Matthew Bennett Scannell (born February 10, 1970)https://music.apple.com/id/artist/matt-scannell/82436486?l=id is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Scannell is the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and founding member of the alternative rock band

Vertical Horizon Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band, formed in Washington, D.C. Vocalists and guitarists Matt Scannell and Keith Kane started the band in 1991 when they were students at Georgetown University. The band have undergone multiple ...

Background

Scannell is a native of

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. He was given his first guitar when he was seven years old. Scannell attended high school at

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. He enrolled at

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in Washington D.C. after graduation from high school.

Vertical Horizon

In 1990, Scannell and another Georgetown student,

Keith Kane Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band, formed in Washington, D.C. Vocalists and guitarists Matt Scannell and Keith Kane started the band in 1991 when they were students at Georgetown University. The band have undergone multiple ...

, formed Vertical Horizon. The two began performing in Washington clubs in October 1991. Scannell received a

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from Georgetown University in 1992. The duo released their first album, '' There and Back Again'', in 1992 after graduation from Georgetown. Scannell has since appeared as the lead vocalist of all of Vertical Horizon's albums.

Other activities

Singer

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and Scannell collaborated to release the albums '' Duo'' in 2008 and '' Duo Live'' in 2010. On June 8, 2011, Scannell appeared at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, with actor

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. Scannell and Jackman were invited to perform as guests of Marx.

References

External links

Songfacts: Interview with Matt Scannell
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