2006 News

Hi everyone!

Just a quick one to say thanks for all your support and friendship this year!

Thanks especially to all those who came out to gigs and bought CD's and helped in any way at all.

2006 has been a good year for me and hopefully with much planned for 2007 it will be just as good if not better! :-)

I really hope you all have a great day tomorrow and really good New Year too! Take care of yourselves and enjoy your crimbo!

Cheers for your support once again, it means the world to me.

Matt Tyler.

New Track "Smile" Recorded Exclusively for Charity CD " Kidzlikedanny" DBM004!

Its been a while since my last post as I have been busy working away on those many loose ends that seem to appear this time of year.

I have spent most of the last couple of weeks recording a brand new track "Smile" for the up and coming Various Artists CD release on Dannyboy Records "Kidzlikedanny" DBM004. The track will be used exclusively for that CD and will not be featured on any other album or release, so the only way you can get your hands on it is to download the track when it is released (Easter 2007)!

I am really pleased with the way the track has turned out and without giving too much away it was written on my experience with growing up with Danny (my brother who suffers from autism) and the problems that autism sufferers and their families encounter.

The line up for the CD is nearly complete now bar a few late additions and it is looking a fantastic compilation that I hope you will all enjoy whilst supporting a good cause :-)

All info on the project can now be found on www.kidzlikedanny.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Updates will soon follow there about the latest news on the project and how you can get involved.

Some fantastic news here. I have finally finished my new album "Brilliant Disguise". It is a tribute album to the great Bruce Springsteen!

I was apprehensive at first about doing a tribute album (especially during the middle of recording my solo album) but after much thought and consideration and after the Boss himself released a tribute album for the late Pete Seeger, I decided to have bit of fun with it and I think the results are pretty kool!

I really hope you enjoy it. I certainly loved every minute of making it for you! Dedicated to the great inspiration that is Bruce Springsteen!

The album will be released 30th October on Dannyboy Records and will be available here in the online shop for £5.99 (inc p&p) and postal delivery. Click here to buy it now! The album will also be initially available on eBay and at all Matt Tyler gigs. It will of course later on (Nov/Dec 06) be released via our distribution deal with Orchard Music on i-tunes, Napster, e-music, HMV.net, Virgin.net, Yahoo Music etc....

Just letting everyone know that I got a great gig coming up at the MAC, The Hexagon Theatre (The Music Room) on Sunday 3rd December 2006.

Tickets are available now at the MAC Box Office from today for £4.50 and concessions at £3.25. The number is 0121 440 3838.

It is my second time at The MAC and it will be great to be back. Hope to see plenty of you there as it should be a great night!

I have posted today's Evening Mail Review of the Custard Factory Gig last week here on the site under the gallery newspaper articles section so you can have a ganders at it if you like. Click here!

Just a quick massive thanks to everyone that attended last nights gig at The Custard Factory Theatre. I hope you all enjoyed it and the rave afterwards (inside joke!)! Nah seriously though it really means the world to me. Spread the word!!!

Thanks you so much for all your support and most of all thanks for supporting live music! Hope to see you all again soon!

Just letting you all know that I will be performing live at The Cavern in Liverpool, Home of British Music, on the 15th November 2006!

So all people living in the Pool or studying over there put it in your diary and make sure you come down. Tickets are £4.50 for the night but I may have discount cards for those who want them. Let me know.

This gig will also be professionally filmed live for my new DVD which will be out around Christmas time!

This is a fantastic coup for me and hopefully a step forward in my career. I can honestly say that it will be a very emotional gig for me, as those who know me know how passionate I am about The Beatles. I am very much looking forward to it and are grateful for the opportunity and hope you can come down and enjoy the night with me. I will be on the bill with 4 other superb acts!

This gig is also part of the new plan to get round to other cities in the UK and expand from the Birmingham music scene. So if you want me to come and do a gig in your area let us know!

Hey everyone,

After much success with Homegrown Podcasts and Monochrome Museum I am very pleased to tell you that this week I am being supported by my friend Chris at Brumcast!

Brumcast is a fantastic podcasting service that helps promote unsigned bands and acts from Birmingham. This week (Show 18) they are featuring Hollow from the "Undercover" album.

