Matthew Armitage

Matthew Armitage is an accomplished multi instrumentalist, songwriter and singer from New Zealand, who has worked with a broad mix of bands throughout his early career, some taking him to live in Berlin and New York.

Armitage followed his heart and relocated to Northern NSW, Australia in 2013, quickly finding his feet as solo bluesman amongst the eclectic and thriving music scene of Byron Bay. He released his first EP ‘Over Oceans’, in 2014 which merges raw garage blues, South Pacific soul and mellow psychedelia, showcasing Armitage's first chapter as a solo musician. Standout track is 'Calm down' with its melodic guitar and chill vibes with a video to match by multi award winning Gold Coast photographer, Trent Mitchell.

2015-2017 saw Armitage gig full time, become a dad and record his first studio album, and he also kept up momentum with his two bands- popular Byron Bay 60's cult Hollywood, surf, jive and blues duo ‘The Swamps’ and ‘Chesta Hedron’, an all original, instrumental, heavy psych, kraut rock duo who released a 5 track EP ‘Infinite Nought’ April 2016 with an epic video by Dr D Foothead for ‘Hash Monster’.

In 2018 Armitage released his first studio album ‘New Tide’ and toured it around Australia alongside songwriting legend Pete Murray.

Just over a decade later you’ll still find Armitage residing in the northern rivers, dreaming up his next album and sharing his unique musical talent in venues from Brisbane to Evans Head.