7-28-08 Matt is pleased to announce the new cd by Scott Davis is done! It's called "Country Ways". Matt's song "Just One Dance" is on the cd. We wish Scott and his band the best of success. More news on where to buy the cd will be posted later. Matt has signed his song "Love'll Do That" with RDSD/BMI publishing recently, and found out today they are also going to sign an exclusive contract for his song "Fear On Fear".
On July 18th, the latest concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was held. Matt, Rick and Mike were the artists that night. Mike was passed "the clock". He also did an interesting and catchy rendition of "Row Your Boat". Rick's originals are getting lots of requests, as the girls know every word, and sing them back to him! We had a special guest singer, Brittany. She performed Matt's original "Never Say Never" and got a standing ovation! As the summer reaches its apex, we look forward to our October "Fall Into Recovery" concert for the whole building. The date and time are still in the works, as are the set lists, but we plan to rock the place!! As always, the women and children are in our thoughts and prayers. They are our heros!!
5-30 On May 30th, Matt, Rick Blanc, Betsy Holm, and special guest Mike, performed at Westcare's Healthy Families Project. There were more women and children there than at any concert to date! First, Matt presented Rick with the clock that was awarded to "Matt Dorman and Friends" for their volunteer work, then Matt started the concert with "Never Say Never" and the fun began. Rick and Betsy performed their fav original and cover tunes. Mike performed a kewl version of "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air", and the place went wild!! The concert was topped off with a duet. Betsy and Rick performed the Cheryl Crow, Kid Rock hit song "Picture".
5-02 Matt, Betsy Holm, and Rob Lam performed at Westcare's Healthy Families Project. It was a great time for all. We were blessed to have Kay and Brian Laub as our special guests. They provided muffins, water and juice for the group. Thanks so much!! Matt passed along the clock that was awarded to him and his performing friends for their years of volunteer work. Next concert, the clock will be passed to Rick Blanc. Rick promises he'll be at the next concert, and we're looking forward to his return. Rob Lam is an excellent performer, and we welcome him back to our troupe. Rob performed with us years ago at the Healthy Families Project campus on Apricot Lane. Many blessings to the women and children at HFP!!!
4-08 On Friday, April 25th, Westcare held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. Matt was presented with an engraved clock for his efforts. Matt announced his "Spring Into Recovery" and "Fall Into Recovery" concert series. The details are still being worked out, but it's planned as a twice a year event for the whole Westcare campus. Matt is in negotiations with the Randy Anderson Band to perform at this event.
3-08 The 9th anniversary concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was one of the best ever! There was myself, Rick Blanc, and Betsy Holm, playing our original songs and favorite cover tunes. To perform for such a wonderful group of women and children is beyond a blessing. The group made a HUGE cake (with my fav frosting) and a beautiful card, that was signed by all. We look forward to next month's concert, and many more to come. As always, the women and children of Healthy Families Project are in our thoughts and prayers. They are our hero's. Matt Dorman
12-07 Matt and Rick Blanc performed the Christmas concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project on December 21st. It was an awsome concert, with both Rick and Matt performing their originals, and favorite covers, such as "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Kryptonite". T hey also sang Christmas carols with the group.
01-08 On January 18th, Rick, Matt and Betsy Holm performed the first concert of 2008. The concert was another great time. This March will mark the 9th anniversary of this concert series. February will be the Valentine's concert, where it's cookies with pink frosting for all.
The November birthday concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was another awesome event! Matt, Rick Blanc, and Betsy Holm performed for a packed house. There was cake and ice cream, and lots of sugared-up kids!! Congrats to the lucky winner of the Fender Dreadnaught guitar package! The next concert is scheduled for December 21st.
10-07 The September concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was another great event. Matt, Rick Blanc, and Betsy Holm performed for a packed house. It's truly a blessing to perform for such a wonderful group of women and children.
8-25-07 Matt is pleased to announce his song "How Did You Love?" is going to be signed to a single-song contract ( with a two year reversion) soon, to America's New Artist Music/BMI. This is Matt's second publishing contract this year.
His song "Dreams" is still on the Roots International charts.
8-07 The August concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was awsome!! Matt, Rick Blanc, and Betsy Holm performed to a packed house. We really appreciate Betsy Joining us for these concerts. Rick Blanc has been with us for over a year, and he's another blessing for this concert series. Congrats to Jan, the winner of the Fender acoustic guitar package. Special thanks to Jake at Pat's Desert Music for providing great prices on these packages. We look forward to the September concert!!!!
5-19-07 Matt is pleased to announce his song "Dreams" is back to number one on the Roots International charts, dated May 17th. "Dreams" Here's the link to the Roots International Country/Pop chart:
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5-07 Cheryl K. Warner's release of "Dreams" is now NUMBER ONE. Click here to see "Dreams" slideshow.
