Mattias IA Eklundh: there's no money in jazz



News:
10-02-2008:
Mattias IA Eklundh shows his family man side by steeling shred juniors prize toy and tries to use it to createw a competitor to guitar hero controller.




24-01-2008:
Mattias IA Eklundh clinic
Sunday Feb 03, 2008
at 8:30 AM
LIVE CLUB "NISI"
DAMIANOY 16
KAVALA,
Greece




05-12-2007:
A super video splurge. Lots of video... but some of the titles have eluded the videographer. "This song has an indian title (will it be hindi? tamil? who knows...), so I can't remember it, sorry... " The video is from a Clinic in Verona 27/10/07... enjoy!!

Mattias Eklundh - 27/10/07


Father


Serge (not sure about the title...)


When Sam Played It Again


Clinic 27/10/07


Intro solo (27/10/07)


Plus shred juniors favourite Eklundh vignette...

Ketchup Is A Vegetable



10-11-2007:
Mattias IA Eklundh gives you an insight into his style of playing through licks excercises and solos...another video of guitar trickery.

Mattias IA Eklundh Lesson



06-10-2007:
Lost a couple of videos from this post... so here's some more.

Art Metal Trio Part 1


Art Metal Trio Part 2


Art Metal Trio Part 3


Art Metal Trio Bonus


Matthias Ia Solo


14-09-2007:
Guitarist Mattias IA Eklundh will be hosting guitar clinics this fall in the U.K. as well as in the U.S. (Atlanta, GA), Italy, Sweden, and Lithuania.



Mattias IA Eklundh - Guitar Clinic Dates
2007-09-20 Vaxjo, Sweden
2007-09-24 Ljungby, Sweden
2007-09-27 Cardiff, Wales
2007-09-28 Manchester, England
2007-10-05 Atlanta, USA
2007-10-10 Alafors, Sweden
2007-10-27 Verona, Italy
2007-11-21 Vilnius, Lithuania



Mattias has also been gracious enough to guest write the latest Favored Nations MySpace blog.

08-09-2007:
More Mattias IA Eklundh, this video is described as
"Probably one of the highlights of my life. IA playing my favourite song of his JUST FOR ME :D :D :D

Numb is based on the Acoustic scale or Mixolydian b6 for everyone who isnt insane. And is quite simply brilliant."


Numb - Mattias IA Eklundh FGC 2007


02-09-2007:
Mattias IA Eklundh and Freak Kitchen, Live at Pub La Calle 01 - The rights to you
dreamwarrior series Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 23 09 2006




12-08-2007:
Pre order Art Metal, releasing Sep 17, 2007: Mattias IA Eklundh and Jonas Hellborg launch a new platform for integration of east and west, a project called Art Metal. Borrowing the aesthetic of contemporary metal expanded with Indian and jazz improvisational disciplines. The CD also features Jens Johansson and Anders Johansson. Mattias IA Eklundh and Jonas Hellborg have worked on the music for over 18 months.

tracks:
Track 1 Muthucutpor (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
Track 2 Manirambha (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
Track 3 Nataraja (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
Track 4 Solitude (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
Track 5 The Three Princes of Serendip (Hellborg/Selvaganesh)
Track 6 Round Metal Hat (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)
Track 7 Vyakhyan - kar (Hellborg)
Track 8 Art Metal (Hellborg/Selvaganesh/Eklundh)


28-06-2007:
Thanks to http://richmurray.typepad.com/
Jonas Hellborg has been quite busy working on his much anticipated album called, Art Metal featuring long time collaborator, South Indian percussion master Selvaganesh, as well as fellow Swedes Jens Johansson and Anders Johansson and our very own guitar phenomenon Mattias IA Eklundh...Mattias was also voted best new talent 2007 by Guitar Player Magazines readers.



Art Metal promises to set a new platform for East West Fusion, as it will bring the esthetic of contemporary Metal along with expanded Indian and Jazz improvisational disciplines. The record hits the stores in September 18.


20-06-2007:
The classic Rush song in a new version. A live performance at Musikhaus Thomann, Germany's biggest music store. Part of the bass workshop at the summer fest 2006. Playback features Gregg Bissonette on drums and Mattias IA Eklundh on guitar...you have to imagine what IA looks like in this one...



16-06-2007:
On the recent UK tour with the mighty Freak Kitchen, Mattias had to stop in at the London Guitar Institute for some clinic work. This is how Mattias looks after no sleep and a 570 mile drive. He left Edinburgh the night before at 2am!!

