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Matt Jaffe (born April 20, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and founder of the band Matt Jaffe & The Distractions. ==Biography== Growing up in Mill Valley, California, Jaffe learned classical violin when he was five. When he was ten he picked up the guitar to compose his own songs, learning his first chords by watching David Byrne play in the Jonathan Demme /Talking Heads concert film, ''Stop Making Sense''.〔Bose, Lilledeshan. (“Dig Singer-songwriter Matt Jaffe’s Intellectual Power Pop” ), Myspace Artist of the Day, May 15, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 By happenstance, four years later, Jerry Harrison, keyboardist and guitarist for The Talking Heads, discovered Jaffe at an open-mic showcase.〔Brown, Jacob. (“Matt Jaffe’s Rockin New Track Turns Out To Be His Carly Simon Moment” ), Blackbook, April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.〕 Harrison was impressed by Jaffe’s songwriting skills and offered to record some of his music. Before entering his junior year in high school, Jaffe recorded 50 acoustic demos in Harrison’s studio in Sausalito, California. During their collaboration, Harrison became a friend and advisor.〔Liberatore, Paul. (“Press Play: Matt Jaffe and the Distractions ‘Blast Off’” ), ''Marin County Independent Journal'', Marin County, April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.〕〔Short, Steven. (“Bay Area Beats: Matt Jaffe & The Distractions” ), KALW Radio, San Francisco, March 3, 2015. Retrieved on March 3, 2015.〕 Jaffe’s band, The Distractions (referencing Elvis Costello’s first backing band, The Attractions), consists of Alex Newell on guitar, Sammie Fischer on bass and Alex Coltharp on drums. They released their five-song EP, ''Blast Off'', in 2015. Former Uptones co-founders Eric Din and Paul Jackson played guitar and keyboards respectively on the recording. Matthew King Kaufman produced four of the songs on the release. Coincidentally, Kaufman, formerly of Beserkley Records, co-produced the seminal ''The Modern Lovers'' album in 1976—Jerry Harrison is a founding member of The Modern Lovers.〔''ibid.'' 3〕 In 2013 Jaffe entered Yale University, but left school a year-and-a-half later to continue to pursue music.〔Vaziri, Aidin. (“Mill Valley man quits Yale, charts new career path in music” ), SFGate, San Francisco, June 23, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2015.〕 While touring to support the EP, the band has opened for Mavis Staples and The Damnwells. The band embarked on its first extensive U.S. tour in 2015, opening for Blues Traveler.〔Isenhart, Olivia & Hanley, Shayne. ("Blues Traveler & Matt Jaffe Jam Like Mad at Irviing Plaza" ), ''Pancakes and Whiskey'', New York City, September 14, 2015. Retrieved on September 15, 2015.〕 Jaffe is a believer in playing live for an audience, saying, “There are a lot of people who use computers and triggered piano or percussion parts. ...Personally I’m a huge believer in everything that the audience is hearing coming directly from the people on stage.”〔''ibid.'' 4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Jaffe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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