Mike Mattison

Mike Mattison: Biography in Details

Who is Mike Mattison?

Mike Mattison is an American musician and vocalist. Mike Mattison is a popular member of the Grammy Award-winning blues-rock/soul group, the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Moreover, he is also a lead vocalist and co-founder of the American blues-rock trio, Scrapomatic.

How old is Mike Mattison?

Mike Mattison was born on December 14, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. As of 2023, he is 54 years old.

Mike has not revealed the name and other details about his parents. Similarly, he seems to be the only son of his parents.

He grew up in his hometown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his childhood friend, Paul Olsen who would later become his partner in forming the duo, Scrapomatic.

Mattison was influenced by jazz, the blues, and roots music and learned to play the recorder, clarinet, tenor saxophone, french horn, trombone, bass, and guitar from an early age.

Mike is American by nationality. Moreover, his birth sign is Sagittarius. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in English and American literature.

Career, Professional Life

Mike Mattisonformed the band Scrapomatic in the mid-1990s along with his friend, Paul Olsen.

The band was originally a duo but it became a blues-rock trio when Dave Yoke joined in. They released their first eponymous album, in 2002.

After a couple of years in 2006, the group released their second album Alligator Love Cry under the label Alligator Records which gained wide attention and was more successful than the first album.

It was a major sign of their success to come.

They received huge popularity from the release of their most hit single Killing Yourself on Purpose from their third album Sidewalk Caesars.

From 2002, he also worked as a lead vocalist for the Derek Trucks Bands. He helped the band to release the albums such as Live at Georgia Theatre, Songlines, Songlines Live, Already Free, and Road songs.

After continuous success, the band broke up in 2010.

After the hiatus, he joined the Grammy Award-winning blues-rock/soul group, the Tedeschi Trucks Band led by Married couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.

He is currently active with them and has already released albums including Revelator, Everybody’s Talkin’, Made Up Mind, Let Me Get By, Live from the Fox Oakland, and Signs.

He later released a new single You Can’t Fight Love and Afterglow.

Awards, Nominations

As lead vocalist of Scrapomatic, he won a nomination for Minnesota Music Awards for best male vocalist. Similarly, he and Paul Olsen were also nominated for Best R&B Group.

Furthermore, he also worked for Grammy Award-winning Derek Trucks Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Altogether, he participated in the winning of two Grammy Awards, eight Blues Music Awards from the Blues Music Foundation, and four Canadian Maple Blues Awards.

Salary, Net Worth, Income

Mike Mattison is believed to have an accumulated net worth of over $1m. He has enjoyed a successful career as a singer with some major hits for over a decade.

Mattison’s main source of income is his professional career as a singer. Mike owns a luxurious house in Minnesota.

Rumors and Controversies

There are no rumors and Controversy about Mike.

Mike Mattison: Body Stats, Hair and Eye Color

Mattison has a decent height and weighs moderately. Similarly, he has naturally curly black hair and charming hazel eyes.

Is Mike Mattison active on social media?

Mike is not active on media platforms.

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