Sometimes life will bend your will and break your heart- but when the ashes scatter, what's left is the brightest star. This new record is about meeting yourself and reclaiming who you are, says Moon. He began shaping the words and sounds of his upcoming release, I Am The Wind, while living in the rural, mountain town of Cusco, Peru. Cusco is surrounded by Incan ruins and hiking trails that lead to the mouths of ancient temples. He spent many of his days hiking through these hills- where the seeds of Moon's fifth studio album began to blossom. There are many references to nature in this collection of songs. It's the undeniable influence of living in such a beautiful place. In this rural setting, Moon wrote one of his most inspired songs, and the album's title track, I Am The Wind.' You can hear a sense of heartfelt longing in the lyrics: As I'm falling I pretend I am the wind/And I'm calling you back to me again. Around this time, Moon began playing the Weissenborn lap steel guitar. Made popular by musical icons David Lindley, and Ben Harper, the Weissenborn sits on the lap and is played with a steel slide. It has a wide-open, penetrating sound, as evident in Moon's new song, Rivers and Mountainsides. With age I've become really motivated to teach myself new things, one of which is lap steel guitar. I think I've found my soulmate. This new music has taken flight with musical contributions from an array of Colorado talent and some international stars including: Claude Sim (CSO), Phillip Stevens (CSO), Tom Hagerman (Devotchka), Hazel Miller, Carl Carwell (Earth, Wind & Fire), Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd), Dave Preston (Matt Morris), Jai Vatuk (English Beat), and Wally Ingram (Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow). You can preview the album on iTunes starting August 1st, 2013. Kickstarter Having raised 147% of his roughly $8,000 funding goal ($11,364 total), Matthew Moon has been busy fulfilling pledges ever since. From countless video dedications and birthday song 'o grams, to all kinds of merchandising, Kickstarter was a blessing for Moon. Without the support of his fans, this album might not have been possible. Some History Moon's recent foray into music can be traced back to a meeting with renowned drummer and instrumentalist, Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne, David Lindley). Wally sat in with Moon's band in the Spring of 2004, and later that summer, produced an EP for Moon at the House of Love in Laguna Niguel, California. Subsequently, Moon ended up moving to Los Angeles, and toured with Mr. Ingram and Parliament Funkadelic guitarist, Eric McFadden, as a solo support act for their 2005 release, Alektorophobia. Later that spring, Moon landed a coveted spot at the Del Mar Music Festival alongside such luminaries and as Jason Mraz, Donovan Frankenreiter, Taj Majal, and Macy Gray. After seeing Moon's set, Larry Richter (Eric Clapton, The Who, Van Morrison) called it, One of the best performances I've seen, and promptly signed Moon to a management deal. Soon, Moon would be recording with Grammy winning executive producer, Christopher Goldsmith (Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama), at Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, with a band consisting of drummer, Wally Ingram, keyboardist, Jason Yates (Ben Harper), guitarist, Chris Haugen, and bassist, Jai Vatuk (Common Sense, English Beat). Shortly thereafter, Moon released his soon-to-be hit, Don't Change For Me. The song, a catchy collaboration with Grammy-nominated artists Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) and Danny Wilde (Rembrandts), was featured in the Budweiser 2008 Summer Olympics Promo on NBC and in the closing credits of the major motion picture, Soccer Mom. Additionally, the song was selected to be the lead-off track on the Gin Blossoms most recent album, No Chocolate Cake (2010). To top things off, Moon secured a car sponsorship with Hyundai Motors USA, toured with rock n' roll legends, Peter Frampton, and The Doobie Brothers, and landed a slot on the Tempe Music Festival main stage, prior to pop superstar, Fergie. Cool folk meets s
