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| Born | June 16, 1976 |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist-Bassist-Producer |
| Instruments | vocals Guitar Bass |
| Labels | Universal Records |
| Associated acts | Blue October (a+)machines Lambs to Lions Harvard of the South Wesley Lunsford Switch Toast Botfly Language Room IAmDynamite Courrier (band) Alpha Rev Paco Estrada |
William Matthew “Matt” Noveskey (born June 16, 1976 in Adrian, Michigan) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and bassist, best known for his work with the bands Blue October and (a+)machines.
Noveskey grew up in a very musical household in Northern Michigan. His uncle played bass guitar and sang in a touring rock band, his brother plays drums, and his grandparents played guitar, piano and accordion. Inspired by his uncle Jim Noveskey, Matt started playing bass at age eleven and has been playing in bands since he was a teenager. His first band was called Love Muscle and he also played in a band called Toast, which included his brother on drums. His early musical influences were bassists James Jamerson, Larry Graham, and Flea.
Noveskey joined Blue October in 1998 after the departure of the group’s original bassist, Liz Mullally. Noveskey played guitar, bass and sang backing vocals on Blue October’s 2000 major label debut Consent to Treatment. He also created the artwork for the album and along with Justin Furstenfeld, co-wrote the single “James” and the live fan-favorite “You Make Me Smile.”
Noveskey toured extensively with Blue October in support of Consent to Treatment. He stayed with the band even after they were dropped from Universal Records, but left due to health reasons at the end of the tour in late 2002. Blue October re-signed with Universal for the release of 2003’s History for Sale on which Noveskey contributed. Noveskey would eventually fully rejoin Blue October in late 2004. During his absence, Blue October never played the Noveskey-penned “You Make Me Smile” during a concert. The song was included as the opening track on the band’s 2006 platinum album Foiled and is now a live staple.
After the departure of Blue October’s lead guitarist, C.B. Hudson, in 2010, Noveskey temporarily took over guitar duty during performances until the band hired Julian Mandrake as a full-time lead guitarist.
Noveskey is a celebrity endorser of Fender basses, Aguilar bass amps, Michael Kelly acoustic basses, Old School FX pedals and Black Diamond strings, and the first Moniker bass guitar was custom-built for Noveskey in 2013.
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