Joe Matera is proudly endorsed by Maton Guitars Australia
Joe on myspace! www.myspace.com/rockjourno
Official GEISHA website: www.geishatheband.com
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GEISHA enter the studio to commence
work on the band's upcoming new single with legendary US producer at the
helm.
After performing a sold-out show at The New Capers back in
February, GEISHA return for another unplugged performance at The New Capers on Saturday,
August 9, 2008.
Visit the Press page of this website for all the latest published press clippings on Geisha.
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Joe Matera Bio
Joe's many interviews and features have appeared and continue to appear in countless music magazines around the world from Australian Guitar, Blunt and Australian Musician in Australia to Classic Rock, Guitar & Bass, Metal Hammer, Bass Guitar Magazine, Performing Musician, Total Guitar, Kerrang! and Record Collector in the U.K. From Guitar World, The Big Takeover, Goldmine and Maximum Ink in the U.S and Snaggletooth in Canada to This Is Rock and Guitarra Total in Spain and Chitarre in Italy. He also supplies exclusive interviews to Ultimate-Guitar.Com, and contributes to UK's Guardian Series Newspapers' Limited Edition magazine as well as Fairfax Newspapers' M, The Sunday Age in Melbourne.
In his capacity as music journalist, Joe has interviewed a who's who of the music world as well as spent time on tour with numerous artists. Artists the calibre of Aerosmith, Slash (Guns 'N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Kiss, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Status Quo, The Doors, Allman Bros. Band, Bon Jovi, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Korn, Motorhead, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Marilyn Manson, Cheap Trick, Hinder, Tool, The Cars, Smashing Pumpkins, Queen, Nickelback, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Foreigner, Blondie, Yes, HIM, Linkin Park, Sonic Youth, Staind, Kings Of Leon, Silverchair, The Buzzcocks, John Mayer and many, many others.
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As a guitar player, Joe is a 20 + year veteran of countless original and covers outfits. His impressive playing CV includes being the lead guitarist in the orchestra for award winning stage productions of Les Misérables and Chess as well as playing guitar and performing live shows with Ash Naylor (Even) and Tim Henwood (The Rogue Traders, The Androids, The Superjesus) He currently plays lead guitar in legendary Australian pop-rock outfit Geisha with Chris Doheny - one of Australia's finest singer/songwriters - at the helm. When off duty from his Geisha commitments, he leads his popular rock band Double Vision as lead guitarist, belting out covers of 1970s and 1980s pub rock classics.
His guitar playing work has also graced several recordings including a recent guest appearance on legendary UK metallers Atomkraft's forth coming studio album titled "Past, Present and Future" which is due for release in 2008 via Iron Pegasus Records.
"It's a gas listening to Joe Matera deliver his bracing and flowing guitar lines--they're rooted in the '70s style of gunslingers like Joe Perry and contemporary at the same time. Give it up for Matera." - Mitch Schneider (President - Mitch Schneider Organization U.S.)
Joe Matera is also endorsed by Grover Allman picks, La Bella Strings,
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and PedalSnake cables.
The following link houses a 2007 interview with Joe: