Matt Tong's guest appearances

Matt Tong

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Sound Words

Behind The Beats:  With German Perez

FCBC Walnut

Trust Me On This

Angie Jodjana

Joyce Ho

Gabe Lee

Endora Pan

Nick Drake

Sam Phillips

Paula Cole

Jason Mraz

Talib Kweli

Duncan Trussell

Lou Reed

Ian Chang

Jon Wurster

Julianna Barwick

Mary Lattimore

OwlTail

You and I probably know of Matt Tong from his days as the drummer of Bloc Party. Nowadays he's most known for his work with Algiers, one of the finest bands out there at the moment. Matt came by today to talk about his music endeavors, his relationship to music, language, and art in general, and why he believes it is okay to sometimes be unhappy.   FOLLOW MATT on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tong_of_dorset/ FOLLOW ME on IG: https://www.instagram.com/therealslijepcevic/

You and I probably know of Matt Tong from his days as the drummer of Bloc Party. Nowadays he's most known for his work with Algiers, one of the finest bands out there at the moment. Matt came by today to talk about his music endeavors, his relationship to music, language, and art in general, and why he believes it is okay to sometimes be unhappy.  FOLLOW MATT on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tong_of_dorset/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tong_of_dorset/</a> FOLLOW ME on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealslijepcevic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/therealslijepcevic/</a>

Ep #3: MATT TONG | "Trust Me On This" Podcast with Ivan Slijepčević

On the latest episode of the Walnut Notes podcast, we go LIVE on Instagram with our friend Matt Tong.  We talk with Matt about how COVID-19 has impacted his career, how he recorded music for worship, and we also answer some listener questions.  Watch a video recording of our live interview: https://youtu.be/V8EqRfnWfjs  Links:  Walnut Notes Archive: http://walnutnotes.tumblr.com  Visit our church website: http://fcbcwalnut.org  Connect with us on social media: https://linktr.ee/fcbcwalnut  Subscribe to our social media newsletter: http://eepurl.com/b5qHlj  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/fcbcwalnut?sub_confirmation=1

On the latest episode of the Walnut Notes podcast, we go LIVE on Instagram with our friend Matt Tong. We talk with Matt about how COVID-19 has impacted his career, how he recorded music for worship, and we also answer some listener questions. Watch a video recording of our live interview: <a href="https://youtu.be/V8EqRfnWfjs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/V8EqRfnWfjs</a> Links: Walnut Notes Archive: <a href="http://walnutnotes.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://walnutnotes.tumblr.com</a> Visit our church website: <a href="http://fcbcwalnut.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fcbcwalnut.org</a> Connect with us on social media: <a href="https://linktr.ee/fcbcwalnut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/fcbcwalnut</a> Subscribe to our social media newsletter: <a href="http://eepurl.com/b5qHlj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/b5qHlj</a> Subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/fcbcwalnut?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/fcbcwalnut?sub_confirmation=1</a>

Notes: Premieres with Matt Tong

Subscribe: https://anchor.fm/soundwords Aaron Lee: http://musicgoon.com Matt Tong: https://www.mattmtong.com/   Matt is on the accompanying faculty at AMDA and is also a staff collaborative pianist at UCLA. He serves as a worship leader, pianist, and cellist at our church, FCBC Walnut.   We talk about growing up at and returning to FCBC Walnut, UCLA and AMDA, the Kamaso String Quartet, and his online presence.   Shownotes:   FCBC Walnut: https://fcbcwalnut.org/ AMDA: https://www.amda.edu/ UCLA: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/academics/music/ Kamaso Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1xYDUT1odFSnqTG8_ld5MQ Matt's website: https://www.mattmtong.com/   Links:   SoundWords Podcast Archive: http://soundwordsfm.tumblr.com SoundWords Podcast Network: http://soundwords.musicgoon.com Musicgoon Mail Newsletter: https://musicgoon.tumblr.com/subscribe

Subscribe: <a href="https://anchor.fm/soundwords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/soundwords</a> Aaron Lee: <a href="http://musicgoon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://musicgoon.com</a> Matt Tong: <a href="https://www.mattmtong.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mattmtong.com/</a> Matt is on the accompanying faculty at AMDA and is also a staff collaborative pianist at UCLA. He serves as a worship leader, pianist, and cellist at our church, FCBC Walnut. We talk about growing up at and returning to FCBC Walnut, UCLA and AMDA, the Kamaso String Quartet, and his online presence. Shownotes: FCBC Walnut: <a href="https://fcbcwalnut.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fcbcwalnut.org/</a> AMDA: <a href="https://www.amda.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amda.edu/</a> UCLA: <a href="https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/academics/music/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/academics/music/</a> Kamaso Quartet: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1xYDUT1odFSnqTG8_ld5MQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1xYDUT1odFSnqTG8_ld5MQ</a> Matt's website: <a href="https://www.mattmtong.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mattmtong.com/</a> Links: SoundWords Podcast Archive: <a href="http://soundwordsfm.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://soundwordsfm.tumblr.com</a> SoundWords Podcast Network: <a href="http://soundwords.musicgoon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://soundwords.musicgoon.com</a> Musicgoon Mail Newsletter: <a href="https://musicgoon.tumblr.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://musicgoon.tumblr.com/subscribe</a>

122: Worship Leading with Matt Tong

Matt Tong's inventively staggered grooves and unhinged energy helped launch Bloc party to critical acclaim and worldwide commercial success. He talks to Joe about how he developed his unique style, issues unique to half-Asian people, why he left Bloc Party abruptly, couples therapy, and overcoming creative fear.

Matt Tong's inventively staggered grooves and unhinged energy helped launch Bloc party to critical acclaim and worldwide commercial success. He talks to Joe about how he developed his unique style, issues unique to half-Asian people, why he left Bloc Party abruptly, couples therapy, and overcoming creative fear.