Matt Boylan-Smith is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, who left his hometown of Bathurst, regional NSW, to travel the world and tell his stories. Recently recognised at the Madrid International Film Festival, Matt took out the Best Short Films category for his unreleased music video “Johnny”.
Having toured extensively throughout Australia and Europe as well as a foray into South America, Matt’s live shows are known as an unforgettable experience, with ‘old soul’ story telling delivered by exquisite vocals. Performance highlights include the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, a pre-match show for the National Rugby League and various national Australian festivals.
Gaining national radio play on triple j with his single “We Can Be Together”, Matt Boylan-Smith has generated over three million streams on Spotify with single “Down by the Ocean”, a collaboration with Alora and Senii (Finland), reaching #30 on Germany and Finland’s viral Spotify charts.
Previously, Matt has recorded with Jeff Martin (The Tea Party), and more recently with producer and engineer Lon LeMaster (Toto 4, Don Henley), Beau Hill (Alice Cooper, Winger, Kix Ratt) and Dan Frizza to produce “We Dream Of River Songs.”
“Boylan-Smith sings every song as though it is his last - full of feeling and with full commitment”
Von Haus Clock, Brake, Germany. October 2015
“Matt Boylan-Smith tore up the stage with a spectacular performance at Vanfest” - The Western Advocate, Austra