Please support these guys as they do a fantastic job at helping young up and coming acts like myself and not only that you will find sum quality music there too!

So click here to visit the site and download it for free! or see their myspace or my top 8 for links. It only takes a couple of minutes. Show 18!

Thanks for your time dudes,

Matt Tyler.

The BBC have finally got round to giving the Monochrome Museum some much deserved praise and recognition this week.

An new article has been wrote on the BBC site and John and Moll have very kindly used my ugly mug as an example of a local Birmingham musician from the show! Thanks again guys.

I will be plugging the new charity project CD we are doing here at Dannyboy Records to raise funds for Autistic youngsters as part of the kidzlikedanny charity. The album is a compilation and features 17 of the best local acts.

It has been an interesting time here at Dannyboy Music. Many of you are aware that in recent times we have been doing an annual gig, in recent years at The Crescent Theatre in Brum, for our charity Kidzlikedanny. For those who don't know, Kidzlikedanny is a charity, founded by our family some time ago now, to raise funds and awareness for young sufferers of autism. The charity was founded as my younger brother (Danny) suffers from sever autism.

Unfortunately the last couple of years we have been unable to put on a show because it was becoming increasingly more difficult to sell tickets and to get the acts together. However, with the music label now firing on all cylinders it is now possible to bring back KLD but in a different format!

The wheels are in motion to release a CD to raise funds for the charity. We are in the very chaotic stage of getting all the local artists and bands to donate a track and join up to the project. The response has been overwhelming in such a short amount of time! So thank you all for that.

The idea is that the CD will be released via our distribution deal with Orchard Music and therefore will be available on i-tunes, Napster, e-music, HMV.NET etc... as well as eBay!

All the funds from streams, album sales and track sales will go to Kidzlikedanny!

This is a very exciting project and one which I am very proud of being involved. It is sure to pick up speed now but is still in its early stages.

I will be sure to keep you guys up to date with the news as it happens with regards to what artists sign up and all developments with the project.

I hope you will all support this project and check it out when it is released so we can raise as much funds as possible.

Well the last lot of pics I'm putting up in the gallery are the ones from "The Prince Of Wales" at Arts Fest this year. Enjoy! Click here.

After a busy couple of weeks there are pictures galore that I must get round to putting on the site. So over the coming days I will be posting more pictures of the last few gigs. Today I have put up some fantastic pictures courtesy of Dave Rann (professional photographer- Thanks Dave mate!) from the Reaction music gig I did a couple of weeks ago at The Brewhouse, The Lamp Tavern. Just go to the gallery or click here. Cheers.

Bit of last minute news for you. I have at last been given a spot on Artsfest this year which I am very pleased about because I was beginning to think it would never happen. I have in fact been given two spots at The Prince of Wales, Cambridge Street, Birmingham. (By The Birmingham Rep Island). I will be on at 12.30pm-1.00pm and then 1.30pm-2.00pm. The Birmingham Artsfest is one of the biggest and most important dates in the music calendar and is a chance for the folk of Birmingham and many visitors to come and see all the art forms that make Birmingham so special.

Would be great to see some of you there if you are in town. Make sure you come and say hi. Especially you young reppers, I know some of you are in town with Artsfest yourself for "Scarves".

Its been a very busy week here as we venture into September already! Where did the summer go?!

My friends at Monochrome Museum are helping me out this week. They have chosen to use "Pictures" this week in their Internet Radio Show. "Show 37". You can download it on their main site www.monochromemuseum.co.uk Please check out the show and give these guys your support because they are supporting new up and coming artists like myself and doing a great job of it too.

Would just like to say a quick thanks to all you came to support me on my two gigs for BRMB this week. Thank you so much for all your support. It was a great turn out and I hope you all enjoyed yourself!

The gigs were great for plugging the October 7th gig and also for getting the music across to more people and getting heard by the right people most importantly!

Pictures from the gig are now in the gallery section. Click here. We will also be giving the website a bit of a shuffle and make over in the coming weeks keep an eye out for that.

First off let me apologise for the lack of access to the site in the last couple of days. There appeared to be a problem with the hosting service we use for the site but thankfully this has now been rectified and we are firing on all cylinders once more!

