If anyone is curious to hear in more detail, I actually made an audiobook a few years back called, From Conception to Call’em bini that lives exclusively on my Bandcamp. Been releasing something every month this year, and I’m on course to meet that goal by December’s end not a moment is wasted here. But I can still make as much music as I’m able to in the small home studio I’ve put together, and I do that every single morning to start my day. I currently have not performed for about 4-5 years due to physical limitations, aKa regular Fibromyalgia flare-ups. It was all a surreal journey looking back, filled with friends, family, growth, experience, and a lot of emotion I wouldn’t trade one moment of it for anything though. One gig turned to a few, then I was playing on regular rotation, and before I knew it, I had switched up my primary genre to Hiphop and was opening for Afroman with an hour-long set to a nice big happy crowd. I performed mainly at The Adelphia Music Hall, our local concert venue, bar, and general hot spot establishment. Those were my favorites □ But, soon came other opportunities as I grew, for it didn’t take long to prove I could play music well enough to draw a decent crowd and deserve to get paid for it. I played with bar house bands, entered local singing/playing competitions, and on occasion, even had chances to jump on stage with local musicians/bands I knew to perform a song with them. So, in turn, there were plenty of “play on the sidewalk after closing because I have already waited away my whole weeknight of the workweek” kind of evenings. On many occasions at the beginning, I performed late or not at all. I played at gatherings or house parties solo, with friends that also made music/played instruments/sang and did open mic nights at other establishments as I got more confident in my abilities. I shifted focus, left the alcohol behind, placed all that emotion, thought, and energy into my music, and began paying my dues. I needed practice to decide how I wanted to create and fuel my music, so I learned how to read guitar tablature and experimented with different cover songs to find a vibe I liked then, used the good ones when I started playing local open mic nights in my early twenties. It took a long time to really get on track though, and find a groove I felt comfortable in. I got my first acoustic guitar around the age of 13, details are a little blurry, but I do know that the first song I learned by ear was picking the vocal melody from Eiffel 65’s Your Clown haha true words. They were a huuuge inspiration to push me towards the pursuit of music I suppose that’s just what came along and happened to inspire me first. I just couldn’t identify my feelings to manifest any of it yet, that is until I heard Blink 182. I wanted to create these things myself, to make my own diverse worlds and moments captured in time. I’ve loved the arts, music, and storytelling since a very young age, but as time moved forward, it became more than just passive enjoyment. I’ve been a creative basically all of my life, as far back as I can remember. I was born in Santa Rosa, California, and moved to Barlow, Ohio with my parents before I was one I moved to Marietta, Ohio, around 2015 and have lived here since. Hello! My name is Matthew Colombini, I was born on the Ides of March 32 years ago, and I go by the name “Call’em bini” when making music. I truly appreciate this opportunity and hope my words can help bring some value to you and your readers today. Well, before we get things in gear, I’d like to give a big thank you to the Voyage Group of Magazines, and the VoyageOhio team specifically. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today. Hi Matthew, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. Today we’d like to introduce you to Matthew Colombini.
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