Groove, pocket and soul are #1.

Guitarist based in Nashville. Electric (lead/rhythm) and acoustic. Pop, rock, soul, blues, funk and country. Played venues all over the northeast/southeast US, Costa Rica and the Nashville area.

• Guitar player for Radio Inc. and Chapel Park (Top 40)

• Music director and guitarist for the Jeff Woods Band.

  • Performed on corporate events for Ford Motors, Spotify with Radio Inc. and Terminix with Jeff Woods

• 2nd guitar for Freddie Holt & the After 5 Tux Band

• Performs session work for beat production under “M.Laurence”

• Guitar Section Coordinator for Soul Vibes Collective, a monthly Nashville show at B.B. King’s with participation of over 100+ musicians/artists per show.

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Since moving to Nashville in 2016, Matt’s been passionate about studying the greatest soul/R&B session players in the biz (i.e. Spanky Alford, Cornell Dupree, David T. Walker, Al McKay) and has come up listening to the vocal guitar playing of B.B. King’s early records - later identifying with the rhythms of Bill Withers and Sly & the Family Stone.

Matt Laurence grew up in New York, starting guitar in 10th grade and was inspired by old school artists like Kool & the Gang, The Meters, Hendrix, George Benson, as well as the newer artists like Anthony Hamilton and John Mayer.

       Since 2016, he’s attended the Wooten Woods every summer where he’s been mentored by musicians like Victor Wooten, saxophonist Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), keyboardist Joseph Wooten (Steve Miller Band), Regi and Roy Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones), saxophonist Bob Franceschini (J-Lo, Paul Simon), Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers, Dead & Co.), and was called up to jam by Sinbad.

Photo: Stanton Laser