I have just returned from a summer holiday in Lyme Regis (doing plenty of writing) and so feel refreshed and ready for the big gigs coming up. More news on that soon. But before that I must tell you that for a second successive year I have reached the Semi Final of The UK Song Writing Contest! The successful track was in fact "Deepest Love" which is of course still riding high at #1 in The Birmingham Music Folk Chart!

I am obviously delighted with this news and rather forces my hand to put the song on an album in the future. Rather interestingly I wrote the song when I had an ear infection towards the end of my U.S. Tour this year at which point I was deaf in one ear! Maybe I should use earplugs when I write in future. So that's where I am going wrong! lol.

Keep checking back for news on the big Matt Tyler gigs and how you can get involved!

I have been asked by Reaction Music to do a spot on one of their showcases "Summer Acoustic Chill Out" on Friday 25th August.(8pm start) If you can try and make this gig cos it has a great line up and they are a great company to work for. Its my first gig for them so lets show them what Matt Tyler support is all about! Should be a great night.

Its at "The Lamp Tavern" High Street, Dudley. Its £3 admission on the door. I have 5 complimentary tickets so i will be giving them away to first come first serve. If you would like them then email us and ill put you on the list.

A new milestone! It has been 12months since the site opened and we are now well over 3,000 visits which is great!

Id like to thank you all for your support and for checking the site for news. The site has been a great success and hopefully with your help it will get bigger and bigger!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Its been a busy summer so far and I already have many exiting things in the pipeline which I cant wait to share with you. I am very pleased to tell you that my four track DVD from the U.S.A. Tour 06 is now viewable on the download section via You Tube links. Just click on them and it will take you right to them. Make sure to rate them and drop your comments in. Be great to hear what you think! Click here to go there an view them!

Matt at The Departure Lounge Wednesday Night at The Tanoshi Bar, Birmingham.

Just a reminder that I will be performing a 45 minute acoustic spot this Wednesday at the Departure Lounge, Tanoshi Bar, Birmingham.

I will be playing some songs from the "Undercover" album as well as some tracks due to feature on the new solo album which is in the recording stage.

My spot will be at 9.45 - 10.30 but the night kicks off at 9.00. Should be a great night and so come along and enjoy the sounds!

The Tanoshi Bar is located 32/33 Edgbaston Shopping Centre, Hagley Road, Birmingham. B16 9SH.

After successful negotiations I am delighted to report that I have been added to this years B191 Music Festival. My spot is at 2.30 pm on Saturday 26th August 2006 (in the acoustic tent).

It would be brilliant if you could all come and support me at the festival as it should be a great event.

If you would like to come I have advanced tickets available at £7 for an all day pass (Saturday only). They will cost £10 if you want to pay on the day on the door.

If you are interested send a stamped addressed envelope to us at Dannyboy Records, 536 Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham. B42 1LR. Along with a short cover note stating how many tickets you would like and a cheque payable to "D.LLOYD".

Take it easy, Hope you are all enjoying the summer so far and that exams are going well for those taking them. Best of luck.

Just wanted to say thanks to all who were at the Festival today and lent your support. Hope you enjoyed my spot and the festival in general. It was a great day. Pictures to follow soon in the gallery section so keep checking back.

Birmingham Folk Music #1 Deepest Love Now posted for your listening pleasure on myspace! In celebration of over 100 hits!

I am very pleased to announce that "Deepest Love" has not only soared to the top of the Birmingham Music Folk charts but it now a huge distance clear of 2nd place with 103 plays and counting! I have been so pleased with how the campaign went and delighted with all the support you guys gave it to take it all the way! It is really helping my exposure.

In celebration of the 100 plays from different people I have now posted the song on my myspace profile for all to hear. So I you in the myspace generation then check it out! It's www.myspace.com/matttylermusic Enjoy!

Hope you all managed to get near a radio or a p.c. yesterday to listen to the interview and unplugged session. If you did I hope you all enjoyed it. If you didn't then (shame on you!) I performed "Hollow" and "Living On A Prayer" live and Keith played "Purple Rain" and "The Rising" from "Undercover". The interview was a huge success and we are already in negotiations to do something similar again as well as moving around to other stations to increase our exposure. More news on that soon. I have also added a few pictures to the gallery from last weeks Sutton Festival. Check 'em out. Click here.

