We often come across different music bands, where we see a group of musicians playing different instruments altogether. However, it is very rare to come across artists who are a one-man band playing more than three to four instruments altogether, during a music show. These exceptionally talented and remarkable bands are sometimes seen during street fairs and parades.
Matthew Estevez, a drummer, guitarist, bass player, and vocalist from the city of Nashville, Tennessee. Matthew goes by his stage name ‘ TheF-use’ and is a one-man band that creates eminent and influential songs. He debuted his first album in the fall of 2020 and won The Male vocalist of the year and Best Alternative Rock Song of the year on Reddit Grammy Awards 2021. He recently released a single track ‘Survive’ on 28th May 2021, which is available on Spotify and his YouTube channel.
Musical Journey
The F-use started his journey playing drums for his brother’s band, and soon he started to learn guitar and bass as well. He bought a little 4 track recorder and started recording small ideas of drums, bass, and guitar. He mumbled some unfinished notes which eventually synced into a song. After years of practice and hard work, he had full-length songs written and recorded by himself. He went to college in Nashville to learn and expand more knowledge in music. During the pandemic, he built a home studio with his friends, where they would record music for hours. He says, “The pandemic was a great time to be locked up and focused on music”.
Motivation
“After recording and playing all of the instruments on my own for a few years, I’ve developed a unique way of going about music. I tried thinking about my life with any other job/ career path and none of them compared to the joy of being a musician and artist,” he says. He wants to share the feeling that he experiences while listening to his music. At certain points we all struggle with some issues, he wants to ease the pains and burdens of his listeners through his music. He quotes Dave Grohl’s lines, “You can sing a song to 85000 people & they will sing it back for 85000 different reasons” which motivates him the most about making music. Due to the pandemic, he has been unable to play in any live shows, which has put a stint in his life.
Goals & Aspiration
He is focusing on and growing his audience through social media (Instagram, Facebook. He loves interacting and helping his fans through his music amid these tough times.
He wants to start playing live shows and go on music tours as soon as the situation gets back under control. He is currently preparing more online content as well as planning his next live streams and waiting to rock the world with his music and put out the best version of himself through his music.
