Matt Butler
Applicant Details
Application ID:
23605
Applicant first:
Matt
Applicant last:
Butler
Contact Info:
9175768574
Mailing Address:
340 Bromley Place NW
Bainbridge Island
WA
98110
US
Performer Details
Matt Butler
Representation:
Self-Represented Performer
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Category:
Music
Category subgenre:
Subgenre 1:
Folk/Bluegrass/Americana
Subgenre 2:
Storytelling
Based in:
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Country:
WA
US
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WA
US
Perf. Type:
Person
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Phone:
9175768574
Performer Description
Matt Butler is a songwriter, poet and storyteller as well as the founder of Art That Serves, an organization dedicated to bringing the arts to the incarcerated. His solo show Reckless Son tells the story of how his concert at the Albany County Jail led to over 100 performances in jails and prisons across the country. He’s been featured on NPR Morning Edition, The Blue Grass Situation, and PBS with SPIN saying “Butler is doing something special for the American arts'' after adding him to their albums and artists of the year lists.
General Touring Info
Matt Butler
Performance Fees
1 show
$5,000 USD
2-3 shows
$4,500 USD
4-7 shows
$4,000 USD
8+ shows
$3,500 USD
Touring Performers:
1
Rooms Needed:
0
Please answer indicate that your 2 most viable touring months in the upcoming season(s).
March - April
Community & Educational Outreach
Reckless Son is typically performed as a residency including performances, workshops or classes at:
-Correctional facilities/Juvenile correctional
-Addiction treatment centers
-Sober living, transitional housing, reentry facilities
-High schools, alternative high schools or colleges/universities
-Indigenous communities
-Treatment or family courts
-Places of worship
-Veterans programs/housing
Reckless Son also comes with a student study guide that supports curriculum standards in ELA, Social Studies, SEL and the Arts. Additionally, Reckless Son also comes with a resource guide for how Reckless Son can meet criteria for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Continuing Medical Education (CME) and other professional development credits.
Is an outreach performance included in your mainstage performance fee?
Reckless Son is often performed as a residency with outreach events costing $750 per event plus any additional lodging or travel expenses associated with the outreach events.
Other Offerings
Residencies,Workshops,Master Classes,School Programming,Lectures/Speakers
Promotion Publicity
Reckless Son comes with a package of branded assets in various file formats (.SVG, .PNG, .EPS) that can be used to easily create custom marketing materials. Matt Butler is available for press and radio interviews and appearances and will promote the show via social media posts, email newsletter and website listings. The Reckless Son team can assist in creation of press releases and, for an additional fee, do direct PR outreach.
Promotional filenames:
ID023605-matt-butler-performerphoto.jpeg
ID023605-matt-butler-pressphoto.jpg
ID023605-matt-butler-biography.pdf
ID023605-matt-butler-epk.pdf
ID023605-matt-butler-techreq.pdf
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Tech Information
Performance Load Strike Time
15 Min load in/1 hou
Tech Requirements Files
ID023605-matt-butler-techreq.pdf
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Additional Tech Requirements
The show is one man with an acoustic guitar. Productions can be expanded on but all the minimum required is a microphone and a direct input.
Support Materials
Matt Butler
Showcase Description
Reckless Son, the nationally acclaimed solo show written and performed by singer-songwriter Matt Butler, was inspired by his journey performing over 100 concerts in jails and prisons across the country. Through a combination of spoken word monologues and songs performed on acoustic guitar, Reckless Son sheds light on the stories of people who have experienced incarceration and turns a compassionate eye to their lives before, during and after their time behind prison walls. The Reckless Son showcase will include a selection of ‘chapters’ from the show, with each chapter including a monologue that introduces a song. Each chapter reflects on unique encounters with individuals from various correctional institutions and the amount of chapters performed will be determined by showcase length.
Would this artist like to be considered for Quick-Pitch?
YES
Work Samples
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Application Files
Application filenames:
ID023605-matt-butler-performerphoto.jpeg
ID023605-matt-butler-pressphoto.jpg
ID023605-matt-butler-biography.pdf
ID023605-matt-butler-epk.pdf
ID023605-matt-butler-techreq.pdf
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Supplementary Files
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