Hope you like them. Don't forget also, if you couldn't make it to the Sutton Festival you can still catch me at Harborne Festival this Sunday (2nd July). Should be another great day. I should be on a bout 1.00 ish. Hope to see you there!

Just a quick one to remind you all that I will be appearing on Keith Middleton's Show on BBC Radio Shropshire (96.0 FM) tomorrow (28th June) at 3.00PM. I will be interviewed about recent events such as "Undercover" the U.S.A. tour and what the future holds. Keith will be playing some tracks from "Undercover" as well as me playing some tracks off the album acoustic style! So those in the area tune in and ring up to support me if you can. There will be a give away competition! If you can't get it in your area then you can listen in live or watch us in the studio at the BBC Radio Shropshire website. Click here.

Great news one again. Nic from Homegrown podcasts is featuring "Break Away" on his Podcast this week. Thanks to public demand after his successful broadcast of "Pictures" some time back (Thanks to Mrs Joyce Emerson WHO EVER YOU ARE?!) As I have said before Nic is doing a great job promoting new, up and coming local artists on his broadcasts and deserves all the support we can give him which in turn helps new artists like myself. So hop over to his site http://homegrownpodcast.co.uk or www.storyville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or on his myspace at www.myspace.com/nictreadwellmusic and download the podcast.

Its absolutely free and available now so lets help him out. Maybe if you give him good feedback for me he might feature more of my tracks which is great exposure.

Just a quick message to say thanks to all who came out yesterday to see me at the Sutton Festival! Was great to see you all. Thanks for your support once again.

It was a great day and I managed to get back a minute before kick off! Perfect day!

I hope you all enjoyed my acoustic set and in particular my new track "Conspiracy Theory" which I have high hopes for in a future project. More on that soon so keep checking back. Pictures soon to follow!

Laterz,

Matt Tyler

I am delighted to tell you that "Deepest Love" is Soaring at the top of the Birmingham Music Folk Chart less than a week after entering it. This is a fantastic achievement and will really help my career in terms of being noticed and acknowledged my important people in the industry. I could not have done it without the help of all the people who played the song and shared it with friends and family. The chart is based upon how many plays it gets from different computers. So once again many thanks to all who helped and if you haven't checked it out yet then please do and let others know too. Just click here on the link and it will take you there http://www.birminghamusic.com/artistdetails.php?artist_id=672&artistsection=music .

Lets keep it at the top for as long as possible and really make a statement! It looks fantastic on the C.V.!

I'm afraid I have some bad news to report. The Artist Of The Year Show 2006 has been cancelled due to the fact not enough tickets were sold for the event. This is really disappointing of myself as it means having made the final 5 I will not get my shot at becoming Coventry/Warwickshire Artist Of The Year. But as one door closes another one opens so I'm sure something good lies ahead! Thanks to all who were due to support the show and already bought tickets.

I am delighted to report that the tracks posted on myspace 4 weeks ago have now recieved over 1000 plays which means that we are getting to the right people and getting my music heard to a hide variety of people. Thanks to everyone who contributed, already on our way to the next thousand!

New Matt Tyler Track available only on Birmingham Music Site!

Hi everyone!

Just click on the link below to hear the brand new Matt Tyler track "Deepest Love". (Recorded June 06)

http://www.birminghamusic.com/artistdetails.php?artist_id=672&artistsection=music

I am entering the track into the folk/acoustic section of the Birmingham Music Charts this week so every play counts towards my chart position. The plan is to take top spot in three weeks time and with your help we can do it. So please just click on the link below, its quick, free and easy.

Thanks for your time and support guys and gals!

Spread the word!

Matt Tyler

www.matttyler.co.uk

People have been informing me recently that they can't get hold of a copy of the latest album in the local record shops. So we have now done a a massive distribution here at Dannyboy Records so that now, hopefully, it should be widely available via your Local Record Shops. If you can't find one somewhere then let us know and well get that sorted out straight away.

