Matt Hopper
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Raised in the town of Wasilla, Alaska (the real start of the Iditarod), Hopper first started teaching himself to play guitar as in high school and fronted St. Valentino. While attending college courses at the University of Alaska, Anchorage he formed what would become one of the most revered Alaskan rock n' roll bands, The Roman Candles. At their peak, The Candles were voted best local band by the Anchorage Press in 2003, released their "Firecracker" EP on on international indie Absalom Recordings, self-released, engineered, and produced their own debut "Bang! Bang! Bang!" and toured the west coast. During their Alaskan tenure, Hopper won Alaska Public Radio Network's rock songwriting award for penning the tune "Stick It To Your Man". "Bang! Bang! Bang!" climbed to #134 on CMJ's Top 200 chart and their tour was a rollicking success.

With his band currently in a lineup flux, Hopper has done what he always does when a band isn't available: he picks up the acoustic guitar and plays the songs himself.

Inspired by the troubadour/vagabond lifestyle detailed in books such as "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer and Ellis Paul's "Note From the Road" he began to travel the West coast, and currently is holed up in Santa Monica, CA working on new material, recording demos and performing solo around the state of California while he plots the next move.

New album due in 2004

Bedroom Pop Volume Two, 2001
Bedroom Pop Volume One, 1999

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