Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

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Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra photographed by Aimee Catt, 2017.
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra photographed by Aimee Catt, 2017.
Background information
BornBrisbane
GenresExperimental music, art pop, bedroom pop
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
InstrumentsTrumpet, clarinet, accordion, double bass, mbira, trombone, marimba, vibraphone, percussion
Websiteobscureorchestra.com

Matt Hsu is a Taiwanese-Australian musician and composer who records and performs as Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra.[1] In 2020, he became a Queensland Music Awards winner in the world music category[2] and has been identified as "one of the freshest feeling projects in Australian music right now."[3] Matt is also known as the co-founder, trumpet player and songwriter for the folk punk band The Mouldy Lovers.[4] Matt's 2019 debut album 'The Shirt Album' is notable for having been released "in the form of an organic fair-trade T-shirt in place of a CD" with the aim of reducing potential plastic waste.[5] The album features collaborations with noted Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal, Triple J Unearthed Sprung Hip Hop winner Blaq Carrie,[6] and Japanese musician Kenta Hayashi.[7] As a 'one-person orchestra' he has performed at TEDx and Australia's BIGSOUND Festival, and has been featured on SBS World News.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Watch this Brisbane muso play 15 different instruments on folk-rap track". Brisbane Times. 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "2020 Winners". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Difference is magic: Matt Hsu chats his Obscure Orchestra, and the rapper he needs to complete it". Happy Mag. April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Artists: Matt Hsu". BEMAC. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "PREMIERE: Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra debuts The Shirt Album on an actual shirt". Happy Mag. 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Triple J Unearthed: Blaq Carrie". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kenta Hayashi: The Looping Master". scenestr. 22 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Artist re-imagines platforms for releasing music". No Walls. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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