I've been back three weeks now and I have just got round to viewing some of the film we took at Nashville along with some footage of the album launch before I left. Some of its pretty good. I've done a rough edit of some of the tracks and we are looking into using the material for something more solid in the future. But for now there is a small clip of "Matt Tyler Live At The Preston Lounge Nashville". Its only 5 mins but its worth a look. You can go on myspace (by clicking here) and view it in the video section. It is also accessible via the video download section of the site. However you have to be a member to view it so if your not sign up for free. Its quick and easy.

Great news guys. My good friend Nic from Homegrown podcasts is featuring "Pictures" on his Podcasts this week. Nic is doing a great job promoting new, up and coming local artists on his service and deserves all the support we can give him which in turn helps new artists like myself. So hop over to his site http://homegrownpodcast.co.uk or www.storyville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or on his myspace at www.myspace.com/nictreadwellmusic .

Its absolutely free and available now so lets help him out. Maybe if you give him good feedback for me he might feature more of my tracks which is great exposure.

Relax! I am not closing this site down. This will always be the official site. I just think the more sites I'm on the more exposure you get and you get to meet really kool people on this site. If you haven't visited yet then please check it out. www.myspace.com/matttylermusic

If you are a member of the site then invite me onto your friends and it would be great if we could get a little network going on down there. Be nice to see some of you guys. If your not a member then become one. It doesn't take long, its free and anyone can join.

My profile has songs you can stream, news updates, pics and all other info. It really is a great site and a great place to meet other people. www.myspace.com

I was pleasantly surprised on my return to England to see that our success in the Birmingham Rock Music Charts has not let up at all. The positions are now as follows:-

This is great news and of course means much needed added exposure. If we could just give it a final push i reckon we could make top 20 with pictures and top 30 with Break Away and Hollow. That would be a fantastic achievement.

I am delighted to report that successful negotiations have taken place and I will be performing at the Sutton Coldfield Carnival this year. It will be on Sunday 25th June and more details will follow soon. This is good news as I have said in a previous post, with festival season coming up its important to get on as many of these events as possible to add to our exposure. This is a great addition and hopefully not the last.

On a side note Pictures finally hit the top 30 on the Birmingham Music Rock charts and with the other two tracks in the low 30's things look promising as to how far we can go. So keep up the good work there.

This will also be my last post before I depart tomorrow for my USA trip. I am really looking forward to playing in Nashville, Memphis and Florida and cant wait to share pictures and news from the tour with you when I get home.( May 3rd ).

Many people have brought to my attention that BRMB have been playing tracks from "Undercover" on numerous shows including James Blonds slot. I can now confirm this is indeed true and I am led to believe that "Undercover" is receiving airplay from our friends at BRMB. This is great news and great mass exposure for my music particularly within the Birmingham music scene. I am still trying to get in touch with someone from BRMB but if you guys could email them, particularly James Blond then I am sure we will get more plays. It would be great if we could get some of the original tracks more airplay.

I am also currently in negotiations for a couple of other very exciting projects which I cant wait to share with you. (Touch wood it all goes well). So keep checking back for news on that.

More good progress! All in the top 40 and nearly pushing into top 30. We will get there!

This weeks chart positions are now in from The Birmingham Rock charts. I can't believe yet again they have all moved up! They are as follows:

Thanks for all your help once again .It just shows that every play and every request really does make a difference so keep spreading the word around to friends and family. We might just make that top 30!

On a side note I have finally added some new pictures to the gallery of the album launch. I know its been a long time since I added anything to the gallery so take a look by clicking here.

Would just like to say a big thank you to everyone that came to the album launch last night. I'm sure you'll all agree it was a good night. I hope you all enjoyed yourself. Hopefully see you all soon. Thanks for all your continued support. It means the world to me.

Matt featured in this weeks Great Barr Observer with article and pic! Click here to see it.

This should be a great night and its absolutely free (just show your invite on the door). I will be performing some of the songs on the album, original and covers as well as some others that didn't make it and songs from forthcoming albums.

Please come along it would be great to see you all and it will be a great opportunity to buy your copy of Undercover at just £5.99! There will be plenty of stock available as I received the delivery yesterday.

Its on Friday 24th March 2006 at the B.U.S.C, Gough Street, Birmingham. If you would like to receive an invite there is plenty left so to get yours you can either call us or email us, or even write to us and we will get you as many as you want. Please confirm you will be coming if you have an invite.

