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6 unusual facts about Dave Matthews


David Matthews

Dave Matthews (David John Matthews, born 1967), singer/guitarist of the Dave Matthews Band

Filament Productions

Filament also partnered Restore The Gulf's "Be The One" campaign for which Filament donated a production team to film Dave Matthews for his portion of the video.

Jake Whittenberg

Highlights include reading lines with Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard on the film, “Don't Come Knocking,” and serving as an assistant to Dave Matthews on a music video, “Gravedigger.” Jake made several films of his own, and earned "Best Fiction Film of the Year" in 2004 at the Montana Tracy Awards.

Live from the Hotel Café

Andrew Leahey said: "Open your mind and let your beauty flow like wine" Hires sings, sounding like a younger Dave Matthews.

Upon his first release, Hires was often compared to John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Mat Kearney and Jack Johnson.

Westlake Recording Studios

A number of well-known artists have recorded at the studio, including: Michael Jackson, Haley Reinhart, Slayer, Men at Work, Frank Ocean, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Shakira, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Nine Inch Nails and Justin Bieber.


Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds or Dave and Tim is a musical act composed of Dave Matthews, member of Dave Matthews Band, and Tim Reynolds, member of TR3 and Dave Matthews Band.

George Whitty

As a musician, he has played and recorded with artists such as Dave Matthews and Carlos Santana ("Supernatural"), Celine Dion ("Falling Into You" and "These are Special Times"), Michael and Randy Brecker (4 years on the road, 7 CDs), Chaka Khan ("The Woman I Am"), Richard Bona (phenom from Cameroon), Chris Minh Doky, Sadao Watanabe, Grover Washington, Jr., Till Brönner ("Midnight") and other well-known artists.

John Varvatos

The ad campaigns for the main collection, shot by Danny Clinch, have featured such musicians and bands such as Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Dave Matthews, The Roots and Green Day.

Low vs Diamond

Outside of typical jam band influences such as Dave Matthews and Phish, the group were influenced by a diversity of artists, including David Bowie, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Serge Gainsbourg, and Air.


see also

I Did It

In January 2001, Dave Matthews Band made history by becoming the first major artist to release a single directly to Napster, posting "I Did It" on the controversial file-swapping service 6 weeks before the new album was officially released.

My Ántonia

Emmylou Harris' 2000 album Red Dirt Girl features the wistful song "My Antonia," as a duet with Dave Matthews.

Wendy Repass

Eddie from Ohio, Anton Chenko, producer of Suzanne Vega's "Solitude Standing", Daemon recording artist Kristen Hall, The Marshall Tucker Band, Indigo Girls, and Matthew Sweet, Dave Matthews Band, former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, John McCutcheon, producer Kevin McNoldy, drummer Stuart Gunter of Clare Quilty, bass by Andy Waldeck of Earth to Andy and violin by former National Symphony Orchestra member Ann Marie Simpson.