Mattiel: CD

Born and raised in rural Georgia on her mother’s farm, as an adolescent Mattiel found refuge in her mother’s record collection, which included records by Donovan, Peter Paul & Mary and The Monkees.

A talented ad designer, illustrator and set builder, she moved to Atlanta and met Randy Michael and Jonah Swilley in 2014 and began writing music that would eventually form the basis of her debut album, which was written and recorded quickly over nine months.

Influenced by the likes of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Andre 3000, Marc Bolan, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Staple Singers and Jack White among many others, the writing process was simple; Michael and Swilley supplied instrumental compositions and handed them over to Mattiel for lyrical content and melodies.