The three entries in the Birmingham Rock charts have moved up for the 4th week running! They are as follows:

Keep up the good work. Get friends and family to visit the site and stream the songs for free. Every one really does count.

After very successful trial acoustic sessions I am very pleased to have been offered a regular spot at Starbucks Pallasades in Brum. I will be performing two 45 minute spots from 11.00 -1.00 every other Saturday from now on. (check gig guide).

Obviously when I am away next month these will seize until I am back and then it should continue as normal. This gig will be running along side the cafes I am already working with in Brum. ( Colmore Row, New Street, and Martineau Place). I am really pleased with how the acoustic venues are coming along. Those of you who have been to one will know what a relaxed environment it is and great exposure for my music. if you haven't checked them out yet please do, it would be great to see you there.

I will be working with the good people at "The Birmingham International Festival" and "The Birmingham Music Awards" to try to expand on these venues and hopefully into the rest of the Midlands and beyond!

Just a quick addition to your diary. I have been booked into "The Wishing Well" in Bromsgrove for this Sunday as the Main Act. Please come along and enjoy yourself. Would be great to see you. (click her for gig guide)

The first chart in March has now been released on the Birmingham Music Rock Charts and yet again there is plenty of movement as my three entries continue to thrive all thanks to your wonderful support. They are-

This means we know have two songs in the top 50. It would be great to get them all in the top 50 or even beyond. If you haven't heard all the songs yet or requested them on air please do. Just visit the site (www.birminghamusic.com) , everyone's help really does make a difference. Thanks to you all once again.

Well, its March 1st. Where does the time go? The album (Undercover) is officially released today and is available for your purchase direct from the shop or via e-bay. The digital sites are not yet ready (will let you know a.s.a.p. when they are).

To coincide with "Undercover"' being released we are having an album launch party/gig Friday 24th March 2006 at the B.U.S.C, Gough Street, Birmingham. Entrance will be free but it is by invitation only. Invites will shortly be handed out to the selected few. (including all fan club members!) If you would like to receive an invite and join the fan club then please do not hesitate to call us or email us, or even write to us and we will get you as many as you want.

I will be performing live songs from the album, electric and acoustic as well as well as some other treats along the way.

This will probably be your first chance to buy the album direct as a giant stock will be available for purchase and also it will probably be the last time you see me before I depart for the U.S. for a few weeks.

I really hope to see you all there it should hopefully be a great night. Make sure you get your invites now because they will go fast so avoid disappointment.

For the third time in succession all three chart entries into the Birmingham Music Rock Charts have moved up. Pictures now sits at 51 (moves up 5 places), Break Away at 55 (up 5 places) and Hollow positioned 57(also up 6 places)!

This is fantastic exposure and with the songs gathering more momentum I am hoping we can keep pushing them up higher with your help. Keep it going guys!

Forgot to mention we surpassed 2000 hits on the website this week which is a great achievement for a site that has only been up 8 months. Well done everyone, keep spreading the word. Long may it continue.

Just a quick message to say that in conjunction with The Birmingham Internatinal Music Festival a deal was struck with two new Starbucks Venues. Birmingham New Street and The Pallasades. I will now be performing regularly at these two Starbucks as well as the existing two, Martineau Place and Colmore Row. After successful negotiations I will also be appearing at "The Adam and Eve" as a support act on Thursday 9th March 2006. The main act is unconfirmed but I will let you know as soon as possible. (see gig list for more details, Click here).

I have just received the final copy of the art work for the new album Undercover and I am very pleased with it. Thanks to Mervyn and everyone at A1 CD'S. As you will see the Cover bears a passing resemblance to the last album so that the two cover albums fit nicely together in a set whilst also highlighting the progress made in 12 months. So here it is!

This week Birmingham Rock Charts have just been released and there's good news. Pictures has moved up one place to 56, Break Away has moved up two places to 60 and Hollow has moved up three places to 63! Keep up the Radio requests and the streaming. Good Job! If you haven't done it yet then click here.