4-07 Cheryl K. Warner released Matt's song "Dreams" on April 1st, worldwide. Dreams debuted on the charts at number 12, right next to Kenny Chesney! Cheryl and Matt have high hopes for "Dreams". Cheryl is in town to perform at Matt's April concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project concert on Friday, April 20th. Pictures will be posted after the concert. Listen for "Dreams" on your local country radio station.
4-26-07 Matt is thrilled to announce his song "Dreams", on it's third week on the charts, has reached number one on the Roots International chart. You can see the chart by going to this link: click here
2-07 The February concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was alot of fun! It was Matt and Rick Blanc this time. The girls put their names in a jar to see who would win the Fender guitar package, donated by Matt. The lucky winner was Holly. She promises to learn alot of songs and soon join in on the concert series! Congrats Holly!!
Matt brought some valentines cookies, and the pink frosting went over real big!!
2-07 Matt is pleased to announce his song "Love'll Do That" has been signed by My Three Kids music publishing. "Love'll Do That" can be heard on Matt's myspace site at: www.myspace.com/mattdormanvegas
1-07 The January concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was a great time!
It was just Matt and Rick Blanc, doing their original, and cover favorites.
The next concert is scheduled for February 9th. At that concert, a new guitar will be given away.
12-22-06 The Christmas concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was held on December 22nd, finishing up the 7th year of this concert series for these women and children. It's a true blessing for us to be playing these concerts.
We hooked up the P.A. system and did our Christmas favorites, including some of our originals and cover tunes. As always, the Pizza Hut song was the highlight of the night! With generous donations from The ISEC Foundation, Great Clips, and others, there was plenty of good food, drinks, and gifts to go around. We are looking forward to next year's concerts already!
Thanks to Rick Blanc, and Larry Allen, we manage to put on a pretty good show for the crowd. Thanks also to special guests Elisa Furr, and Jackie Carlyle. We're keeping the women and children in our thoughts and prayers through the year, and especially this Holiday season. See you in January!!! God bless..
12-2-06 Rick Blanc's new cd "Vertigo" is now available for sale! You can order your copy of the cd, with Matt's song "Denver" on it, at Ricks website www.rickblanc.com
11-17-06
Friday the 17th of November, Matt, Rick Blanc, and Larry Allen performed their monthly concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project. The 17th was Matt's birthday, and the day before was Rick's birthday, so Westcare provided a birthday cake for them. The women and staff had signed two huge birthday cards for Rick and Matt. There were flowers sent by Rod and Linda Hall from California. It was the best concert they had performed. Matt announced his new cut "Just One Dance" on a cd by artist Scott Davis. He also performed the song. Rick performed "The Pizza Hut Song" and the place went wild!!! Larry closed the night with his touching "We're All Recovering". Matt's daughter, Brittany performed Matt's song "Never Say Never" (click here to view). She did a great job.
11-4-06 The monthly concerts at Westcare's Healthy Families Project are going great! We've just had our October concert. Matt was joined by artists Rick Blanc, and Larry Allen. The next concert is scheduled for November 17th. We can't wait. Cake and Ice cream are being served to celebrate Rick (Nov 16th) and Matts' (Nov 17th) birthdays. Sorry no photo's of the last few concerts. We promise some from the November event.
8-4-06 Matt, Rick Blanc, and Larry Allen at August 4th concert at the Healthy Families Project.
7-7-06 The July 7th concert at Healthy Families Project was a great time! Matt and Rick Blanc performed songs from their catalogs. This was one of the best concerts to date.
5-20-06 The new Rick Blanc, "Vertigo" is out! This cd includes matt's song "Denver". While the cd isn't currently available for sale, we'll keep you posted as to when it will be. One of the first places it will become available is on Rick Blanc's Burnlounge site. You can hear "Denver at Rick's myspace site at: www.myspace.com/rickblanc Rick will be using this cd to pitch himself to the labels. Go get 'em Rick! Best of luck. It's a great cd!
Matt's song "Hell Bent and Southern Bound" is on a new cd out by artist Rodney Cook. Rodney will be using the cd to pitch himself to the labels. Good Luck Rodney!!!
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3-3-06 On March 3rd, Matt, Rick Blanc, Elisa Furr, and Larry Alan performed at the Healthy Families Project. The highlight of the night was when Elisa was singing an upbeat Celine Dion song, and one of the babies was kicking her feet and clapping her hands in perfect timing to the song! This little girl was about 6 months old! (a future star? hmmm...) Performing at the Healthy Families Project is always a touching and humbling experience. Our thoughts and prayers are always with the ladies and children of this wonderful program, that changes lives daily. We look forward to the April concert!
12-27-05 Check out Matt's bio and listen to "Another You" and "Re-Marry Me" with lyrics posted, at the Sundown Songs Site
11-25-05 The November 25th concert at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was alot of fun! Matt and Rick Blanc performed for a packed room. We're looking forward to December's concert!
