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Singer+songwriter Matt Costa was born June 16, 1982 in Huntington Beach,
California USA; at age 12, he received his first guitar but it was quickly
shelved due to his interest in skateboarding; however, a skate accident
shattered his leg and required 18 months of recovery and rehabilitation.
Costa then turned back to the guitar and began recording demos on a four-track
machine.
In 2003, one of Matt Costa's recordings was circling among his friends
and acquaintances and it found its way into the hands of No
Doubt's guitarist Tom Dumont. Dumont offered Matt Costa the use of
his studio, which led to the self-titled 5-song EP release in 2003.
The next release was the indie 2005's full-length "Songs We Sing".
That summer Costa opened for Jack Johnson
and the California-based singer was eventually signed to Brushfire Records
who re-issued his first album in March 2006. "Songs We Sing"
hit the top 10 of the Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart producing two
singles: "Sunshine" and "Cold December".
On the strength of the folky catchy tunes, which displays his gentle
artistry and skillful acoustic guitar playing, Costa earned a rep as an
L.A. buzz act, crisscrossed the U.S. in a van and performed at all the
major North-American music festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza,
Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits among others. He returned to California
and wrote nearly all of his second LP, "Unfamiliar Faces", in
Sacramento, then recorded the album in the spring of 2007 in Santa Ana,
again with Dumont. The CD was finally released in the fall reaching the
#59 position on The Billboard 200 chart; it includes two single, "Mr.
Pitiful" and "Cigarette Eyes".
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