Matt Bunsen

singer/songwriter

Hello and welcome!  Matt writes songs about drugs and enlightenment, often in the same song.  He plays shows in and around Los Angeles, usually with a band, but sometimes by himself.  He has released 4 albums of original music, and also likes to play righteous covers from the 60s, as well as singing songs that were originally recorded by female vocalists.  (You should hear his version of Girls Just Want to Have Fun.)

NEXT SHOW:  Oct 23, Republic of Pie
11118 Magnolia, North Hollywood.
solo acoustic

Matt Bunsen

BASS PLAYER

Matt was assigned ‘bass player’ at birth, and he gigs frequently around Los Angeles, on both electric and upright.  His wheelhouse includes classic rock, classic funk, traditional jazz and jamband.

Current band situations include: Severin Browne’s First Friday Band, JaKL (acoustic folk/rock/Americana), The Avante Gardiners (jazz, Americana), House band for Terry Roland’s Road House series (roots, Americana), House band for Alicia de Soto’s Croon in the Afternoon (jazz standards, show tunes), Token Rhyme (Grateful Dead) and Jerome’s Jukebox (Jerry Garcia tribute)

Matt Bunsen

composer

Classically trained but mostly jazz influenced, Matt has written instrumental music for a variety of settings. His instrumental recordings by the Boston lounge/rock band Seks Bomba have received over 2 million spins on Pandora. His music has appeared on The Discovery Channel, NPR, One Life to Live and more…

Matt plans to reissue his compositions for the 90’s ensemble called Middle Earth, scored for flute, oboe, acoustic guitar, cello, trumpet, bassoon, marimba, and bass/drums, possibly under the moniker of Hobbit Jazz  More to come…

I am Consumed

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I am Consumed

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Matt Bunsen

electric and acoustic bass

Matt Bunsen
Matt Bunsen