10-14-05 The concert tonight at Westcare's Healthy Families Project was a huge success! Matt performed some of HFP's most requested songs, and had some special guest artists. Rick Blanc, who has Matt's song "Denver" on his upcoming C.D., "Vertigo" was there, with his friend, Larry Allen, playing guitar. Rick performed songs from his new cd, including "Denver". Rick's performance was awsome, and kept the audience mesmerized. Another guest artist, Elisa Furr, sang songs from Journey, Dixie Chicks, and more! Elisa also did a PERFECT Celine Dion impersonation with a few high-reaching (vocally) songs that had the girls cheering. The sad songs were so real, there wasn't a dry eye in the audience. My wife, Debra provided haircuts during the concert. Hey, how many concerts can you get a haircut while listening to Celine Dion? Thanks Rick, Larry, Elisa, and Debra, for making this concert GREAT!!!!
10/05 - Matt Dorman has been told the name of the Rick Blanc cd release due out next spring will be "Vertigo". Matt is hoping his song "Denver" will be the first release to radio. Rick performed with Matt on Friday, 10-14-05 at a concert for the Westcare girl's recovery home. At that concert, Rick said he anticipates using "Denver" as the first single release. Matt's got his fingers crossed that it is!"
10/05 - Check out Matt's page in the E-publication Music News Nashville. Click HERE to view this site.
8/22/05 - Artist Rick Blanc is back from Nashville after recording his first cd. The cd (still untitled) was recorded at the Sound Kitchen, one of Nashville's premier recording studios. Matt's song "Denver" is on that cd. Rick sent a copy of "Denver" from the studio session to Matt, and it sounds GREAT!! Best of luck to Rick with the cd release, which should hit stores and radio sometime early in '06. And, let's hope "Denver" is released as a single!!!
6/05 - Matts exciting trip to Nashville. Click HERE to read about his trip.
Matt is also featured overseas in a recent online article. Click HERE to view their site.
6/7/05 - Matt Dorman is proud to announce his song "Denver" is going to be released next spring. The artist, Rick Blanc, is a very talented artist with alot of promise. Look for RIck to be tearing up the charts with his music. Rick chose "Denver' from many songs sent to him from some of the best songwriters around. Let's hope the song becomes a single release, and makes the radio. More to follow!
3/2004 -Randy Anderson's new cd "Hello Everybody, We're Back!" is now available! The cd features 12 songs. 9 are cover tunes that Randy performs nightly in his live show, and three are original songs. On this cd is a song co written by Matt Dorman and Randy Anderson, called "Lucky Guy". It's already getting requests nightly.
"NASHVILLE STAR" AUDITIONS IN VEGAS!
On November 23rd 2003, Matt's song "Dreams" was performed by Marie Hickey in the third round of the "Nashville Star" auditions. Marie did a great job on the song. Remember that name, because Marie Hickey is a future superstar country singer. Also performed in the auditions, making it to the second round, was Matt's song "Another You", performed by local artist Gary Dalton. Gary is a great entertainer, and someday hopes to make it to the top with his strong vocals and awsome stage presence. Matt's song "Daddy's Here" was performed in the first round by Bobby Kingston. Bobby is a great singer, and fronts the local band "Bobby K and Country Tradition". He can yodel like the masters. "Daddy's Here" and "Where The Angels Fly" are two songs coming out on future Bobby K cd releases. Jenny Phorr, a great singer from Denver, Colorado, is currently pitching her demo in Nashville, which includes four Matt Dorman songs. Go get 'em, Jen!!! Good luck!
Randy Anderson's next c.d., due out around March first, will include a song co-written by Matt Dorman and Randy Anderson, called "Lucky Guy". The cd is titled "Hello Everybody.....We're Back!" The Randy Anderson Band can be found performing all over town, at venue's including Sam's Town, Arizona Charlies, and more. The band has performed all over the U.S. and has opened for some major acts like Brooks and Dunn, and more! They have a must-see live show! For Randy's schedule information, call 702.645.6426
Randy and Matt have shared success in the past with releases that have made the charts in Europe, and in the U.S. One song in particular that did real well is "Another You". Written by Matt, this song can be found on Randy's "Loving You Up" cd.. Matt has three songs on that cd. One of the three, "Another Man's Castle" is co-written by Matt and Randy. Matt has a song on Randy's cd "One More Lifetime", called "Two Time, One Time". To purchase "Loving You Up", "Hello Everybody...We're Back!", "One More Lifetime" and other great Randy Anderson releases, go to the links page, and click on The Randy Anderson Band link.
Thanks for believing in Matt Dorman Music songs!! We wish you nothing but great success in your musical careers!!
Matt Dorman Music is proud to announce a multi-song publishing deal with Cordial Publishing, the BMI affiliate of Dotson-Wooley Entertainment, from Hendersonville, TN. The deal includes 13 songs. The deal was signed on August 19th, 2003.
Another multi-song publishing deal with Crowe Entertainment, BMI affiliate CroJo Music/BMI. This deal includes 5 songs. Signed September 8th, 2003.
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