Matt Charts at 57, 62, and 66 on Birmingham Rock Charts this week! (www.birminghamusic.com)

Three of the acoustic tracks from "Undercover" were released into the Birmingham Rock Charts this week to coincide with the impending release of the Album. I am very pleased to announce their chart entry positions were as follows:

These are not bad for entry positions especially since it our first releases on the Birmingham Rock Charts and beleive me there is plenty of competition for that genre. So much so the charts go up to 400 places every week. The charts are very prestigious within the industry. In fact top of the Charts were just asked to support Ocean Colour Scene on tour this week! Hopefully if we keep playing and streaming the tracks and requesting for them to be heard on www.birminghamusic.com then they may peak even higher this week! Keep you updated and keep up the good work!

I am very pleased to announce that I will be returning to perform at The Harborne Festival this year on Sunday June 1st. I have been asked back after the success of last year. All that made the trip out will agree it was a great afternoon and hopefully it will be even better this year. I am already working on something special for my spot. As we come up to the time when booking and planning begins for these kind of festivals and outdoor events you can be sure that as usual you will be the first to know what's going on.

More exciting things are happening here at Dannyboy Records. I can now confirm I will be skipping across the pond to the U.S. on April 7th for a mini tour of Nashville, Memphis, and Florida. This is something that has been in the pipeline for a while now and I am really excited about the prospect of playing abroad. Negotiations will be taking place in the coming weeks as to where and when I will appear. I've got some great ideas for this tour and as they develop you know you will be the first to know.

The original tracks to be featured on the new album "Undercover" (out March 1st) are now posted on the Birmingham Music site for your listening pleasure. Please check them out. The tracks are "Hollow", "Break Away" and "Pictures". If we get enough people stream them then we may get into the Birmingham music charts which would be great publicity. If you can help me out that would be great. Its free! Just click on the link here:

Well here it is. I can now officially announce the track listings for the New album.

Good news at last. I am very pleased to tell you that the new album is well on the way. It will be titled "Undercover". It is in the pressing stage as we speak and is due for a release on March 1st. It will be my last commercially released Cover album as I am going to concentrate solely on my original material from now on. It is the first album I have self produced and the first to include any of my own material. The new material will be on the bonus section at the end of the disc. It will include three acoustic versions of self penned songs that are due to be on the next album (late 2006) which will be all original material. The bonus section also includes an acoustic version of Bon Jovi's Living On A Prayer which I hope you'll like.

If all goes according to plan the album will be officially released March 1st and a digital release should shortly follow. (much the same as Love Songs). The album will have 16 tracks and will retail at £5.99.

It will initially be available via the Matt Tyler shop as well as all Matt Tyler Gigs.

I hope you are all as excited as I am about this new project. More news will follow soon including a track listing so keep checking back.

On a side note "Love Songs" has just today hit its 4,000 mark on digital music sales!

V CAST Music offers customers the ability to download music over the air, directly to their wireless phones, or straight to their computers. The new store represents an exciting new chapter of converging technologies - one that allows customers to purchase entire songs (not just ring tones!) through their mobile phones, then transfer the digital files to their PCs, and vice versa. We at "Dannyboy Records" are pleased to announce that all of our back catalogue and future releases will be part of the new scheme making us the first artists outside the major labels to participate in this media form all thanks to our digital distribution deal with "Orchard Records". (Only available to Verizon Customers!)

So go ahead and try the new technology out with them gadgets you got for Christmas that still haven't come out the box yet!

Hi to all. Well we are well into the new year now and with it comes great news already. I was yesterday awarded a place in the final 5 for the prestigious "Artist of the Year Award" for the Coventry and Warwickshire area. This is great news because while I am a little different from other people on my circuit it is a good opportunity to showcase myself to some very important people. The final will be Friday 7th July. So those of you who live in the area who are not on their summer hols keep the day free and come and support me. I know there are a lot of you in that area. The final will be at The Standard Club and I will let you know any other details nearer the date as soon as I know.

On to other things and I am pleased to announce that my debut cover album "Love Songs" has just passed the 3,000 milestone on digital online sites such as i tunes, HMV, Napster and Virgin. net etc... I am really proud of how the album has done and seems to keep on doing over a year now after its initial release. I will keep you updated as the sales keep totting up.

Which leads me to one other small but important bit of news. I am due to finish the editing and mastering of the new album this week so expect proceedings to accelerate from here on in as the wheels get in motion. I promise you it will be worth the wait! More info on that nearer the time though.