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Slackstring creates a dreamy beach music with hints of reggae, folk, and rock. The band’s highly anticipated sophomore studio album “Lay Back” clearly shows their musical development with richer sounds and musical textures.

Slackstring ushers in cool breezes and warm feelings. You could play them in a snowstorm and still want to slip on a tank top and flip flops after they got through with you.

Slackstring’s music is perfect for any project that calls for the California pop/rock sound, along the line of Jack Johnson. Perfect for beach scenes or California based films. Good for commercials and TV shows.

Band Talk

Slackstring Group Portrait
Gavin Heaney Songwriter
Guitar
Vocals
Eric Lyman Songwriter
Guitar
Vocals
Matt Muir Drums
Brett Thomas Bass

Slackstring is the perfect moniker for this band: it’s laid back, groovy music which provides the soundtrack for summer barbecues and the sport of sunset watching. The band is four guys born and raised adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach, CA: Gavin Heaney and Eric Lyman (songwriters/guitarists/vocalists), Matt Muir (drums), and Brett Thomas (bass). Gavin, Eric, and Matt have been performing together since high school.

The sound of Slackstring was crafted as much by the beach lifestyle as by local musical influences from classic bands like The Doors and The Beach Boys to neighborhood punk pioneers Pennywise and Descendants. The band’s sound has been described as “Pure Feel-Good Music” by L.A. newspaper “The Daily Breeze.”

Truly a self made band, Slackstring has sold over 5,000 copies of their homemade self-titled CD (aka “The Van Album”) to fans worldwide, from Russia to Australia. Slackstring emerged from backyard parties to headline venues: from “Hollywood’s House of Blues” to the “Telus World Ski and Snowboarding Festival” in Whistler, B.C. Slackstring’s dynamic live shows continue to win new fans with every listen. Concerts have paired the band with artists including Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter, Slightly Stoopid, The Wailers, Common Sense, and Grammy award winning Hawaiian guitarist John Cruz.

Slackstring was recently the musical highlight in award winning mountain bike movie “The Collective” and its sequel “Roam.” The film earned a nomination for best soundtrack at the “X-Dance” film festival in large part to the contribution of the bands three full length songs. Subsequently, Slackstring’s music has been in high demand for various extreme sports films, from surfing to kiteboarding. Slackstring will be featured on every episode of the PBS series “Road Trip Nation” in 2006-2007.

Slackstring’s highly anticipated album “Lay Back” is nearly complete and will push the envelope of the band’s growth by exhibiting a broad variety of textures and sounds. Slackstring will also be featured on the “SURF ROOTS VOL.2” benefit CD for the USA Surf Team.

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