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Matt DeAngelis
With the release of the "Rock and a Hard Place (Stripped)" single, Matt DeAngelis delivers a lush and warm tonality with a singer-songwriter approach that hints at a rock undertone which is likely because this is a 'stripped-down' version of the original "Rock and a Hard Place".
Both versions give honesty and bear a personal, emotional backbone while showcasing slightly different approaches.
"We got the idea for a stripped acoustic version when we were recording different parts to the original song in the studio. We isolated several tracks, including the drums and a few of the other keyboard parts, then found the raw version of the song brought out the best in the quality of the song," explains Matt of the single.
The story of how Matt DeAngelis got his roots in music begins with the fact that his father was a pianist and composer and mother a poet. Perhaps he inherited some of those creative genes from his parents.
Matt began tinkering at the piano in a more serious way when he was 6 or 7 years old and had always been a writer of sorts, laying out short stories for the love of doing it.
It was when he was around 8 that he wrote his first song. His love for the craft only grew more intense as he grew older and now has a number of releases on Spotify from albums to singles.
A recent cover of "Dust in The Wind" along with the rock version of "Rock and a Hard Place" are among some of the more recent singles.
"I think that both the original and stripped versions came out excellent, and I am equally happy with both of them. I have come to appreciate them in different ways but am still highly satisfied with both results. I had an incredible time recording these tracks and music video to the original song. For the stripped version, I recorded a more mellow lead vocal, and the guitar solo is a laid back simpler acoustic version," says Matt of his releases.
"Rock and a Hard Place (Stripped)" as well as the original version are both available on all major streaming outlets and the artist is always working on new material for upcoming releases.