Matthew Hall

At A Glance:

Who: Matt Hall

Where: Salem, Ore.

What: Student at WOU

Bands: Hollie Pollock, The Volks, & Bottle Rocket

Enjoys: Hanging out with friends and playing music

When you first take a look at Matthew Hall he seems like your average every day guy, which he is, but he also balances being a full time student, work, and being in three bands with ease.

He was born in Edmonds, Wash., which is about 25 minutes away from Seattle. He moved to Oregon and graduated from Sprague High School. Hall is currently a student at Western Oregon University majoring in education emphasizing in history. While at school he mostly enjoys film and theater focused classes.

In his free time, Hall likes to play basketball and badminton and hanging out with his friends and family. He is very easy to get along with being that he is a very open person. From his body language to the way that he chats with his friends you can tell that he isn't opposed to meeting new people and making new friends. Blake Ferrin a friend of Hall's said, “I like Matt mainly because we see eye to eye on a lot of things and he’s a good looking guy.”

Hall and Ferrin work together in a band entitled Bottle Rocket, which is also Hall’s favorite band to play in. Hall is also in two other bands, HolliePollock and The Volks. When writing music for any of the bands, Hall gets his inspiration from friends, family, and other bands. For the time being , his most focused band is HolliePollock because they were just signed to record and produce albums with Lucky Dog Records. Hall plays the bass in all three bands which helps show a little bit about his personality. He doesn't need to be the center of attention to have a good time.

He likes to shape himself after several different people, a few being Harold from Harold and Maude, Matt Sharp, David Bowie, and Jim from the Office. The character Harold is not the normal choice for someone to shape themselves after. In the movie he fakes his own death several times. Harold has fun faking his own death and going to funerals of those whom he doesn't really know. Not that Hall has tried to fake his own death for attention but I believe that the reason he would be fun to shape yourself after is simply because he lives his life to the fullest in an odd sense. He has fun with his life in a less normal way than most.

He hopes to in the future play in Europe or at the Miles Davis Hall during Montreux Jazz Festival. Hall feels as if music is what he was born to do and when he is on stage he just plays because he loves it. Ferrin also states that “Matt Hall is the Matt Sharp to my Rivers Cuomo.”