New Artist Spotlight

Today I discovered the best thing to come out of the music scene in a very long time. It's so refreshing to see a new artist who is not about making the money but rather the music. Mateo reminds me of Jill Scott, John Legend, Maxwell and Robin Thicke. His song, Complicated, could be mistaken as a Robin Thicke song; from the title (Robin has a song title Complicated on his 2nd cd), to the lyrics down to his voice. His voice feels like a nice glass of Moscato running down your throat. So sweet!

I'm not able to find enough about Mateo. What I've found out is through his Myspace. Mateo graduated from presitigious Morehouse College in Atlanta. He was actually going to start working in Finance. Fun fact: John Legend interviewed him for an internship at Boston Consulting Group which he didn't get. After a "soulfully dry" short career in Finance as a consultant (he and I must be twins!), he quit his job and moved to Los Angelese to pursue his music career. After working on the show Eve, with the rapper Eve, he was encouraged by a friend to pursue music fulltime. He posted his song, Human, on myspace to great success. He is now signed to Myspace Records and has a tour cd, Get To Know Me (Live at Swing House), available on itunes for $4.99. Do yourself a favor and buy yourself a copy. I am very excited to hear what his debut album will sound like.