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Matt Bunsen: Songwriter

Matt Bunsen is adept at the art of song craft. He has been known to indulge in humorous and engaging storytelling that include memorable, sing-along choruses. His best known songs are Beer and Drugs Make Me Happy as recorded by Matt Bunsen and the Burners, as well as an instrumental piece entitled Cal Tjader (recorded by Seks Bomba) that has received over one million spins on Pandora. His most recent album – Pass It Around – includes the anthem We all Gotta Get High, and I’m Yosemite Sam – the worlds most entertaining and heartfelt rendition of a Wikipedia entry.

Matt also writes more “traditional” songs, and has a background in composition.

Music Placements 

Discovery Channel, Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour (Waterbury, VT), NPR, MTV Real World (9 episodes), One Life to Live, Freakonomics Podcast, MTV Road Rules, several indie films and so on. Matt received airplay on a number of Dr. Demento’s radio broadcasts.

Matt Bunsen: Bassist

Matt Bunsen is a classically trained bassist and performs regularly in Los Angeles with artists such as The Fancies, Annette Conlon, Seth Freeman, Stefano Capobianco, Fabienne Grisel, Pat Nason, and Dave Aaronoff and the Protagonists. For many years he played in the Boston area favorite Seks Bomba, and performed for two seasons at the College Light Opera Company in Falmouth, MA.

 Shared the Stage with 

Leon Russell, Chris Isaak, Patti Smith, John Cale, Tower of Power w guest Huey Lewis, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Albert Lee, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Del Fuegos, Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie/Tin Machine), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters).  

Recordings With 

Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen), Catie Curtis, Boston Rock Opera, Melanie Devaney, Seks Bomba, Laurie Geltman, Annette Conlon, Max Holly, Off the Fence, 7 Ugly Men, The Earth Monkeys, Middle Earth  Comedy Matt has performed at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, and was a finalist in the Uncle Claude’s Comedy Competition in 2013.  

Memory Failure 

Matt often can’t remember the names of restaurants he just ate at, or the street they were on. He constantly forgets song titles of tunes he’s learned and performed. Much to his chagrin, he also has trouble remembering peoples names. “I don’t know if it’s old age or too much weed, but its a problem. And I apologize if I should forget yours.”

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