Matty J Baker - Bass - Lead Guitar
Coming from Australia, Matty J picked up a guitar at age 12, and in the first 6 months of teaching himself the instrument, he was playing guitar, bass and drums in 5 different bands - and then rapidly progressed to performing in pubs and clubs when he was only 14! During this time, he formed the Gold record-awarded band Thirsty Merc, signed a major label deal with Warner Music, and spent the next 10 years touring all over the country. Following on from the success of the band, he went into freelance live and studio session work, playing and recording for some of Australia's biggest artists and studios. In 2009, he was invited to perform in China, and has spent the last 10 years performing, musical directing, and managing bands all over the globe in top-level Clubs and Casinos in varied places such as several cities in China, Malaysia, Macau, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Bahrain, Dubai, and many more. Having worked for international 5-Star hotel clients such as ShangriLa, Hilton, Kempinski, Crowne, and doing 6 shows a week for the last decade, he is a seasoned professional with a cheeky sense of humour, great stage presence, loves rocking the crowd, and is proud to be a valued member of Freefall band - in the awesome place that is Queenstown!