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Matt Costa (born Matthew Albert Costa June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California. He has released four
independent compact discs: a self-titled five-song EP in 2003, a six song EP titled The Elasmosaurus EP in 2005, a full-length CD entitled
Songs We Sing in 2006, and a digipak full length album Unfamilar Faces in 2007.
At age 12, Costa received his first guitar but it was quickly shelved and replaced with a more “thrilling” gift: a skateboard. Costa compensated
for his late start skateboarding with intense dedication to the sport and in a matter of ye ...read more
Matt Costa (born Matthew Albert Costa June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California. He has released four
independent compact discs: a self-titled five-song EP in 2003, a six song EP titled The Elasmosaurus EP in 2005, a full-length CD entitled
Songs We Sing in 2006, and a digipak full length album Unfamilar Faces in 2007.
At age 12, Costa received his first guitar but it was quickly shelved and replaced with a more “thrilling” gift: a skateboard. Costa compensated
for his late start skateboarding with intense dedication to the sport and in a matter of years nearly turned pro. That path shifted drastically when
Matt shattered his leg in a skateboarding accident. The injury required eighteen months of recovery and rehabilitation. During that downtime,
Matt directed his energy, passion and talent toward the guitar, writing and recording simple tunes. Initially, a mini tape recorder served as his
crude studio. Matt’s songwriting later flourished when he invested in a 4-track recorder.
In early 2003, Matt’s homemade demo began circulating amongst friends and acquaintances in and around his hometown of Huntington Beach,
California. One copy found its way into the hands of No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont. Costa made such an impression that Tom Dumont offered
to record more demos for him in his home studio. Those first recordings led to a self-titled 5 song EP that Costa and Dumont distributed
themselves. « hide |
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