Mattias IA Eklundh complete with Tortilla Army T shirt!!


Porno daddy-Pub La Calle-Live in Gran Canaria



21-05-2007:


Dave B adds to his tally of guitar heroes interviewed...this time
the Instrumental Case lands a big fish...a cool interview with IA himself...
I met Jonas a couple of years back when we played the same place in Stockholm one evening. Walked up to him and told him I was a long-time fan and adored his playing. He answered by telling me what the female sex organ was called in Ethiopian. I harassed him again during hotel breakfast and two months later he called from New York and asked if I wanted to go to India together. I did. Now, we’ve played many places on Planet Earth and I regard him very much like an older brother. I am learning a lot from the man and it is an utmost pleasure to work with him. The Art Metal album we are working on is turning into something neither of us have done before.


09-05-2007:
über-guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh and Zoltan Corsrz of FLOWER KINGS are among the confirmed guests on the new album from Sweden's URBANDUX, tentatively due this summer. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/urbandux.

02-05-2007:
Dave B rides to the rescue again...with this brace of videos...Jonas Hellborg Matthias IA Eklund and Nicklas Campagnol live in Bombay Jazz Festival 2005. Extract from the documentary about Jonas Hellborg Kali´s Son

Bombay streetgig


Live in Bombay



22-04-2007:
Mattias Eklundh was voted "BEST NEW TALENT" by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine in THE 2007 GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE READER'S CHOICE AWARDS! This was announced in the May 2007 issue of the magazine, page 114. (LOL ... how long has this "over night sensation"...best new talent been around?)

05-04-2007:
Swedish Dance Music


03-04-2007:
News round up: Interview with those "two time losers" Favored Nations!

The Art Metal Trio (Jonas, IA, Zoltan) will perform at the Fuzz Guitar Show the 6th of May.

Tuition CD: Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1!



From the Freak Guitar Camp archives comes a double download tuition album called Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1. Having received tons of e-mails and questions over the years from dedicated guitar players wondering where to get backing tracks to practice to IA decided to dig deep in the vaults and pick the best, nastiest, most challenging camp tunes for a beefy collection of wild songs that will keep your fingers busy for a long time to come. There is one version of every track with guitar, as IA plays it (CD 1), and one without for you to jam to; "grow your own moustache" so to speak (CD 2). Along each song comes a PDF-file to print. The music is written down in both traditional notation and tablature. There will also be a CD-cover available for print and an A4 back and front and back page that you can use for the notation.

You will get to learn odd time signatures, monstrous tuplets, loads of tapping, picking, string skipping, harmonics, wild riffs, reduction, finger picking, arpeggios, exotic modes and then some. Not for the squeamish. Freak Guitar - Growing Your Own Moustache Vol. 1 will be available from the Online Store soon!
Tracklist:

1. Disco Diabolique
2. The Masala Conspiracy
3. Freak Guitar Camp 2005 Anthem
4. From the Desk of Dr. Benson Ukulele
5. What Kind of Whammy Pedal Do You Use?
6. Fifth Arpeggio Pseudo Punk
7. Circle of Wankers
8. For Those About to Camp
9. Ugly Side of You
10. Jacobi's Floor
11. Whole Lotta Whole Tone
12. Fat Chance
13. Freak Guitar Camp 2004 Anthem
14. Hateful Little Beatle
15. Bjorn Borg Deodorant
16. Church Mode Mood
17. Zoo Me
18. Wake Up and Smell the Species
19. Gringo Starr
20. Chromium Cheese
21. Freak Guitar Camp 2003 Anthem
22. Eureka! I am Happy





01-04-2007:
Some more video, this time from Musikmesse 2007.

Mattias "IA" Eklundh Vorführung auf der Musikmesse 2007 in Frankfurt am Laney Stand


27-02-2007:
Shawn Laneisms in abundance...

clinic in Linköping Sweden


18-02-2007:
Thanks to Zeriton...account closed sorry

Lesson 1
removed

Lesson 2
removed

14-12-2006:
A new tribute:
For all those hard-core readers of the FK blogs, or those of you who've just had a extremely good ear to the ground, might have heard of this little tid bit of audio. Razz

Mainly, a bunch of us wanted to say thanks to Matti for all the good things he's done for us over the years, and we decided to do it via music. So at this years, 2006, Freak Guitar Camp this little CD was released.
more details ...

