MATT
TIEGLER: The story of a fragmented man
Matt
is a self taught guitarist, singer and songwriter whose music celebrates
a wide variety of influences from (in alpha order) Jeff Buckley,
Elvis Costello & James Taylor to XTC. Matt began his musical
career accidentally when a copy of a 4-track demo tape found it's
way into a College Radio Station in Sweetwater, VA. The station
(and Matt's songs) were broadcast 3 states wide. In 2000 "Gods &
Heroes" Was recorded and released on Waterdog Music. Produced by
(now Grammy nominated) Ralph Covert (of the Bad Examples & Ralph's
World) Matt's debut CD was played on (non-commercial) radio stations
from coast to coast. A national tour did not follow and record sales
did not explode but critical praise was abundant - and isn't that
better than a bucket of cash? Hello?
In 2003
Matt put down his guitar and penned a two act comedy which was produced
in Feb of 2004 in Chicago by the Noble Fool Theatre Company. Critical
praise and a small bucket of cash followed. Matt has since picked
the guitar back up, replaced the strings and has been writing his
brains out. Demos of new tunes will be posted on the web-site soon.
GODS
& HEROES:
Gods
And Heroes was recorded at Uberstudio in Chicago, Gods
and Heroes features some of Matt's longtime musical compatriots,
some of Covert's bandmates and some of Chicago's finest percussionists
& instrumentalists (Doug Brush, Andy Jones, Willie Schwartz,
Brad Goode). The disc, released in April 2000, contains twelve
original songs by Matt Tiegler which you can sample by clicking
here.
THEATRE
His
professional acting/comedy career began when he relocated back to
Chicago with the legendary Improv Institute. Under the wings of
Jack Bronis and Pat Musker, Matt soon became a familiar face on
many stages across Chicago including The late Ivanhoe Theatre, The
Royal George Theatre, The Noble Fool Theatre and The Chicago Improv
Festival. Matt taught Improvisation at The Second City Training
Center and produced/directed the political parody "Mock the
Vote" at the Chicago Theatre Building in 2004.
Matt
is currently writing songs for his second full-length CD and will
begin recording as soon as humanly possible.
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