In the winter and spring of 2009, Matt served as Resident Music Director, Conductor, and Guitarist for the off-Broadway production of ROOMS at New World Stages; ROOMS also earned him his first conducting credit for an off-Broadway cast recording (due out late summer on Time Life). Matt also landed his first Broadway cast recording credit playing guitar for the original cast recording of Glory Days. Other highlights include the critically-acclaimed Things To Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis (music supervisor), Green Eyes (MD/guitar), playing countless shows throughout NYC, and acting as co-producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist for the upcoming Joe Iconis Rock 'n' Roll Jamboree studio album. Matt's self-titled record is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com; Radio RNR will be including his song "When It Comes To You" on their Acoustic Explosion compilation, due out in September. Updates, media, and information can always be found at matthinkley.com.

Here are your Quick Links for May:
1.) ROOMS Original Cast Album coming soon
2.) New Matt Hinkley Videos!
3.) http://www.thereddoortheatre.com/
4.) The Burnt Part Boyshttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/playwrights-horizons-vineyard-theater-pair-up-for-burnt-part-boys
5.) http://www.thingstoruin.com/, plus look out for the debut album of The Joe Iconis Rock 'n' Roll Jamboree
6.) Listen to some songs

Hey everybody. Been doing lots of fun stuff. Aside from all things ROOMS-related, I played a crazy-wild show for Ryan Scott Oliver at Joe's Pub, music directed a benefit cabaret for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, played a little guitar and bass for some readings of some great new shows by writers in NYU's Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, and tried to keep cramming a little of my own music into the cracks. I also got a new kitten, who is the best thing ever to happen to anyone ever.

1.) Thanks to everyone who came out to see ROOMS, which closed May 10th. I spent over three months working as the Resident Music Director, Conductor, and Guitarist for this phenomenal off-Broadway production, and it could not have been more rewarding. We got great reviews and put up a solid fight against a tough economy. The good news is that we just finished up in the studio laying down tracks for the original cast recording with Time Life; be on the lookout for a summer release date.

2.) I've got some video up on matthinkley.com from one of the most recent Matt Hinkley band shows, March 31st at NYC's Village Underground. Many thanks to Alicia Dempster for the camerawork and the digital files. Check out a couple non-album tracks - "Emaline" and "Kymberly" - as well as an alternate live-only version of "Blue & Grey."

3.) SHOW TONIGHT! Late notice and all, but I'll be playing a solo acoustic set as part of "Red Door Rocks," a benefit for the Red Door Theatre Company. Kenny's Castaways (157 Bleecker St.), $10, music starts at 8:30. I'll go on somewhere around 11 pm.

(Also, for my Washington Heights friends, I'll be playing some guitar - and likely another acoustic set of my own - with my buddy Nate Vaughn on Memorial Day at 181st and Cabrini. Yes, that's the name of the place. Music starts around 7:30 pm.)

4.) My friend and death-defying piano god Vadim Feichtner vultured me from the ashes of ROOMS to play some guitar for a great show he's music directing, The Burnt Part Boys. The show runs May 26-June 6 at the Vineyard Theatre, in preparation for a full run at Playwrights Horizons in the spring. Check it out.

As always, if you want to check out my music or pick up a record, please visit matthinkley.com.

Thanks for reading. Be well!

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