10-11-2006:
Mattias has a five day Freak Guitar Clinic tour in Germany, sponsored by Laney in November is just confirmed:

20.11 Monday: Musik Produktiv Ibbenbüren: 19:00h
21.11 Tuesday: Music Store Köln: 19:30h
22.11 Wednesday: Musik Schmidt Frankfurt/Main: 19:00h
23.11 Thursday: Music Town Neubrandenburg: 20:00h
24.11 Friday: Musik Meisinger Simbach/Inn 19:00h
There will also be Freak Guitar Clinics in:
26.11 Ulricehamn, Sweden 26th of November
06.12 Musikhuset, Huddinge, Sweden the 6th of December.

Mattias also appears with Robert Fripp, Nuno Bettencourt, Bumblefoot, Steve Lukather, Stevie Salas, Neil Zaza, Pierre Bensusan and other stunning players, I am happily participating on the Artists for Charity



Hyper Freak Solos


08-10-2006:
Some more tip top video from the super freak of Mattias IA Eklundh...and the freakets..

Mattias IA Eklundh Talks Gear with Guitarist Magazine



Freak Kitchen: D*ld* Guitar call and response


05-10-2006:
masterclass


live solo


How cool is this...some live video from the Cardiff point show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ7CPAZke6I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj7lMeFeLak

28-08-2006:
Freak Kitchen: Wow, what a band. What can I say except that Freak Kitchen is a "Tip Top" show. All three members of the band commit to delivering their unique brand of sardonic, harmonious, musical out-poorings. They all sing, they all play their instruments to exceptional levels. How would I describe them? ...quality, humour, unique. If you get a chance to see them on their travels do so, you won't regret it! Plus some great tee-shirts!



25-08-2006:
Don't forget Freak Kitchen start their UK tour this week with support band Tortilla army...I'll see you there.

And for Russian fans

2006-10-13 Moscow, Russia, Music Moscow (signing session)
2006-10-14 Cheboksary, Russia, "Olymp" Concert Hall (DK "Khuzangai")
2006-10-15 Cheboksary, Russia, Molly Malone bar
2006-10-17 Novocheboksarsk, Russia, DK Khimik Concert Hall
2006-10-19 Matrix Club, Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia

26-08-2006:
Mattias Eklundh is one of the best new guitarists I have heard. See him in the uk with Freak Kitchen:

http://www.freakkitchen.com/index.html

2006-09-27 Cardiff, UK, The Point
2006-09-28 Nottingham, UK, Hockley Music Academy
2006-09-28 Nottingham, UK, Rescue Rooms
2006-09-29 Edinburgh , UK, Liquid Rooms
2006-09-30 London, UK, Guitar Institute
2006-09-30 London, UK, Purple Turtle
2006-10-02 Leeds, UK, Hard Rock Café
2006-10-03 Brighton, UK, Pressure Point

art metal part 3


plus more from art metal trio

13-08-2006:
Freak Guitar Demo


01-06-2006:
raw


20-05-2006:
Mattias IA Eklundh and Jonas Helborg have formed the Art Metal Trio. They also are working hard on a ground-breaking album which will be out in September on Bardo Music.

Check out the tune Leal Souvenir from Mumbai on video. Then read the Shred Planet interview

22-04-2006:
Mattias IA Eklund jamming at the Laney Booth, NAMM 206


20-01-2006:
YouTube video: Hyper Freak Exercise


YouTube video: Print this


02-01-2006:
Some live video from Jonas Helborg / Eklundh tour of india

20-11-2005:
“I’ve come here to get a good diarrhoea, play some decent guitar and just relax.”
Good news item from Mattias tour with Jonas Helborg :
Get strikes of chord by Swedish guitarist Mattias Eklundh


16-10-2005:
Found a link to this video on the Laney web site.

Print video this from favoured nations promo web site

Background
Mattias IA Eklundh started his musical journey playing drums at the age of six listening to the Kiss "Destroyer". At eleven he saw Frank Zappa and this became a major influnce on IA (an abbreviation of Mattias). He finally started playing guitar at the age of thirteen.

After forming the group Frozen Eyes, IA joined Fate in 1991, leaving in 1992 to create Freak Kitchen.

In 1995 Mattias released his first instruction video, "Freak guitar vol. 1".

In the autumn 1999 he released his first solo CD: Freak Guitar.

He has since gone on to record on many albums, including one of his latest Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled. You'll need to check out his web site for a full discography

You can also read some interviews with IA:


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