schedule became more hectic. 

They played shows together anytime Gino was in town and Jade joined the Sugaray Rayford Band on tour as a backup singer a number of times. Over time, through touring and home life, Jade and Gino decided to go nomad and live full time off-grid. They decided the only thing they wanted to do was play music and live on their own terms. That dream became a reality as COVID swept the world. 

In 2020, just before the pandemic, they had an album done but it went on the shelf as the initial label they were signed to deemed it not blues enough and that they didn't know where to put it.  That's when the record's co-producer and BMB confidant Kid Andersen decided to pitch BMB to Mike Zito's Gulf Coast Records who loved the album and are releasing it.  It not being standard blues became a selling point and not a hindrance.  The album is a collective of their experiences.

Singing songwriter. Funky jazz guitarist. 

Creator of alternative rock band Eleventy.

Math-u Y. has been a force in the Southern California music scene for over ten years playing a wide variety of venues and styles of music and playing in groups that have opened for bands as diverse as alternative rockers Weezer to jazz guitarist Mike Stern.
You can find him entertaining with his extensive repertoire of Jazz, Blues, Soul, Classic and Alternative rock in his Solo acoustic performances, as duets with a bassist, or with his full band.
His wide range of musical styles and song selection find him playing for Festivals, Casinos, Wineries, Weddings and Corporate Events.

Eva and the Vagabond Tales is a four piece antique folk/western saloon ensemble, from Riverside, CA. The group is led by Eva Mikhailovna, who writes all of the songs and poems. Made up of antique waltzes, haunting harmonies, and nostalgic melodies, each piece tells a delicate story of childhood, abstract love, travels, and secrets of sleep. 
Influenced by Russian Folk, ragtime, 50's ballads, 60s harmonies, classical opera, and pop, Eva and the Vagabond Tales combines an eclectic and entertaining blend of instruments and voices to produce an alluring acoustic sound. Having participated in dance and other performing groups, the band comes together to give you a memorable performance of old tap and ragtime, with a unique series of songs!


Voted best rock band in the inland empire by IE weekly 2012. "On paper, this Riverside rock act seems to be invading coveted ground by merging its love for ’70s classic rock with the energy and spunk of punk from the same decade. Yet, in practice, Sound Preservation Society really seems to live up to its name of preserving the best attributes from the music of years’ past. Catch a YouTube clip and within seconds you’ll be bobbing up and down in your computer chair, too! (F.L.A.)" 

DJ and Co-Founder of La Papaya Club, sharing global sounds for a cause!
Beat explorer and producer of the silly and avant-garde.
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