Matt Fish is an American cellist and a music producer.

Early life and education

Fish was born in

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, and grew up in Dubuque, Iowa. He start playing piano at age five, and took up the cello at age nine. In high school Fish studied cello with George Work at Iowa State University and Charles Wendt at University of Iowa. He graduated from

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, where he studied jazz with David Baker and classical cello with Helga Winold.

Career

Fish moved to San Francisco and became a founding member of Combing Dolores, an acoustic jazz-folk trio. While in San Francisco, Fish recorded on the second album of singer/songwriter

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''. In 2002 Fish began touring full-time with Matt Nathanson, and shortly after with

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. Fish made television appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', and the '' Craig Ferguson Show''. He worked with producer

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, filmmaker

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, the band Earlimart, and singer

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. In 2012, Fish continued to perform live shows with Nathanson. Fish produced albums for David Hopkins, Justin Klump, and Supreme Fiction.

Music

Recordings - cellist

* ''Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements'' 1966-2006, John Cale * '' M:FANS'', John Cale * ''

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'', k.d. lang * '' Beneath These Fireworks'', Matt Nathanson * '' Still Waiting for Spring'', Matt Nathanson * ''

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'', Matt Nathanson * '' When Everything Meant Everything'', Matt Nathanson * '' Not Colored Too Perfect'', Matt Nathanson * ''

'', Matt Nathanson * '' The Boxing Mirror'', Alejandro Escovedo * ''Room of Songs'', Alejandro Escovedo * '' Melodia'', The Vines * ''There Are Debts (feat.

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)'', David Hopkins * '' Hymn and Her'', Earlimart * ''

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'', Earlimart * ''On Approach'',

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* '' Break Through The Silence'',

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* ''Threadbare'',

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* ''Let There Be Light FM'',

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* ''In Between'', Highwater Rising * ''November'', Dead End Angels * ''Hotel San Jose'', Go Go Market * ''Indoor Universe'', Paula Frazer * ''The Curse of the Songwriter'', Pi * ''Footprints in the Sky'', Stefanie Gleit * ''To Remember'',

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* ''Stop Talking'', Chris Price

Soundtracks - cellist

* '' American Wedding Soundtrack'', Matt Nathanson cover of ''Laid'' (2003)"A Day in the Life of a Musician".
By: Nicole Roberge ''Pretty the World'' * ''

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'' (directed by Greg Harrison, 2004) * '' Jimmy Carter Man from Plains'' (directed by Jonathan Demme, 2007) * ''When It's Dark'' (2009) * ''Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas'' (2009) * '' 30 Days of Night: Dark Days'' (2010)

Recordings - producer

* '' There Are Debts'', David Hopkins (2010) * ''Thousand Mile Dream'', Justin Klump (2008) * ''Supreme Fiction'', self-titled EP (2008)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Matt Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American cellists Musicians from California People from Lodi, California Record producers from California Jacobs School of Music alumni