Mateus Asato
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
English - September 10, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBMusic Interviews Music guitar greg koch guitarist fender fender guitar gear guitar gear telecaster stratocaster gristle Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Instagram guitar phenom Mateus Asato joins Greg to talk about guitar on Social Media, John Mayer, Tori Kelly, and Mateus' own musical journey from Brazil to LA.
8:17 - Having a music career that allows you to remain busy and inspired to share content online and through social media
10:35 - Mateus’ consideration of a solo record, and the interesting mindset that goes into producing musical content for Instagram
15:18 - The importance of working with a record producer
18:16 - Mateus’ home studio setup, and how he records himself both in LA and Brazil
21:02 - Mateus’ time at Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA, moving to the United States, and his transition into the professional world
25:24 - Mateus’ early musical influences - from Christian music to Dreamtheater and Eric Johnson
35:01 - That one time John Mayer started following Mateus on Instagram - no big deal, right?
38:11 - The challenges of slide guitar
49:11 - Mateus’ playing style - is it Gospel? Is it Neo Soul? What is it?? And how he linked up with Tori Kelly
58:32 - Mateus’ goals for the future as a guitar player and musician
Total Length: 72:08
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