Matt Stansberry Featured on MTV’s “Real World”
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Matt Stansberry’s song “Love Struck” was featured on MTV’s “Real World” last night.
The song appears on his 2009 Self Portrait EP.

Matt Stansberry’s song “Love Struck” was featured on MTV’s “Real World” last night.
The song appears on his 2009 Self Portrait EP.
Here’s Matt Stansberry’s music video for “I’m So Blue”, off his recently released EP, Self Portrait.
The video was directed and filmed by Ray Bailey.

Matt Stansberry releases Self Portrait EP today on Authentik Artists. The album was recorded at Blackwatch Studios in Norman, Oklahoma.
Purchase the album on iTunes, Amazon.com or Lala.com.
After the jump, view the tracklisting and watch some behind-the-scene videos..

As Twitter gets bigger and bigger every minute (the site gained five million new accounts in March), bands are realizing how useful the service can be. Tweet about upcoming shows, tweet while you’re recording, tweet about new music and videos and get instant feedback. It’s all relevant and interesting to your fans.
Follow us on Twitter - @oklahomarock
After you get figure out the @’s, #’s and RT’s of Twitter, it’s ridiculously easy to use. And, it opens a whole new world of interaction between bands and their fans.
We’ve compiled a listing of Oklahoma bands, radio stations, venues and music-related Twitter accounts. Check it out after the jump!
With the first season of The Helium Project almost over, here’s a video from Matt Stansberry’s session.
The full thing should be online in the near future. For now, here’s one song (”Pull Yourself Together”) from the session, shot by Brent Ryan Green, Tanner Herriott, Kevin Ely and Mike Jones.
Upcoming Helium Project sessions:
December 11 - The Uglysuit

The Helium Project is a free acoustic concert series debuting this fall this week in Oklahoma City.
REDHOUSE, a local photography, production and graphic design company, is the mastermind behind The Helium Project and will host the sessions at their place (724 NW 18th Street).
“The Helium Project is our way of giving back to the Oklahoma City community. We want to showcase great artists and make their music available to everyone who wants to hear it.”
- Paul Wilkes, co-owner of REDHOUSE
All sessions will be filmed in high definition and recorded in multi-track audio, which will later be posted on The Helium Project web site as streamable audio and video.
Tickets to the performances are FREE, but get yours fast as only 100 are available to each show.
Upcoming Helium Project sessions:
September 25 - Ali Harter
October 9 - The Non
October 23 - Buffalofitz
November 6 - Matt Stansberry
November 20 - David Condos
December 11 - The Uglysuit
Here’s the video for The Matt Stansberry Band’s song “The Saga Continues”, off their 2008 album We.Want.Change.
The video was directed by Lucas Ross and Marcus Ross of Clover Bloom Productions.

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Thousands of musicians and fans converge on downtown Tulsa this weekend for the eighth edition of DFest.
I will be there with Mrs. OklahomaRock. I hope to see many of your faces there as well. (Advanced two-day passes are only $33.50!)
For those of you that cannot make it, we hope to provide you a glimpse into the world of DFest. Throughout the coming weekend and into next week, we plan on bringing you recaps on the conference and the festival, Q&As and pictures.
To get your ears ready, here’s a slew of free mp3s from DFest 2008 artists:
DOWNLOADS:
BlackSwan - “Clearcoat”
Callupsie - “The Murderous Type”
Cheyenne - “The Whale”
Edison Glass - “In Such A State”
El Paso Hot Button - “Hot As Fuck”
Ghost of Monkshood - “Moon Signs”
Ghosts - “Nuts n Boltz”
Gravity Propulsion System - “Note to Girlfriend”
Jabee / Regina Spektor - “Breaks My Heart” (Remix)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - “Tae Parade”
Kawnar - “Lost”
The Oh! Johnny Girls - “Blue Eyes”
Philip Zoellner - “Carolina”
Rainbows Are Free - “Are You Dead?”
The Stock Market Crash - “Blueprints of a New Friend”
Sworn Against - “Stand and Strike”
Tech Tonic - “Vitamin B”
After the jump, get your hour-by-hour band schedule, which should come in handy.

A partial list of bands playing DFest 2008 was announced at a press conference this morning at Dwelling Spaces in downtown Tulsa.
DFest will feature 150 artists and 20 plus musical genres on 12 stages in downtown Tulsa’s historic Blue Dome District. The two-day festival will also include a conference comprised of music industry panels, a tradeshow, music clinics and mentoring sessions designed to educate working musicians and music enthusiasts in any stage of their career. The conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown, just walking distance from the Blue Dome District.
As we reported earlier, Martin Atkins of Tour:Smart, Pigface and Ministry will be the keynote speaker this year.
This is only a partial list. More bands will be announced in the coming weeks. Oklahoma bands are in bold.
Headliners:
Paramore, Ghostland Observatory, Zappa Plays Zappa, Helmet, The Disco Biscuits, Edison Glass
Regional & Locals:
40engine, Adam’s Attic, Admiral Twin, Animate Objects, Annie Minogue, Astellaway, Before Dawn, Blake O., Callupsie, Cat-a-tac, Cavedoll, Cheyenne, Colourmusic, Congress of a Crow, Crocodile, El Paso Hot Button, Gentlemen Auction House, Ghosts, Glister, Greg Summerlin, Hush Hush Commotion, Jesse Aycock, Leopold and his Fiction, Love In October, Mama Sweet, Matt Stansberry Band, Maxtone Four, Motive For Movement, PDA, People Noise, Ravi, Red Dirt Rangers, Ruthie Bram, Ryan Lindsey, Sam and The Stylees, Scott Goldman, Sir Threadius Mongus, Sleeperstar, Slorder, Soulfege, Sparky Quano, Stars Go Dim, Stop, Revolt!, Taddy Porter, The Abdomen, The Boxing Lesson, The Compulsions, The Effects, The Feed, The Forms, The Randies, The Starkweather Boys, The Uglysuit and Unwed Sailor.
Tickets are on sale tomorrow at okctickets.com.
Festival tickets: $30 plus 3.50 service charge in advance and $40 plus $5 service fee walk-up. Good for both days of the festival.
Conference badges: $50 Early-Bird, $100 Advanced, and $150 walk-up. Good for conference and both days of the festival.

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the 64 contestants chosen to take part in this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.
Go to okcbuzz.com to listen and vote for the band you think should advance to the next round.
The 64 bands chosen were:
100 Ways, 2 AM, Albert Aguilar, Angelical Tears, Another Vain Anthem, Approaching August, Autumn Grey, The Black Tie Event, Bryson Running, Caleb Collins, Ceiling Tiles, Champagne, Citizen 5, The Clark Kent Party, Congress Of A Crow, The Cordial Counts, Daylight Strategy, Defected, Distal, Divisible By None, Double Over Jack, The Electric Primadonnas, Emit, Facts Machine, Falling High, Falling Down, Fist Of Five, Good to Go, Hanidicapable, Hannah Wolff, Have Fun Dying, Hollow Eye, Hollow, Hush Hush Commotion, Jayne Doe, John Brakefield Blues, Klipspringer, Mama Sweet, Mark Of The Sage, The Matt Stansberry Band, My Solstice, Oblyvaeon, Polaris, Porpus, Red City Radio, Revel, The Revival Drive, Revolution Pariah, Shamus, Simpleton, Slingshot Method, The Split, Stonewater, Sun Also Rises, Sycamore, Trademark Twitch, Triple Redundant, Tympanic Frenzy, Unmarked Cars, The Voice Of, Volt 210, Walking Seven, Whitehall & Yes, I’m Losing.
The winner of March Bandness receives:
• $1000 cash
• $750 in goods from Audio Plus
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ
• Main Stage performance at Buzzfest
• Automatic entry at Dfest in Tulsa, OK.
• Headline SWOSU-Palooza